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Making a difference

Making a difference

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        26 April  2013 Issue 71 - Making a difference
                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 IDSA donates to Ububele

Pictured (l-r) Mrs. Marie-Jeannette Butera (Rwanda), Mrs. Nino Lezhava (Georgia), Mrs. Edita Ilascikova (Slovakia), Mrs. Taraivosa Salacakau (Fiji), Mrs. Shanti Roseval (Suriname), Mrs. Hillary Hamburger (co-founder of Ububele), Mrs. Bevelyn Adeyemi Yusuf (Nigeria and President of IDSA), Mrs. Irina Petrakova (Russia), Mrs. Hannah Yilma (Trustee of Ububele) and Mrs. Susan Baker (Singapore).
On 24 April members of the International Diplomatic Spouses Association of South Africa (IDSA) visited Ububele to offer the organisation their continued support. IDSA has been supporting Ububele for a few years now according to Bevelyn Adeyemi Yusuf, President of IDSA and spouse to the Nigerian High Commissioner.
The Ububele Educational & Psychotherapy Trust, which was established in 1999, is a mental health training institute based on the edge of Alexandra Township, a densely populated, largely impoverished settlement in the north of Johannesburg.
 

 

Gondwana Dawn

The Indian Cultural Centre in Johannesburg organised the pre-release of World launch of the Gondwana Dawn music album, jointly conceptualised by Robin Hogarth, a double Grammy award winning producer, composer, and specialist in African music; and Sumitra Guha, an internationally acclaimed Indian Classical musician and Padma Shri award winner (one of the highest Indian civil awards for Art); who is also a member of the Grammy Academy.
Gondwana Dawn is an Africa/India based musical creative project that has already had major impact within India and South Africa, and on the lives of people and children involved in the project.      Read More

 

DRC - The heart of Africa

Speaking at the Ekurhuleni Captains of Industry Forum (COIF), Minister for Trade and Development for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) enlightened the over 100 Captains of industry and business people gathered, about the extraordinary opportunities available in his country.
The DRC is strategically located in the heart of Africa bordering nine countries and is the second largest country in Africa.
Endowed with precious resources and minerals, water, hydro energy and vast tracks of arable agricultural land the DRC is in the process of rebuilding its economy.
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National Day

Israel

Pictured (l-r) at the celebration of the 65th Independence Day of Israel in Pretoria are His Majesty, King Goodwill Zwelithini, HE Ambassador Dov Segev Steinberg of Israel and Ambassador CT Rubushe from DIRCO.

 

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South Africa Freedom Day Celebrations

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