130 Norwegians, many students and children, participated in the parade in Cape Town.
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Last updated: 18/05/2012 //
National Day Celebrations took place in Johannesburg and Cape Town 17 May. Greetings from King Harald V to Norwegians in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Madagascar and Lesotho were conveyed by Ambassador Kari Bjørnsgaard who attended the Norwegian Association's celebration in Cape Town, and Minister Counsellor Kåre Eltervåg who attended the Norwegian Association's celebration in Johannesburg.
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Last updated: 09/05/2012 //
Norway’s new honorary General Consulate in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo was officially opened on Monday April 30th. The Consul General is Arild M. Bakke, general representative for The Norwegian Mission Society (NMS) in Madagascar.
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Last updated: 04/04/2012 //
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Nigerias President Goodluck Jonathan will co-chair the high-level commission launched on 23 March by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to improve access to essential but overlooked health supplies that could save the lives of millions of women and children every year.
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Last updated: 15/03/2012 //
South Africa and Norway once again joined forces to assist distressed people in Africa, this time in Madagascar.
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Last updated: 14/02/2012 //
The Drakensberg Boys’ Choir and the celebrated Norwegian choir Sølvguttene (Boys of Silver) joined forces in a memorable concert Sunday 26 February at Hilton College in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Last updated: 02/04/2012 //
The Norwegian oil industry has not been nationalized. Instead the Government has imposed heavy taxes on the companies operating on the shelf. The income is put into the so called Government Pension Fund worth 4450 billion ZAR. The Fund has invested close to 12 billion ZAR in 57 South African companies (31th December 2011).
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Last updated: 23/03/2012 //
“I condemn the coup against the legally elected Government of Mali and President Touré. The armed forces must return power to the legitimate authorities as soon as possible,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Last updated: 05/03/2012 //
Norway is to donate NOK 11 million to a new fund for Somalia. The international Stability Fund will improve the lives of Somalis by supporting local efforts to promote reconciliation.
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Last updated: 14/12/2011 //
“Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman are each in their own right worthy winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Government welcomes the award of this year’s prize to these three women. It is recognition of women’s non-violent efforts to promote peace and democracy,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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