Nkoana-Mashabane to visit Trevor Noah
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will take advantage of her presence in New York for the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to visit the studios of The Daily Show. The show premiers on September 28 under a new host‚ South African comedian Trevor Noah.Minister Nkoana-Mashabane will convey in person the well wishes of the South African government and people to Noah.Minister Nkoana-Mashabane said‚ "We want Mr Noah to know that the people of South Africa and indeed the entire African continent are proud of his achievement and that they support him fully as he takes the first steps of what we believe will be a rewarding journey."Mr Noah is assuming an important global platform through which he will be flying the South African flag high.“We are hopeful that many people will look at Mr Noah’s success and take greater interest in the abundance of talent that we have in South Africa in a variety of fields‚ including entertainment‚ sports‚ arts and culture‚ science and technology‚ for example‚” Nkoana-Mashabane said...
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