Mission in the Media
Mission in the Media
A selection of articles about the Mission, its programs and events, or written by Mission officers, and published in the media.
2012
December
November
- Obama and I: An ambassador’s tale: Donald Gips helped the president with his first campaign and then came to SA (City Press, November 11, 2012)
- Obama was jealous of Michelle’s visit to SA: US ambassador regrets that America’s first black president has not visited SA, but says there is something about Africa ingrained in him (City Press, November 10, 2012)
- U.S. Envoy to Leave South Africa (Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2012)
- A R60-million "African solution for an African problem" is set to benefit two-million pupils across South Africa over the next three years (Mail & Guardian, November 9, 2012)
- Winnie & Co. celebrate as Romney concedes defeat (City Press, November 7, 2012)
- Durban relishes US election moment (Daily News, November 7, 2012)
- SA, ANC celebrate Obama win (Pretoria News, November 7, 2012)
October
- American Consul General visits Hope@Maties Centre in Paarl (News from Stellenbosch University, October 30, 2012)
- Democracy in action: Every four years, the US engages in its biggest test of democracy: presidential elections- Ambassador Donald Gips (City Press, October 7, 2012)
September
- Dancing to open doors for youth: Bafana Matea of the Battery Dance Company is teaching local students as part of their Connect to Dance programme (Independent, September 28, 2012)
- 'Africa: healthier, wealthier and wiser' by Secretary Hillary Clinton (Sunday Times, September 30, 2012)
August
June
- Cape Citrus Industry is thriving in the United States (Die Burger, June 28, 2012)
- Innovate to keep position as Africa’s ‘gateway’: Africa’s economies and young societies are the most exciting emerging market in the world- article by Ambassador Donald Gips (Business Day, June 15, 2012)
May
- AIDS treatment in S.Africa send baby infections plunging (AFP, May 31, 2012)
- Woody and Mia’s son advises Clinton (Rapport, May 6, 2012)
April
- Freedom Day- article by Ambassador Donald Gips (City Press, Apr 22, 2012)
- US donates reference works to City Library (City of Johannesburg, Apr 2, 2012)
March
- Africa, US need to work together to create employment - article by Ambassador Donald Gips (Business Report, Mar 27, 2012)
- We need models of what works: countries like South Africa show that democracy can work - article by Ambassador Donald Gips (Daily News, Mar 22, 2012)
- Big search for the grave of Khan: U.S. speaker Dr. Albert Yu-Min Lin at SciFest Africa in Grahamstown (Die Burger, Mar 21, 2012)
- Medical librarians to travel to South Africa: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Librarians will train overseas counterparts (Knoxville Focus, 5 Mar, 2012)
- Oysters on the mean streets of Johannesburg- article includes comments by U.S. Ambassador Gips on U.S. investors. (BBC News- Africa, 5 Mar, 2012)
February
- The right constitution: South Africa's constitution is a model for nations across the world. - Article by Ambassador Donald Gips (Sunday Times - 26 Feb, 2012)
- Inside Story wins special jury award at Pan African film fest: Produced with the support of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the US Agency for International Development (USAID)... (ScreenAfrica - 22 Feb, 2012)
- The man who changed America - for good - article by Ambassador Donald Gips (The Sowetan - 14 Feb, 2012)