10 March 2010
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Van Schalkwyk named for top UN job

South Africa’s Presidency has put forward the country’s minister of tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, as a candidate to head the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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!Khwa ttu: the way of the San

Part tourist lodge, part educational centre, the !Khwa ttu nature reserve in the Western Cape immerses visitors in the knowledge and culture of the indigenous San Bushmen, and provides training and jobs to this marginalised community.

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World heritage in South Africa

South Africa has eight World Heritage Sites, places identified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to be of "outstanding value to humanity".

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New drive to fight polio in Africa

A massive campaign to eradicate a year-long polio epidemic in West and Central Africa will kick off on 6 March, global health bodies announced recently.

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Growth and Democracy
Gallery: Zuma's UK state visit

See the highlights of South African President Jacob Zuma's three-day state visit to the UK, where he and his entourage met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Edward and other British luminaries.
• Zuma's 2010 plan of action
 
The media
Social ad campaign for SA

The Get Wildly Creative About South Africa online advertising contest aims to inspire South Africans to get together as a nation, use their creativity and come up with ways to promote the country as a vibrant destination ahead of the World Cup.
• Brand SA unveils 2010 campaign
 
2010 Fifa World Cup
SA starts the 2010 countdown

It’s less than 100 days until the world’s biggest football spectacle kicks off on African soil, and South Africa, the host nation, is gripped by euphoria as it counts down.
• Media wowed by 2010 stadium tour
 
Welcome to Africa
Kenya on top of Chile quake data

Kenya’s Ushahidi group, based in Nairobi, is supplying valuable data to facilitate rescue attempts in the aftermath of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck south-central Chile.
• South Africa reaches out to Haiti
 
2010 Fifa World Cup
Gallery: 100 days to kickoff

The Rainbow Nation was in a party mood on Tuesday 2 March in an exuberant and colourful celebration marking 100 days until the kickoff to South Africa’s 2010 Fifa World Cup.
• Photo essay: The People’s Bus
 
2010 Fifa World Cup
SA airports 90% World Cup ready

South Africa’s airports will be fully upgraded and ready to handle large volumes of traffic during the 2010 Fifa World Cup, said the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) at a press briefing in Johannesburg on 2 March.
• Smoother air traffic flow in 2010
 
2010 Fifa World Cup
World Cup 2010? Yes, we can

As the city of Durban kicked off celebrations marking 100 days to the 2010 Fifa World Cup last night, it was evident that South Africa is on track to success as hosts of Africa’s first global football extravaganza.
• 2010 stadiums amaze media
 
2010 Fifa World Cup
2010 stadiums amaze media

Journalists and World Cup organisers are currently touring the 10 host cities in South Africa, and the results have impressed local and international reporters alike.
• World Cup fever hits the road
 

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