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The obverse depicts the years "1939" over "1945", encircled by a wreath of protea flowers, all of which are surrounded by the name of the medal in English and Afrikaans, "SOUTH AFRICA" and "SUID-AFRIKA" above and "FOR WAR SERVICES • VIR OORLOGDIENSTE" below. [3] [4] [5] Reverse. The reverse has the Coat of Arms of the Union of South Africa ...
[147] After the allegations, H&M stores were vandalized and looted in South Africa. In response, H&M temporarily closed stores there. [148] [149] 13 July 2019 H&M docked the pay and suspended several unionized staff in three of its stores in New Zealand for wearing 'Living wage' stickers, as part of a wider industrial dispute. [150] [151] 9 ...
During the 200 year period between 1301 and 1500 (the 14th and 15th century) the main civilizations and kingdoms in Africa were the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Ife Empire, Benin Kingdom, Songhai Empire, Hausa City-states, Wolof Empire, Great Zimbabwe, Kingdom of Makuria, Kanem Empire,Ethiopian Empire, Kilwa Sultanate, Kingdom of Mapungubwe, Kingdom of Mutapa, and the Ajuran Sultanate.
Persson was the chairman of fashion company H&M until May 2020, when he was succeeded by his son. [5] He remains the company's largest shareholder, owning a 36% stake. [6] The company was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. [7] Persson took over H&M from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998.
The H&M Design Award is an design prize for fashion graduates. The prize was established in 2012 to support young designers with starting careers in fashion. [ 1 ] The prize is awarded every year by Hennes & Mauritz AB ( H&M ), a Swedish multinational clothing-retail company.
Based on South African Army standard operating procedures, [42] if 2 900 South African troops are in active combat theatre, 2 900 rehearsing (preparing to replace active duty personnel) and 2 900 in rest and recuperation (R&R), then South Africa has in effect committed 22.5% of its army personnel capacity to the region for a period of 25-years.
It is likely that around 50% of white men of military age served during the war, more than 146,000 whites. 83,000 Black men and 2,500 Coloured and Asian men also served in either German South-West Africa, East Africa, the Middle East, or on the Western Front in Europe.
Algeria, [e] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, [f] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.