Louis Oelofse
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/ 27 January 2006

Top matrics rewarded by Mbeki

”I thought the president was a bit taller,” one of the 18 recipients of a university scholarship from President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday. This was Akwaowo Akpabio’s only disappointment on a day where he received a laptop and a full scholarship covering the cost of his tuition, books and accommodation for the year.

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/ 20 January 2006

SA economy ‘can grow much faster’

The South African economy is capable of growing much faster than it has in the past, a panel of experts told a group of government ministers in Pretoria on Thursday. The panel comprised economic and political experts from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of London.