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    Robert Sobukwe: 'There is only one race. The human race.'

    As South Africa marks Human Rights month, we pay tribute to one of South Africa's greatest but sometimes forgotten heroes of the struggle for freedom.

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    Anant Singh gets RapidLion Festival lifetime achievement award

    South African film producer Anant Singh has received the inaugural RapidLion International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the African film industry.

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    Five South African human rights NGOs you should know about

    To celebrate Human Rights Day on 21 March, here is a look at five of South Africa's NGOs working for human rights in the country and beyond, organisations dedicated to the promotion of human dignity, equality and freedom.

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    New planetarium opens in South Africa

    A new planetarium has been opened at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Joburg, part of an agreement between the Department of Basic Education and China. At the opening, the minister also gave an update on the progress of teaching Mandarin in South African schools.

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    South African wins Mrs World

    In a first for the country, Mrs South Africa Candice Abrahams has won the Mrs World title. She took the sash in dazzling ceremony in China and returned home to a heroine's welcome at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. "It feels amazing," she said on her return.

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    South Africa reassures investors

    South Africa's minister of finance, Pravin Gordhan, and representatives of the Reserve Bank, business and labour embarked on an international roadshow last week to pass on a single message to investors: the country is stable and has healthy economy, able to overcome challenges.

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Sharpeville: from protest to peace

sharpeville2---thumbThe dusty town of Sharpeville has seen much history, from the massacre of peaceful protesters to the signing of the new Constitution of a democratic country. We look at the timeline of a place written into the history books.

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