Pretoria – Songs, dancing and garb from various African nations was the order of the day as thousands of people from across the continent converged in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria to mark Africa Day on Sunday. They were joined by ambassadors from African countries, Cabinet ministers, African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and President Jacob Zuma who led the country's inaugural Africa Day celebrations under the theme: “We are Africa – Opening the doors of learning and …
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SA calls for French support in peace, security
Pretoria - South Africa will count on France's support in ensuring the effective implementation of the United Nations Resolution 2033, which provides for closer coordination between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council. These were remarks by President Jacob Zuma during a state banquet held in Pretoria last night in honour of visiting French President Francois Hollande. "South Africa believes that to comprehensively address this challenge of peace and security on the …