Features

Mafikeng - Cities that are not hosting 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup matches should be encouraged to be part of the excitement around the event.

Washington - The United States Space Agency's (NASA) Centaur Rocket and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite impacted the moon twice in over four minutes on Friday in a search for hidden water ice.

Malalane - Thirty-two Mpumalanga families received food parcels, school uniforms and were registered for social grants on Friday as the national War Room on Poverty campaign was launched in Malalane.

Addis Ababa - Regional and international organisations have agreed to establish a contact group to follow up on the political situation in Guinea.

Johannesburg - Over 3 000 Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers will be marching through the Johannesburg city centre on Monday.

Addis Ababa - The 14th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council, ended on Friday with the adoption of the documents for submission to the AU Summit of Heads of State and Government.

Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Education Angie Motshekga on Friday said she was confident that Gauteng would continue to produce even better matric results at the end of this year.

Davos - International cooperation, not protectionism, is the precondition for global financial system reform, world leaders and financial experts have agreed at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Pretoria - The burden of overcrowded classrooms will be eased in Mamelodi, with the building of a new school for the community.

Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi will officially launch the 2005 State of the Air Report on Monday.

Pretoria - The Mpumalanga Department of Education will this year employ a backup IT system during the capturing of matric results to avoid possible technical glitches and delays in releasing the results.

Pretoria - The burden of overcrowded classrooms will be eased in Mamelodi, with the building of a new school for the community.

Pretoria - The National Gender Machinery (NGM) has met in Pretoria to discuss the possibility of establishing a Ministry for Women and Gender Affairs to advance the empowerment of women.

Cape Town - Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Hlengiwe Mkhize has called on church groups and faith-based organisations to speak out on prison abuses when visiting correctional services facilities.

Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg says it will not reverse its decision to reinstate Police Chief Chris Ngcobo.