By Michael Appel Pretoria – South Africa’s second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rebounded somewhat to 4.9 percent for the second quarter of 2008 after recording 2.1 percent in the first quarter. “This improvement in growth in the second quarter of 2008 reflected strong increases in real value added by the primary and secondary sectors. “The expansion was concentrated in mining and manufacturing, and could partly be attributed ...
By Luyanda Makapela Johannesburg - "Knowing my status Kuyangiphilisa (gives me life)" is the phrase driving the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality's campaign focusing on the importance of regular voluntary counselling and testing for HIV. Speaking at the launch of the campaign on Friday at the Germiston Civic Centre Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health, Isaac Bangilizwe explained the significance of the campaign. "As Ekurhuleni, ...
By Luyanda Makapela Cape Town – The City of Cape Town is pulling out all stops in celebration of World Tourism Month, concluding with World Tourism Day on 27 September. In a statement released by the city on Friday, this year’s theme, “Tourism responding to the challenge of climate change” supports the United Nations Millennium Development Goal to promote environmental sustainability by announcing 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth. ...
By Proffesor Ndawonde Johannesburg - South Africa will this year use Heritage Month to create a stage for the African community to unite, celebrate and preserve Africa’s indigenous cultures through traditional dance and music. The celebrations began on Friday, when hundreds of African cultural groups from across the continent gathered in Ubuntu Kraal in Soweto to celebrate African indigenous cultures. The Gcwala-Ngamasiko African Cultural ...
By Zhou Xiaozheng Beijing - With a dazzling and emotional show that highlighted the value, dignity and dream of life, the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games opened in the Chinese capital on Saturday night, rallying the world under one shared dream of "transcendence, integration and equality" for the disabled. "Ge Jiu Ge Wei (ready), Yu Bei (set) ... " At the order given in Chinese by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Philip Craven, ...
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