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Mandela’s letter to Obama
"You will always be in our affection as a young man who dared to dream and to pursue that dream," Nelson Mandela wrote in a letter congratulating Barack Obama on his inauguration.
SA celebrates with Obama
As the United States comes to a standstill on 20 January to witness the inauguration of its 44th president Barack Obama, South Africa has planned its own series of celebrations.
SA internet ‘turnaround has begun’
Tutu, De Klerk to children’s aid
An unprecedented joint statement by 31 Nobel Peace Laureates, among them Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and former South African president FW de Klerk, calls for assistance for children trapped in war zones around the world who are unable to go to school.
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Africa catches investors’ eyes
An international investment company that recently set up office in South Africa is optimistic that Africa will fast become the focus of investors looking for alternatives in the wake of the recent US financial crisis.
Draw sets stage for 2010 ‘appetiser’
Telling the other side of Africa’s story
Ivory sale helps elephants
Namibia has sold 7.2-tons of stockpiled ivory on auction, raising R12.2-million ($1.2-million) for conservation - and also the ire of conservationists.
Biggest nature park in the world
The biggest conservation park in the world is being established in Southern Africa – spanning an incredible five countries, the size of the park rivals that of Italy.