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Obama is a known basketball fan and was often seen playing during his tenure at the White House.                       Image: Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
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Barack Obama’s basketball jersey sells for R1.8m

A basketball jersey once owned by former US president Barack Obama sold Monday for $120,000 (about R1.8m), according to the Dallas auction house that sold it. The number 23 jersey belonged to 18-year-old Obama while he was a senior at…

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Wandile Mthiyane is one of only 20 South Africans selected from 21,000 applications from around the world. Image: Twitter/@wandiletech
ARCHITECTURE

Local architect selected for prestigious Obama Foundation programme

Durban University of Technology (DUT) architectural graduate and part-time lecturer Wandile Mthiyane been selected as one of 20 “Obama Leaders” from South Africa to be part of the prestigious Obama Foundation programme. Dubbed “The Obama…

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