Parliament today welcomed parliamentary leaders from G20 member states to the 11th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) with a call to action for parliaments to advance the principles of solidarity, equality and sustainability.”
This marks the first time this prestigious gathering has been hosted on the African continent.
Delivering the opening remarks, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, hailed the occasion as a “historic milestone” and urged parliamentarians to harness parliamentary diplomacy to address shared global challenges. She emphasised that the Summit’s theme, “Harnessing Parliamentary Diplomacy for the Realisation of Global…
Air Travel: South Africa has several international airports, including OR Tambo
International Airport in Johannesburg, which is the busiest in Africa.
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Did you knowthis about South Africa? South Africa celebrates its annual Heritage Day on 24 September. On this day, South Africans get together to celebrate their diverse cultures, traditions and beliefs. You’ll most likely find people enjoying a braai (barbecue) and dressed in traditional garb.
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Van der Merwe is approached by SANRAL one day who want to build a new highway through his donkey farm. Van is really concerned with how his donkeys can get from one side of the farm to the other without having to cross the highway and risk being injured or killed. He is promised that they will build bridges the highway so that his donkeys can cross under the highway. Van agrees and gives them the go-ahead.
The highway is built and a year later the same rep goes to the farm to go see how Van and his donkeys are. He eventually finds Van under one of these bridges chipping away at the roof of the tunnel with a hammer and chisel.
\”Mnr Van de Merwe, what are you doing damaging the highway bridge?\”