South Africa

Pretoria - This year's World Food Day and World Post Day will be jointly celebrated today at Muyexe Village, in Limpopo.

Rustenburg - Municipalities in the North West are beefing up their disaster response and recovery management plans ahead of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Cape Town - In a bid to prevent further degradation of Cape Town's world famous coastline, the City has recommended that urgent steps be taken to establish a Coastal Protection Zone.

Pretoria - The 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) is planning to launch an intense marketing offensive in response to FIFA's call for more robust promotion of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the World Cup.

Pretoria - The situation in all service delivery hotspots in both Mpumalanga and Gauteng were back to normal on Friday morning.

Istanbul - World leaders signed a water consensus on Monday at the 5th World Water Forum, underlining the importance of the sustainable development of water.

Parliament - South Africans will take to the polls to elect a new President on 22 April 2009, President Kgalema Motlanthe announced in Parliament only a short while ago.

Parliament - Friday's State of the Nation Address (SONA) was a report card on the progress of government in fulfilling its mandate as the 3rd term of the current Parliament draws to a close.

Parliament - President Kgalema Motlanthe has agreed that crime, corruption and a revamp of the criminal justice system are critical issues government needs to deal with.

Washington - The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a plan to help unlock credit for the nation's small businesses, which have generated about 70 percent of net new jobs annually over the past decade.

Pretoria - The Job Shimankane Tabane Hospital in Rustenburg has opened its newly revitalized Accident and Emergency Trauma Unit to help improve service delivery in the province.

Johannesburg - As the date for the country's national elections draws closer, the City of Johannesburg says it is ready for the task, and will ensure operations on the day goes off smoothly.

Orkney - The health of the elderly should be a priority, as more and more are becoming caregivers to HIV positive children, says North West MEC for Health and Social Development, Rebecca Kesienyane.

Durban - Durban's Mayor Obed Mlaba has pledged his support for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Earth Hour 2009 campaign, a global initiative to raise awareness around energy and the effects of climate change.

Pretoria - The Department of Trade and Industry is to embark on a consumer protection awareness campaign countrywide, next week.