Politics, Topnews
23. March 2009
Hillary Clinton meets SA's foreign minister to strengthen US/SA relations
South African foreign minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has held her first official talks with recently-appointed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the State Department in Washington. This is...
|+| [more]South Africa in Germany, Topnews
23. March 2009
Mercedes-Benz Award for South African Art and Culture 2009
This year the Mercedes-Benz Award for South African Art and Culture will be awarded for the ninth year running. A distinctive feature of this award is that it has been awarded in a different artistic...
|+| [more]South Africa, Topnews
20. March 2009
UN lifetime award for Tutu
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is once again the recipient of a prestigious international award. Tutu was awarded a United Nations Millennium Development Goals Lifetime Achievement Award for his...
|+| [more]FIFA World Cup 2010, Topnews
20. March 2009
2010 – An Opportunity to Unite
The 2010 FIFA World Cup presents a unique opportunity to unite the country and build social cohesion, say the South African organisers of the Fusion Open Crowd Festivals. Scheduled to take place in...
|+| [more]Press Review, South Africa
20. March 2009
US medical institute and UKZN set up centre to research TB, HIV
A PARTNERSHIP between the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in the US and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) will establish an international research centre focused on contributing to the...
|+| [more]South Africa, Press Review
20. March 2009
Newly renovated Mandela home opened as museum
The former family home of the first democratically-elected South African President Nelson Mandela in Orlando West, Soweto has been renovated and opened as a museum on Thursday. The house, number 8115...
|+| [more]Press Review, South Africa
20. March 2009
President Declares April 22 a Public Holiday
President Kgalema Motlanthe on Thursday declared April 22 a public holiday. This is the day on which the country goes to the polls in a general election. "The declaration was made in...
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