Promoting Africa
Here is a list of the ten finest football stadiums built in Africa (according to Africa.com), taking into account the capacity, attractiveness, comfort, and ability to host the world’s greatest sporting events. Soccer City Stadium (South Africa) Located in Johannesburg, South Africa, Soccer City Stadium is currently the largest stadium in Africa with a capacity of 94,700 seats.…
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Miss Eagle South Africa is a National Pageant across all South Africa Provinces. The purpose of the pageant is to empower women from different backgrounds across the country. Here are a few questions we had for Mnothowandile Cele, law student at Nelson Mandela University, and current Miss Eagle South Africa 2018 Semi Finalist, representing the Eastern Cape province:…
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South Africa's capital, City of Tshwane, is set to become the automotive capital of Africa with the development of Rosslyn Hub, a R50 billion Auto City project. The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) has launched the first phase of a R50 billion mega-development which will see Rosslyn, north east of Pretoria, become the new automotive manufacturing capital…
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FNB has become the first bank in South Africa to introduce a mini-ATM that uses biometrics as a means of validation for consumers. The ATM functions as a self-service kiosk from which customers can conduct transactional banking such as withdrawals, transfers and payments, view statements, purchase airtime and electricity and perform card cancellations. The device…
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Internationally acclaimed Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg for "her legacy as a cultural entrepreneur, skillfully negotiating local and global worlds, and as an educator. 82 years old Esther Mahlangu is a South African artist from the Ndebele nation. She is known for her contemporary paintings that reference…
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Young South African woman Samukelisiwe Cele is breaking with prejudices by showing her country that black women are capable of excelling in surfing, a sport dominated by male, and often considered a whites only sport. Samukelisiwe Cele has always been a huge fun of water sports: “I just loved water sports, I used to be a really…
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Meet Pretty Yende: an opera singer From South Africa who is bringing greater diversity to classical music. At 32, this artist is the pride of South Africans, and is making classical music relevant for the 21st century Yende grew up in South Africa, in the Thandukukhanya township, in a segregated society just before apartheid ended. At…
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