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Once laid flat by three decades of civil war, the economy of the Southern African country of Angola is set to grow by 20% this year alone, thanks to rich natural resources that have seen it overtake Nigeria as the continent's top oil producer.

Two state-of-the-art, multi-million rand public libraries opened in South Africa last week: the new National Library, built in Pretoria at a cost of R374-million; and Cape Town's central libary, refurbished and upgraded to the tune of R50-million.

Two innovative South African inventions have alleviated the problem of accessing fresh water for thousands of people across the African continent.

A Movement for Good, which aims at inspiring every person to act and become involved in creating the South Africa that we all want to live in, was launched today at The Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg. Spokesperson, Bryan Habana explains that “the Movement for Good starts with you. We all, in our individual capacities, can make a difference”.

“Noka e tlatswa ke dinokana – A river swells from little streams,” says Dali Mpofu, CEO of the SABC, “Each person has got the capacity to change not only their community or even their family, but society as a whole, so that the whole of South Africa can benefit from our own individual actions.”

Quitting university and starting Dial-a-Nerd, a business that sorts out the computer problems of home-based users, was a shot in the dark for Collin Thornton. But it’s one that has hit the target.

A Movement for Good, which aims at inspiring every person to act and become involved in creating the South Africa that we all want to live in, was launched today at The Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg. Spokesperson, Bryan Habana explains that “the Movement for Good starts with you. We all, in our individual capacities, can make a difference”.

“Noka e tlatswa ke dinokana – A river swells from little streams,” says Dali Mpofu, CEO of the SABC, “Each person has got the capacity to change not only their community or even their family, but society as a whole, so that the whole of South Africa can benefit from our own individual actions.”

Kulula.com, one of South Africa’s successful low-cost airlines, is not only green in livery but green in purpose, as it launches Project Green, its environmental greening initiative.

The highest-paid living female artist in the world is South African, and she is back in her country of birth with an exhibition cataloguing her life's work.

South African fashion designer Gavin Rajah has been appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund, joining a host of other international celebrities in a quest to secure children's rights around the world.

The United Kingdom has donated US$20-million to a new fund which will help businesses to encourage entrepreneurship in Africa.