Africa: Implementing Agenda 2063
Our foreign policy is an extension of our domestic imperatives on human rights and resolving the triple challenges of inequality, poverty and unemployment.
Through attracting Foreign Direct Investment, we intend to help achieve the three percent economic growth objective.
Over the past year, South Africa has signed 12 new bilateral agreements with African nations. We have engaged in over 60 high-level dialogues with our continental partners. We have walked alongside those seeking peace in South Sudan, Sudan, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in the Western Sahara.
In the past year, we have firmly opposed unjust and illegal wars. We have stood…
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Fun South African Fact: South Africa is the Rainbow Nation.
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A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.