The Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, last week visited the Orthodox Christian educational institute “Saint Athanasios” in a Johannesburg suburb, which takes care of 200 orphan children from poor African countries.
The school children welcomed the Patriarch with songs and hymns, while he offered them packages with food, sweets and writing materials. Patriarch [...]

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On Sunday the 21st of March 2010, the celebration of the National Greek Independence Day of March 25th took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, with feelings of patriotism and national pride. The Federation of Greek Communities of South Africa was responsible for the organization of the event, which took place in the sports terrain of [...]

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Emperors Palace will host the sensational Greek songstress Peggy Zina and singer Kostas Karafotis at their first duet concert in South Africa on 10 October.
While the performers have collaborated numerous times in the past, Kostas Karafotis’ first live collaboration was with Peggy Zina and Nino during the winter of 2004-2005 at the Apollo club in [...]

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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has, in a recent meeting with representatives of the Greek, Italian and Portuguese communities, appealed for their help in reducing crime and has stressed the need for “zero tolerance to combat criminality”.
Presdident Zuma held the meeting to answer hundreds of questions he was faced from the three communities during a [...]

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