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Matt Damon 'Goodwill' Hunting in South Africa

March 16, 2009 at 1:31 PM | by cmb | 0 Comments

For the past two weeks, Matt Damon has been multitasking in South Africa. First, he visited Musina, a border town where Zimbabwe refugees have fled to escape violence. Matt was there as a representative of Not on Our watch, an organization he created with Brad Pitt and George Clooney to “focus global attention and resources towards putting an end to mass atrocities around the world.”

Last weekend, Matt took part in the difficult 110km Cape Argus Cycle Tour to raise money for Make A Difference. Sixty mile per hour winds made the ride difficult for cyclists, some of whom were unable to finish the race.

Matt, along with his brother Kyle, completed the race in 7 hours and were proud they were able to finish.

"It was windy at first. We had a bunch of bike problems so we were on the side of the road quite a bit but it is nice to finish, it was beautiful."

As if saving the world wasn't enough, Damon is also filming “The Human Factor”, directed by Clint Eastwood, about the South African Springbok's Rugby World Cup win in 1995. He plays the rugby captain Francois Pienaar in the movie which also stars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.

Related Stories:
· South Africa Won't Be Ignored on Matt Damon's Watch [Pop Sugar]
· Filming begins on Eastwood's SA rugby epic [Biz Community]

[Photo: Pop Sugar]

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