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J EEWISHW I S H A FFFAIRSFA I R S Rosh Hashanah 2014 South Africa - 20 Years of Democracy Price R50,00 incl. VAT Registered at the GPO as a Newspaper ISSN 0021 • 6313 New Year shared with loved ones Shana tova umetukah Specialist Banking Asset Management Wealth & Investment Australia Botswana Canada Hong Kong India Ireland Mauritius Namibia South Africa Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom & Channel Islands United States Investec Limited and its subsidiaries, including Investec Bank Limited - 1969/004763/06, registered credit providers and authorised financial service providers. Cape Town 021 416 1000 Durban 031 575 4000 Johannesburg 011 286 7000 Pretoria 012 427 8300 FOR BOOKINGS +27 (0) 21 434 8111 [email protected] proteahotels.com/president WISHING ALL OUR JEWISH GUESTS A “L’SHANA TOVA.” BOOK 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE AND RECEIVE A 20% EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT FOR YOUR STAY. 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