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The very best of South African music talent is heading to France for the 2010 edition of Midem, the world’s largest music industry trade fair. This year is particularly significant for local artists as South Africa has been chosen as the country of honour.

South African wines continue to show growth in the markets of the world, with a reported 35% increase in overseas sales for the first three months of the year, and exports outstripping local sales for the first time.

South African wire art is a fast-growing sector of the local creative industry, and from colourful chameleons to rampaging rhinos, there are no limits to the imagination of those talented individuals.

What's plastic, a metre long, brightly coloured and sounds like an elephant? It's the vuvuzela, the noise-making trumpet of South African football fans, and it's come to symbolise the sport in the country.