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Stories from Sunday 1 November 2026

  1. Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman

    iol.co.za · 2026-11-01

    At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman -- or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead. For a woman born under Ottoman rule, who turned 36 a fortnight before the end of World War II and outlived…

  2. How a Zimbabwean designer is bringing the forest into fashion

    iol.co.za · 2026-11-01

    At her workshop in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Nkanyeziyethu Malunga crafted colour into fabric, using plants, tree bark and other natural materials gathered from the environment. Choosing a color or designing a pattern is only one of the processes.