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Mon 10 Oct 2001Adams cites South Africa as example for NorthSinn Fein leader Mr Gerry Adams arrived in Johannesburg today and said South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy should serve as an example for Northern Ireland.It is Mr Adams's third visit to South Africa, and he has often compared the experience of the country's blacks to the Catholics in Northern Ireland.