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Greeks of Ethiopia Remain Calm Despite Conflict in the North

The Greeks of Ethiopia remain calm but on alert should evacuation be necessary as the armed conflict in the northern region of the country continues to rage, as it has for more than a year. In early November the Foreign...

Woman Teaches Greek to South African Children

Jabavu East Primary School is operating as a hearth of Greek culture and civilization in the area of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, thanks to the tireless and voluntary efforts of teacher Ava Papatheofilou. “We teach Greek through songs and...

Call for Entrepreneurs from South Africa to Invest in Greece

The Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kyriakos Gerontopoulos invited the entrepreneurs of South Africa to invest in Greece, during his speech at the opening ceremony of the conference which is organized by the Greek chapter of HIP Alliance....

Homo Sapiens May Not Have Been the First Species to Use Fire

New emerging evidence discovered in South Africa nullifies prior suggestions indicating that homo sapiens was the first species to use fire. Analysis of fossil remains unearthed from the Rising Star Cave system in South Africa indicates that Homo naledi, an...

George Bizos: The Greek Lawyer Who Saved Nelson Mandela

George Bizos, the Greek-South African human rights lawyer, who died on September 9, 2020, fought apartheid and saved Nelson Mandela from a death sentence. Along with serving as Nelson Mandela’s lawyer, George Bizos was also one of the three writers...

South Africa Hellenism Honors Human Rights Lawyer George Bizos

(George Bizos (left) with Terence Quick) Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister Terence Quick honored South Africa's emblematic lawyer George Bizos at a special event in Johannesburg on Sunday. Bizos was Nelson Mandela's lawyer and one of the three writers of South Africa's...

Fight to save Nikos Kazantzakis’ works

More than 2.000 thousand prominent personalities from 69 countries - including many university professors, writers, artists, local authorities, ambassadors of Hellenism, etc - have signed an open letter from the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis, aiming towards...