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A1 Grand Prix: SA car unveiled - SouthAfrica.info (1031 words) |
 | South Africa is heavily involved in the new competition, and will host an event in the inaugural six-race season. |
 | At the A1 Grand Prix launch in London in September, South Africa's participation in the unique one-make series was announced along with that of China, Lebanon, Pakistan, Portugal and the UK. |
 | A1 Grand Prix CEO Sheikh Maktoum presented SA's seat holder, businessman Tokyo Sexwale, with the car, saying South Africa was "a country that loves all sporting events, and I am certain as a nation it will be one of the most enthusiastic in supporting its A1 Grand Prix team and driver". |
| African Fiction (3643 words) |
 | African writers are not yet widely read in the United States, but they are taken very seriously in their own countries. |
 | His father, a general in the South African army, leads the double life that a commitment to apartheid dictates: he provides a secure, prosperous life for his family while brutally preventing fls from doing the same for theirs. |
 | Slovo is the daughter of South African anti-apartheid activists Ruth First, who was killed by a letter bomb in 1982, and Joe Slovo, who joined Nelson Mandelas government. |