Article: Rising South Africa called 'catalyst' for continent's progress; Regional clout, industrial gains propel agenda.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: AFRICA)

Byline: Norman Levine, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - "The American perception of South Africa is outmoded," said Dirk Brand, director of international relations in the Office of the Premier in Cape Town.

"Apartheid ended in 1994. A decade after Nelson Mandela, South Africa is now the catalyst for the modernization of the continent," Mr. Brand said.

"We are the Silicon Valley of the continent. We invest more in the economic development of southern Africa than any other country in the world," he added.

At the Group of Eight meeting in Scotland in July, world attention focused on the needs of sub-Saharan ...

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