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A factory in Johannesburg that produces set-top boxes, has hit the 70 000 mark. And its products are being delivered across South Africa. The manufacturing centre has also helped with several community initiatives to improve employees' quality of life.

Health goes hand-in-hand with a quality life. Nelson Mandela was one of the most outspoken visionaries when it came to the health and wellness of the world's citizens. Today, his legacy lives on in the foundation named for him, and the hospital being built in his honour.

South African tennis star Rik De Voest will achieve a notable milestone when he turns out in the Davis Cup against Lithuania at the Irene Country Club in Centurion from 4 to 6 April.

Makhaya Ntini has achieved another milestone, being named one of the South African Cricket Annual's five Cricketers of the Year for a record fifth time.

South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and The Boeing Company have inaugurated the world's first Ka band satellite-tracking facility at Hartebeeshoek, north-west of Johannesburg.