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People move goods and services
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 Competitive or protectionist, and the free movement of people, goods and services were among the discussions that arose at the recent Kenya Trade and Investment Summit that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. Organized by the Kenyan High Commission in South Africa and Mail and Guardian Africa, Ambassador Jean N. Kamau, High Commissioner of Kenya to South Africa said, ‘It was a unique opportunity for Kenyan and South African private sectors to discuss and engage in mutually beneficial partnerships that are aligned with the Kenyan government’s economic and social transformation blue print, the Vision 2020. The balance of trade is tilted in favour of South Africa, said H.E Dr Amina C Mohamed Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade in her address.
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Visa Free visit to the 17 000 islands of Indonesia
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 Mr Pontas Tobing, Director of the Indonesia Trade Promotion Centre in Johannesburg at the opening of "Wonderful Indonesia" in South Africa. Indonesia is to target 20 million vistors by 2019. A tourism delegation to South Africa recently created awareness of the unique tourism potential of Indonesia to tour operators servicing the growing economically empowered individuals during a mission to South Africa. The "Wonderful Indonesia" tourism promotion and "Sales Mission" that was recently held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa showcased the intrigue of Indonesia and offered various travel and tourism packages to experience a vibrant country which is also the largest archipelago in the world. It takes approximately 6 hours to fly from one end to the other and it occupies almost an eighth of the world.
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Homo naledi captivates the world
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 The discovery of a new species, Homo naledi, is expected to catch the imagination and stimulate the interest of people across the world, says Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.He said the discovery of the new species in Maropeng, at the Cradle of Humankind, situated about 50km northwest of Johannesburg, will attract national and international tourists, who are excited about knowledge and learning, into the country. “It will encourage us to enquire further about the whole scope of human existence, the world around us, and the world before us.” Consisting of more than 1 550 numbered fossil elements, the discovery is the single largest fossil hominid find yet made on the continent of Africa. Homo naledi was named after the Rising Star cave, “Naledi” which means “star” in Sesotho, a local South African language.
 By Srimal Fernando, Global Editor & Prateek Joshi
The oil rich nation of Iran has tapped its natural gas and oil reserves, second and fourth largest in the world respectively to diversify its economic base to include research and development. The Iranian automobile industry is the largest in West Asia with one of the brands ‘Iran Khodro’ having a global presence through joint ventures. The automotive industry contributes almost 10 per cent to the GDP. The Iranian cement industry is considered the fourth largest in the world. Even in the field of defence Iran has made great strides in the production and manufacturing of defence systems, which has contributed to the rapidly growing telecommunication industry.
Iran has been home to one of the world’s oldest and powerful Persian civilization and two religious faiths, namely Zoroastrianism and Baha’ism. The influence of Persian culture was so immense that it extended to Greece in the west and to the Indian subcontinent in the east. Later, the Persians embraced Islam but retained their civilizational heritage, that is, their Persian language, literature, customs and many other traditions.
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Singapore - The world's best
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 High Commissioner Thai-Keong Chua of Singapore and Deputy Minister of Basic Education, Enver Surty toasting to Singapore’s 50th National Day. Adressing guests at the celebration High Commissioner Thai-Keong Chua said, "Singapore has reached where it is today primarily because of three factors. First, there is social order based on racial and religious harmony. Second, there is the hard work of the people who believe in self-reliance and meritocracy. Third, there is political order where most Singaporeans trust a government that does what it says and says only what it means."
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