South Africa in the news:
- SA U16s sizzle at Italian Championship: This marks the first time since the Reply Italian International Championship launched in 2006 that all four junior representatives from South Africa post a top 10 finish. “We have had some great individual performances over the years, but since 2006 …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- First documented identical twin puppies born: An Irish wolfhound has given birth to the first documented set of identical twin puppies. Kurt de Cramer, a vet in South Africa, delivered the babies via cesarean section. He noticed a bump in the mother’s abdomen, but didn’t think much of it. According to …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- First known TV interview with Nelson Mandela comes to light: The first known television interview with South Africa’s late anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has emerged, featuring a bearded activist defiantly vowing to fight racism in footage believed to have dated from 1956.The Nelson Mandela Foundation …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- South Africa’s Famous Brands buys British burger chain for 0 Million: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African fast food group Famous Brands <FBRJ.J> bought Britain’s Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) for 2.1 billion rand (109.06 million pounds), saving nearly a fifth on the price due to the weaker pound in the wake of …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Oldest known TV footage of Mandela discovered: But the newly-found footage was broadcast months earlier in January 1961, as part of a Dutch television programme on South Africa’s race-based segregation policies. The exact date of the black and white footage, filmed when Mandela would have been about 40 …: “South Africa” – BingNews