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UBUNTU NEWS FLASH – 08 JUNE 2023

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​PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA HOSTS AFRICAN PEACE INITIATIVE COUNTERPARTS

BRICS MINISTERS REFLECT ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR, SUDAN CONFLICT

SA’S DEBRA ROBERTS IN THE RUNNING TO LEAD WORLD CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL

SOUTH AFRICA DEPLOYS FIREFIGHTERS TO ASSIST CANADA

WORLD'S OLDEST-KNOWN BURIAL SITE FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA – SCIENTISTS

NEW AFRICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA LAUNCHED TO CAPTURE AFRICA’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

BOSCHENDAL BEATS VINEYARDS AROUND THE WORLD; NAMED MOST BEAUTIFUL

PLETTENBERG BAY CROWNED A WHALE HERITAGE SITE: ONE OF SEVEN WORLDWIDE

SIBA THE RESTAURANT BAGS TWO MORE SPARKLING AWARDS

TWO SOUTH AFRICANS ARE THE FIRST SURFERS TO QUALIFY FOR THE 2024 OLYMPICS

 

UBUNTU NEWS FLASH – 01 JUNE 2023

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APPLICATION FOR CAPE FLORA NAME, LOGO TO BE PROTECTED APPROVED

CAPE TOWN NAMED AFRICA'S BEST CITY

SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDY WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN LONDON

FLOWER FROM HARTBEESPOORT WINS BEST PLANT AT CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

“SARAFINA!” CREATORS CLINCH DEAL WITH FRENCH MEDIA GIANT

SHARK ATTACK SURVIVOR’S SHORT FILM ADDED TO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

SIYA KOLISI DOCUMENTARY SET FOR WORLD PREMIERE

SOUTH AFRICA GYMNASTICS TEAM TAKE GOLD; CHAMPS OF THE CONTINENT

UBUNTU NEWS FLASH - 18 MAY 2023

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SA AGRI PRODUCTS GAIN FOOTHOLD ABROAD

CAPE TOWN ACHIEVES RECORD HIGH 2022/23 CRUISE TOURISM SEASON

SOUTH AFRICAN OLIVE OIL WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD, A WORLD-FIRST

SOUTH AFRICA’S “SARAFINA!” CHOSEN FOR CANNES FILM CLASSICS 2023

TWO SOUTH AFRICANS SELECTED TO ASSIST AT THE RUGBY WORLD CUP THIS YEAR

SA’S AKANI SIMBINE IS ONE OF FOUR AFRICANS ON DIAMOND LEAGUE START LIST

UBUNTU NEWS FLASH - 12 MAY 2023

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PRESIDENT ATTENDS SADC EXTRAORDINARY ORGAN TROIKA SUMMIT

MINISTER PANDOR DELIVERS DIRCO’S BUDGET VOTE SPEECH

 MINISTER DE LILLE KEEN TO SEE GROWTH IN SA TOURISM

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES SIGN LANGUAGE AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

NEW BANKNOTES AND COINS GO INTO CIRCULATION

SOUTH AFRICAN SHOP BECOMES FIRST TO WIN INTERNATIONAL WHISKY AWARD

DR ESTHER MAHLANGU LAUNCHES SOLO EXHIBIT IN LONDON AND PARIS

SOUTH AFRICA WINS SILVER AND BRONZE AT 1ST ROWING WORLD CUP REGATTA

UBUNTU NEWS FLASH - 4 MAY 2023

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SIYA KOLISI, DESIREE ELLIS, TRACY CHAPMAN AMONG 32 BESTOWED NATIONAL ORDERS BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

MINISTER PANDOR RECEIVES SOUTH AFRICANS EVACUATED FROM SUDAN

HEROIC EASTERN CAPE COP AND K9 UNIT AWARDED FOR TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKE RESCUES

SOUTH AFRICA NOMINATED ACROSS THE MAP FOR WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2023

SOUTH AFRICAN WINE NAMED “MOST ADMIRED WINE BRAND” IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

SA WINS BEST BEER IN AFRICA AT AFRICAN BEER CUP AWARDS

235 DAYS LATER: SOUTH AFRICAN MAKES HISTORY, WINS ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE

BINDER CELEBRATES EPIC WEEKEND, WINNING SPRINT AND EARNING PODIUM SPOT

UBUNTU NEWS FLASH - 26 APRIL 2023

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SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA RESOLVE TO DEEPEN TRADE AND INVESTMENT

SA HOSTS BRICS DEPUTY MINISTERS TO DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

WHO OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES MRNA VACCINE HUB IN CAPE TOWN

AMAZING MAZE IN SOUTH AFRICA NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE HEDGE MAZES IN THE WORLD

TWO BRIGHT YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN MINDS WON INTERNATIONAL GOLD FOR INNOVATION

MEET THE “DUPREEZI”: SA PROFESSOR HONOURED WITH NEW FROG SPECIES NAMED AFTER HIM

WORLD TRANSPLANT MEDAL COUNT – SOUTH AFRICA HAS MADE US SO PROUD!

LESS THAN 100 DAYS UNTIL THE NETBALL WORLD CUP; STREET MURAL CELEBRATES

SA CROWNED CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS

UBUNTU NEWS FLASH - 20 APRIL 2023

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RAIL, MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT NEEDED FOR AFRICA TO THRIVE

PRESIDENT SETS R2-TRILLION INVESTMENT TARGET

SOUTH AFRICA CALLS FOR CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN SUDAN

AFCFTA AGREEMENT PRESENTS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTORS

SA STORIES ATTRACT INVESTMENTS IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR

SOUTH AFRICA’S FAVOURITE DJ STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT AT COACHELLA

SOUTH AFRICAN SILVER – SUSAN BURRI WINS AT WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES

GERDA STEYN WINS HER 4TH WOMEN’S TWO OCEANS IN RECORD TIME

UBUNTU NEWS FLASH - 23 MARCH 2023

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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA LEADS 2023 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY COMMEMORATION

TREVOR NOAH WINS THE ERASMUS PRIZE, BECOMING THE FIRST COMEDIAN TO DO SO IN 60 YEARS

MINISTER MCHUNU LEADS WATER SECTOR DELEGATION AT UN WATER CONFERENCE

CAPE TOWN CAFÉ NAMED ONE OF THE WORLD’S 50 MOST INSTAGRAMMABLE

INTERNATIONAL WIN FOR NELSON MANDELA BAY’S ROASTMASTER

ERNIE ELS TAKES THIRD CAREER CHAMPIONS WIN IN HOAG