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Africa Month Launched in Maropeng

Thursday 5 May, 2016 - 9:52

Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa, along with the African Union (AU), will launch the beginning of Africa Month celebrations at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Maropeng.

This year's Africa Month will be celebrated under the theme: Building a Better Africa and a Better World: For Peace and Friendship.

Mthethwa will pay tribute to the continent for supporting the work of the African World Heritage Fund since its inception a decade ago.

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Africa Day: Breaking Down Borders

Wednesday 25 May, 2011 - 9:31

As we celebrate Africa Day on 25 May, among the multicultural events and inter-African festivities, it's a good time to also remember that we should to take our pan-African sentiments to heart all year round. There have once again been reports of increasing tensions directed at South Africa's large migrant communities. It was three years ago that xenophobic attacks shook South Africa - this time we need to catch the problem before it gets worse.

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Celebrating Africa Day: Remembering Our Commitment to ‘Never Again’

Wednesday 26 May, 2010 - 11:53

On 25 May, the continent, along with Africans all over the world, celebrated Africa Day. In most corners, it is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity and richness of African culture. In South Africa, Africa Day is taking on special significance as the nation prepares to ‘welcome the world’ to the FIFA World Cup.

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Africa - A Continent with a Future Full of Hope

Tuesday 25 May, 2010 - 16:19

Greetings to you all on the eve of Africa Day

It is an absolute joy and delight to address the public on Africa Day. Today is a day to be proud and a day to celebrate! Quite often, when “AFRICA” is on any agenda the discussions revolve around the many challenges, problems and frustrations that face our governments, business and civil society, especially in the area of development, upliftment, progress and poverty alleviation. But Africa Day, for me as an African and the many Africans on our beautiful continent, is a day to

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