South African Institute of International Affairs (Johannesburg)
PRESS RELEASE
30 May 2008
The recent xenophobia attacks in South Africa have made it difficult to be proud to be South African. But when four young South Africans recently took part in a Model United Nations competition in New York, they reminded us of what it means to be true ambassadors of the new South Africa and showed us a glimpse of a generation of future leaders that have the potential to take South Africa to new heights.
Abigail Keene (Redhill), Zahraa Khotu (Parktown Girls), Banele Dlamini (Orlando West) and Dominic van Loggerenberg (Redhill), were the 2007 finalists of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) Schools Development Programme. As the 2007 finalists, they competed in the 2008 United Nations
Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) Globalclassrooms finals in New York on 16 & 17 May 2008. The four finalists, representing the Republic of Tanzania, competed against approximately 2500 scholars from throughout the US and around the world. Abigail Keene and Zahraa Khotu won Best Delegation in the United Nations Development Programme session on Multinational Corporations and Development. Furthermore, Banele Dlamini and Dominic van Loggerenberg competed against 195 teams from around the world in the General Assembly session on Multinational Terrorism both receiving Honourable Mentions. read more...
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