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SA, UAE foreign ministers to meet

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Cape Town - Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane is expected to meet with the United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan during his visit in Cape Town.

Public invited to vote on issues ahead of WEF

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Pretoria - The public has been invited to vote on the pressing challenges African leaders should give priority to ahead of the 19th World Economic Forum (WEF) next week.

New Zealand first team to arrive for Confeds Cup

Friday, June 5, 2009

Johannesburg - Oceania Champions, New Zealand, were the first team to touch down on South African soil on Thursday for their final preparations for the up-coming FIFA Confederations Cup.

SA Ambassador to attend Obama's inauguration

Monday, January 19, 2009

Pretoira- South African Ambassador to Washington DC, Welile Nhlapo, will on Tuesday represent South Africa at the inauguration ceremony of United States President-elect Barrack Obama.

Debris found in Atlantic - not from Air France

Friday, June 5, 2009

Rio de Janeiro - Searchers on Thursday located more debris near where Air France Flight 447 went down in the Atlantic Ocean but officials said the matter didn't come from the airplane.

Obama's visit to Cairo should bring hope, says Nkoana-Mashabane

Friday, June 5, 2009

Cape Town - South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation has expressed the hope that United States President Barack Obama's visit to Cairo will lead to urgently needed progress in the Middle East peace process.

Crowds gather outside Capitol in Washington

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Washington - Hundreds of thousands of spectators have begun gathering in Washington to watch the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, and Vice-President Joseph Biden take their oath on the western steps of the Capitol.

Barack Obama sworn in as 44th US President

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Washington - Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on Tuesday, becoming the first African-American president in the country's 233-year history.