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SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY IN ROME: NEWSLETTER

The National Arts Festival (July)The National Arts Festival (July)The National Arts Festival (July)

One festival you should look forward to is the National Arts Festival. This festival takes place at the Eastern

Cape’s cathedral and university city of Grahamstown. It has become one of the biggest annual celebrations

of the arts in Africa. So if you make it, you’ll be surrounded by world-class dance, music, drama, film, jazz

and visual arts.

The Comrades Marathon (June)The Comrades Marathon (June)The Comrades Marathon (June)

What started off as a tribute to South African soldiers who lost their

lives during World War I has now become an event not to be missed in

South Africa. The Comrades Marathon is a long-distance running race

that has gained traction around the world. If you’re still not impressed,

at around 90km long, it is one of the world’s oldest and longest ultra-

marathons.

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The Cape Argus Pick ’n Pay Cycle Tour The Cape Argus Pick ’n Pay Cycle Tour The Cape Argus Pick ’n Pay Cycle Tour

(March)(March)(March)

Billed as the world’s largest timed cycle race, this event attracts

a field of around 35 000 cyclists. The vast majority are ordinary

people who want to take on the challenge of cycling around one

of the most beautiful peninsulas in the world. However, over the

years the race has also attracted its fair share of celebrities, in-

cluding former Springbok rugby captain Francois Pienaar, who

in turn per-

suaded

American actor Matt Damon (who played him in the

film Invictus) to ride.

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