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FIFA World Cup 2010, Press Review
07. December 2009
World Cup party starts in Cape Town
Thousands of fans partied into the night on the streets of Cape Town on Friday to celebrate the World Cup draw despite hosts South Africa being thrown into one of the tournament's tricky groups.
Press Review, Press
12. November 2009
General Assembly Declares 18 July ‘Nelson Mandela International Day’
Underscoring the importance of dialogue and tolerance to enriching cultures and promoting understanding among faiths, the General Assembly capped its two-day debate on the culture of peace with the...
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27. August 2009
US Senator Kennedy was a Comrade: Zuma
American Senator Edward Kennedy was a comrade of South Africa in its liberation struggle, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday. "For South Africa, he became a comrade and a friend in the fight for...
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27. August 2009
Unions ask Fifa to reveal all sources of clothing
TRADE unions have called on Fifa and the 2010 Soccer World Cup’s local organising committee (LOC) to ensure that clothing made for next year’s tournament does not come from sweatshops.
Press Review
19. August 2009
TBCSA applauds SA government's first 100 days in parliament
Although South Africa’s newly elected government has only been in office for three months, there are already good indications that the travel and tourism industry is getting its fair share of...
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19. August 2009
Recovery in sight for SA as recession tapers off
THE recession extended into the second quarter, latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures showed yesterday, but the economy is not shrinking as fast as before, suggesting that recovery is in sight,...
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19. August 2009
At last, war veterans have reason to smile
RAYMOND Fihla steps into Ray’s Butchery, the business in Soweto he has been running for 18 months. “It’s a battle; to be in business is something else,” he says. But these days, in the squeaky-clean...
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