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As David Cameron left Pretoria's Union Buildings, scene of the inauguration of Nelson Mandela in 1994 as the first president of a multiracial South Africa, a military band struck up Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika.
Phone-hacking scandal overshadows Cameron's Africa trip 2011
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South African President Jacob Zuma pressed hard for negotiations brokered by the African Union to resolve conflicts in Ivory Coast and Libya, but Western diplomats and human-rights groups say Pretoria's stance helped prop up unpopular strongmen Laurent Gbagbo in Ivory Coast and Moammar Gadhafi in Libya—and delayed support for those seeking to succeed them.
Madagascar Tries—Again—for Democracy Peter Wonacott 2011
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JOHANNESBURG—South Africa has declined a French invitation to attend Thursday's conference in Paris on Libya's reconstruction, the latest sign of Pretoria's frustration with the international recognition that has been extended to rebels the country didn't support.
South Africa Skips Libyan Conference Patrick McGroarty 2011
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As foreign minister and later prime minister, Peres regularly denounced apartheid even as he led Israel deeper and deeper into Pretoria's embrace.
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Last seen leading Intern to their first Champions League title since 1965, Stankovic and Muntari will see plenty of each other on the pitch at Pretoria's Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
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In South Africa, Women's Day on August 9, commemorates the march of thousands of women to Pretoria's Union Buildings in 1956 in protest against apartheid's evil pass laws that sought to restrict the m ...
Alex Matthews: South African Women Still Second-Class Citizens 2009
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He praised his one-time friend and longtime foe Mr. Mbeki for laying the foundation for South Africa's development and embraced him warmly before departing to address throngs of supporters of the lawn of Pretoria's government building.
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In South Africa, Women's Day on August 9, commemorates the march of thousands of women to Pretoria's Union Buildings in 1956 in protest against apartheid's evil pass laws that sought to restrict the m ...
Alex Matthews: South African Women Still Second-Class Citizens 2009
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In South Africa, Women's Day on August 9, commemorates the march of thousands of women to Pretoria's Union Buildings in 1956 in protest against apartheid's evil pass laws that sought to restrict the movements of non-white South Africans.
Alex Matthews: South African Women Still Second-Class Citizens 2009
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"Pretoria's mediation must consequently be broadened to include other African actors considered more credible and even-handed" such as
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