Some South African banks charge fees when an airline processes a payment outside the country. On a R20,000 ticket, a 2.75% fee would add R550…
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The Groote Schuur Minute (1990): In May 1990, historic talks took place at the Groote Schuur estate in Cape Town between the National Party government and the African National Congress (ANC). The resulting “Groote Schuur Minute” was broadcast globally as the official starting point of formal negotiations to end minority rule, signaling to the international community that a peaceful political transition was genuinely underway.
