South Africa: Madiba Statue for UN Head Offices

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The Select Committee on Trade and International Relations has welcomed the Department of International Relations and Cooperation's (Dirco) initiative to donate a statue of Nelson Mandela to the United Nations (UN).

"This is a welcome initiative and the focus ought not to be about the 20 years of South Africa's democracy, but rather the 70-year existence of the UN," the Chairperson of the Committee, Mr Eddie Makue, said at a Committee meeting yesterday.

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