On 22 October, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was hosted in a state visit by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the historic Bandung Asia-Africa Conference of 1955.
Both countries are also part of the BRICS grouping, Indonesia being the organization’s most junior country, having joined in January.
The visit saw Ramaphosa lead a South African delegation to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations as the two countries agreed to accelerate the implementation of the Defence Cooperation Agreement signed in August 2023, which could be in part related to the global geopolitical tensions both countries face. Both…
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Delirium
Nauru: You have two cows. They probably weigh less than you.
Kill Switch
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?\”