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05. December 2018
Mission at Work: Mission Undertakes Working Visit to Thuringia (Thüringen)
On 5 December 2018, Minister Plenipotentiary Cassimjee, accompanied by Counsellor Political Basson undertook a Working Visit of the Bundesland Thuringia (Thüringen, meeting with High level representatives from Thuringia (Thüringen) on the promotion of trade and investment to South Africa, IHK Thuringia representatives, and visiting the Memorial and Education Centre Andreasstraße where the Opening of the exhibition “Imprisonment – Dictatorship – Revolution. Thüringen 1949 - 1989” took place.
South Africa's investment in
education has tripled since the
end of apartheid. At 6.6% of the
country's GDP and 17.7% of total
government spending, the
country's education spending
rate is among the highest
in the world.