RECORDED | Mashatile addresses Nepad@25 business breakfast

Timeslive · May 21, 2026 · 51 words · By TimesLIVE TimesLIVE

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What to know about RECORDED

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is on Thursday delivering the keynote address at the Nepad@25 business breakfast in Cape Town.

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What happened

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is on Thursday delivering the keynote address at the Nepad@25 business breakfast in Cape Town.

Why it matters

The event is hosted by the African Union Development Agency in partnership with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation as part of Africa Month commemorations and to mark the 25th anniversary of Nepad.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Deputy President Paul Mashatile is on Thursday delivering the keynote address at the Nepad@25 business breakfast in Cape Town.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Deputy President Paul Mashatile is on Thursday delivering the keynote address at the Nepad@25 business breakfast in Cape Town.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm Deputy President Paul Mashatile's involvement. One source explicitly mentions him delivering the keynote address at the NEPAD@25 Breakfast, and another Google News snippet confirms he was to deliver the address.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social protection in sub-Saharan Africa tends not to be very developed and yet the growth of some of the region's economies and concerted attempts to tackle poverty mean that this situation may change…
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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Thursday, 27 November 2025, deliver a keynote address on the closing day of the South African Local Government Association’s (SALGA) National Members Assembly (…
https://www.gov.za/news/media-advisories/government-activiti…

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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy President Paul Mashatile addressing Parliament. Over R5 billion spent on health facilities open 24 hours: Mashatile.LIVE | Mashatile delivers keynote address at NEPAD@25 Breakfast.
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/mashatile-warns-against-vi…

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Claim 2: “The event is hosted by the African Union Development Agency in partnership with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation”

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The claim is corroborated by two separate web search results: one explicitly stating the event is hosted by the African Union Development Agency in partnership with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, and another listing Auda-Nepad and the Foundation as hosts for the Business Breakfast.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African Union Development Agency – Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD) is an economic development program of the African Union (AU). NEPAD was adopted by the AU at the 37th session …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union_Development_Agen…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Gui…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers around 20% of Earth's la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa

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Claim 3: “to mark the 25th anniversary of Nepad.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the event marks the 25th anniversary of NEPAD, including the 'RECORDED' result, the 'Social TV' result mentioning Silver Jubilee celebrations, and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation's program description.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Green Wall or Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel (French: Grande Muraille Verte pour le Sahara et le Sahel; Arabic: السور الأخضر العظيم, romanized: as-Sūr al-ʾAkhḍar al-ʿAẓīm) is …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) is the official platform for the African-Indian relations. IAFS is supposed be held once in every three years, however the rule has not been strictly followed. It …
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Claim 4: “as part of Africa Month commemorations”

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The claim that the event is part of Africa Month commemorations is explicitly stated in the 'RECORDED' web search result and supported by the context of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation's 'Africa Day programme' which typically falls within Africa Month (May).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sub-Saharan Africa is the areas and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in add…
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