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Johannesburg, Jun 9 (EFE / EPA) .- (Image: Kim Ludbrook) The project "67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day" put on Wednesday thousands of blankets on the Steyn City school field in anticipation of Nelson Day Mandela that will take place on July 18. The 17-year-old project delivers thousands of handmade blankets to those in need during the South African winter.FOOTAGE OF THE FIELD.
Johannesburg, Mar 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) Johannesburg's African Beuaty Projects agency teaches young aspiring models to walk in training sessions held every month.The agency created in 2018 aims to empower young women by enhancing their self-confidence and educating them on issues such as human rights, the environment or gender violence.Since its inception, approximately 350 youth have gone through the program.FOOTAGE OF THE AGENCY IN JOHANNESBURGSOUNDBITES OF INNOCENT MASHUDU BALE, FOUNDER OF THE PROJECTTRANSLATION "What we basically do is empower the youth around us through modeling, acting and dancing. We facilitate these activities and teach them how to do them.""How do we empower them? We realized that one of the common things, or common problems, that many girls had was a lack of self-esteem, so what we do is help them gain confidence and teach them lessons of life".
Cape Town (South Africa), Nov 26 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Nic Bothma).- The exhibition on the genocide in Rwanda "The Rwanda Project" by Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar has opened its doors in Cape Town, South Africa.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION.
Images show exteriors of a Coptic monastery in Cullinan, South Africa, where three Eygptian Coptic Orthodox monks were reported to have been murdered. IMAGES
South Africa's ruling ANC suspends the country's former president Jacob Zuma from the party. "The NEC concluded that exceptional circumstances exist to justify and warrant an immediate decision to suspend former ANC President Jacob Zuma in line with Rule 25.60," says ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire which has spread across a mountain near Cape Town and is now threatening South Africa's biggest naval base, as well as nearby homes. IMAGES