Burmese Prime Minister-in-exile, Thien Win received the award on her behalf, which was presented by South African Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim.
The Indian Mission in Johannesburg on Wednesday demanded a probe into the murder of a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, who was attacked by unidentified assailants last week. Kiran Buddhe, 28, a native of Arepalli village near Warangal, was on his way from work in Johannesburg last Thursday along with another professional from the state, Venkat Sridhar, when he was confronted by two armed robbers. Four bullets hit Kiran, two in the stomach and two in the thigh.
Announcing measures to tackle the impact of the global recession in his country, South African President Jacob Zuma pledged on Wednesday to create 500,000 jobs by the end of this year. Acknowledging that the economic crisis had hit the nation badly, Zuma said the government needed to minimise the impact of the recession primarily on the most vulnerable sectors.
The seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings may have lifted some of the gloom in the Kolkata Knight Riders' beleaguered camp but is not welcome news for Rajasthan Royals, who face the Brendon McCullum-led side in their must-win last league encounter, in Durban on Wednesday.
Kirsten said he would, however, be joining the Indian team possibly in the middle of its tour of Australia, starting later this month, as a consultant.
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