This year’s Freedom Day celebrations at the South African Embassy had a strong 2010 FIFA World Cup flavour, as Ambassador Sisulu used the opportunity to share details on South Africa’s readiness to host the event. Around 150 guests celebrated the commemoration of the first post-apartheid election held in 1994. Read more
On 28 April, Norwegian sports journalists were gathered to get useful information on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. FK Norway (Fredskorpset) hosted a press seminar where several speakers gave the journalists tips and information about the upcoming World Cup event. Read more
After almost four years of planning, three Norwegian men finally embarked on their journey of a lifetime; driving from Oslo to South Africa. On 28 April 2010, the Norwegians waved goodbye to friends and families in Oslo and climbed into their new home for the next couple of months; a fully kitted out Toyota Landcruiser. Read more
The eagerly awaited exhibition Strengths and Convictions – the lives and times of the four South African Peace Prize Laureates, was opened on 6 May by Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo with HM Queen Sonja of Norway present. Read more
The South African Embassy staff hosted a summer braai on 3 June with a special guest; 12 year-old Kajashny Rasathuri from Frogner in Akershus. Kajashny recently won 48 000 Norwegian Kroner on the television quiz show Kvitt eller Dobbelt, where she was quizzed on her specialist subject, Nelson Mandela. Read more
The opening of the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 was celebrated in true South African style at the South African Embassy in Oslo, Norway, on 11 June. Around 250 guests came to the party, which the Embassy hosted together with the South African Society (SASN) in Norway. Read more
Football and Wine were on the agenda at the South African Embassy in Oslo on 16 June, when the Embassy together with Wines of South Africa hosted a wine promotion and football screening of South Africa’s World Cup match against Uruguay. Some 150 guests attended, among them several wine and food journalists. Read more
On the day the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicked off, Ambassador Sisulu presented the Award of Excellence to the city of Tromsø. The awards ceremony was part of the annual Nelson Mandela Day, which is celebrated annually by the people of Tromsø to mark Nelson Mandela’s visit to the northern city on 11 June 2005. Read more
South Africa’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr. Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim participated the Oslo Forum on 15-17 June, where 90 mediators and peace process actors were brought together to consider challenges in mediation. Read more