I started the new year by continuing to celebrate Christmas. Pyjamas on all day, more chocolates out of the box, fun days skating with my daughter, a panto at Intiman theatre at Odenplan followed by a glass of wine in the evening in front to the TV.**That’s the glory of having two weeks off and [...]New Plan: Step 1 – NO SUGAR! is a post from: Fashionable Mama



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Mokopane - The Limpopo Provincial Government has called for a commission of inquiry into the deaths of four children who are believed to have died at...

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TAURANGA New Year’s Twilight Meeting, Tauranga Domain – 1 January 2013 National sprint champion Joseph Millar got his 2013 year of competition away to a flying start with an outstanding treble at the traditional New Year’s Day meeting. First up for Millar was the 400m which he convincingly won in a PB by a full [...]News from NZ ending 6th January 2013 is a post from: Time-to-Run New Zealand



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Lovelock Classic, incorporating New Zealand 10,000m Championship, Aorangi Park – 5 January 2013 Caden Shields of Otago won his first New Zealand title overcoming the extremely hot conditions (32 degrees) for victory over 10,000m in 31m 32.85s. National 10km road champion Tim Hodge of Wellington was second in 31m 45.15s with Peter Meffan of Otago [...]Lovelock Classic 2013 is a post from: Time-to-Run New Zealand



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Excitement has risen to fever pitch as participants and spectators alike prepare to bear witness to a battle of note when reigning Totalsports Challenge champion, Dan Hugo and challenger,* Stuart Marais return to Kleinmond on Saturday, 12 January 2013 for round two at the Totalsports Challenge presented by Liberty Medical Scheme and REHIDRAT® SPORT. In [...]Hugo and Marais set for 2013 Challenge is a post from: Trail Running South Africa



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Love Oysters? Then come foraging for them the sustainable way with Bedruthan Hotel & Spa’s Oyster Hunting Break. Join expert oysterman, Tim Marshall in Porthilly, where the Marshall family has farmed oysters and mussels on the banks of the Camel Estuary for four generations. Here, ankle deep in mud, you’ll scour the tide line for [...]Oyster Hunting At Bedruthan Steps is a post from: EconSpire



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Pretoria - Former President Nelson Mandela has recovered from a recurring lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones, his doctors said on Sunday.

In a statement issued by the Presidency, the doctors said Mandela had made steady progress clinically and was continuing to improve.

"He continues to receive high care at his Houghton home and his daily routine is being gradually re-established."

Mandela, 94, has a history of lung problems dating back to when he contracted tuberculosis as a political prisoner.

He spent most of December in hospital, and has been receiving treatment at his Johannesburg home after being discharged on December 26.

President Jacob Zuma has extended good wishes to Madiba on his recovery and once again assured him of the love and support of all South Africans. - SAnews.gov.za

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has travelled to Ghana for the inauguration of its newly-elected President John Dramani Mahama.

Mahama's party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), won the December 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary election by 50.7% of the vote.

Zuma, accompanied by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will be attending the inauguration ceremony at Independence Square in the capital Accra.

According to the Presidency, the President's attendance reinforces the strong bilateral and economic relations that South Africa and Ghana share.

These relations will be stretched further when they meet for the Permanent Joint Commission for Co-operation (PJCC) in the coming months.

The meeting, which was postponed due to the untimely passing of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, is expected to come up with action plans for the seven agreements/memoranda of understanding signed during a state visit in August 201. Further areas of co-operation will also be explored.

"Initially trade between the two countries concentrated on agricultural products, but since 2005 South Africa has begun to export value added manufactured capital goods to Ghana, reflecting the significant presence of SA multinationals in the Ghanaian economy," the Presidency said.

Ahead of his inauguration, Mahama called on all Ghanaians to forge ahead in unity.

While appraising the country's collective achievements over the past four years, he reminded Ghanaians of the hard work that lay ahead of them.

He called for all, especially politicians, to work towards greater cooperation and collaboration, irrespective of their political differences.

"Keeping the nation safe, anchoring our constitutional and democratic legacy on stronger moral and cultural values, growing stronger institutions; delivering on infrastructural development and social services, infrastructure and amenities to all parts of this nation, as well as affirming our status as a Pan African giant, remain far from finished," he said.

Mahama reminded the country's Members of Parliament that maintaining that success would only come in their shared responsibility to work towards the achievement of these goals.

For the long-term survival of the nation, Mahama believed all Ghanaians must agree and commit to a multi-partisan process to secure the future of the country. - SAnews.gov.za-Xinhua

A new year, new ambitions and new goals! I start out every year with resolutions and plans, plans for a*healthier lifestyle with more exercise, plans for acitivties with my family, ski-trips and *summer holidays, plans to be a better mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend, endlessly writing lists of things to do. But frankly it’s [...]My resolution: Stick to the Plan! is a post from: Fashionable Mama



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