by gbsaadmin | Jul 19, 2012 | Featured, News, Sport
Pretoria – Former world track champion Caster Semenya was chosen as Team South Africa’s official flag bearer at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Semenya, 21, will lead the pride of South African sport at the opening ceremony in London on 27 July. The...
by gbsaadmin | Jul 18, 2012 | Europe, Featured, News, Sport
Pretoria – The organisers of the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 & 2013 have joined forces with Mandela’s family and Tour de France race organisers to honour Nelson Mandela on an international platform. This morning, in the town of Pau, France, at the...
by gbsaadmin | Jul 11, 2012 | Featured, News, Sport, UK
Pretoria – The President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), Gideon Sam, has set a target of 12 medals for Team SA at the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games. In 1996 in Atlanta, Team SA scooped five medals, followed by...
by gbsaadmin | Jul 8, 2012 | Environment, Jobs, News, Tourism
Pretoria – The introduction of e-visas will serve not only to grow tourism volumes but will also create new job opportunities, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Sunday. “There are opportunities to accelerate the creation of regional visa schemes....
by gbsaadmin | Jun 29, 2012 | Business, Europe, Featured, News, Spain
Pretoria – South Africa and Spain are to advance bilateral, political and economic relations, among other things, when the two countries meet for their 8th annual consultations next week. International Relations Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim will lead the...