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Foreign journos get South Africa's inside story
Preconceptions were blown out the water when a group of reporters landed in Johannesburg during their first visit to South Africa this week. The city, and the country, were not what they had expected. -
SA, Lesotho start phase two of mega water project
South Africa and Lesotho have launched the R15.5-billion second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which will generate hydro-electric power for Lesotho while increasing the volume of water transferred to South Africa from the current 10-billion to about 15-billion cubic metres a year. -
South Africa launches first MeerKAT antenna
South Africa officially launched the first of 64 antennas that will make up the MeerKAT radio telescope, the country's precursor to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), in the Northern Cape on Thursday. -
South Africa, Gates Foundation to 'reinvent the toilet'
The South African government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a R40-million partnership to develop toilets for rural and peri-urban communities that sanitise human waste, extract reusable water, energy and fertilizer, and operate completely "off the grid". -
Soweto: from struggle to suburbia
Twenty years of freedom have transformed Soweto, once a sprawling dormitory dumping ground for Johannesburg's black workers, into a green and attractive city of its own, with housing, parks, shopping malls, efficient public transport and a vibrant tourist trade. -
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- South Africa launches first MeerKAT antenna
- South Africa, Gates Foundation to 'reinvent the toilet'
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