Pretoria - Ministers and senior officials from governments and organisations that constitute the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) are meeting in Beijing, China, to strengthen global cooperation on monitoring the planet's environment and natural resources.
New York -International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane will later this morning depart for New York where she is expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Pretoria - A Malawian delegation has praised the Department of Home Affairs, saying it had learned a number of important lessons from South Africa's national registration systems.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has offered his deepest condolences to the families of the 68 people who were killed in airline crash on Wednesday in Cuba.
Santo Domingo - Hundreds of families were evacuated in the Dominican Republic due to floods caused by Hurricane Tomas.
Geneva - Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is expected to deliver a statement on behalf of the African Group during the United Nations Durban Review Conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday.
Mafikeng - Hundreds of boxing lovers gathered at the North West University's sports complex on Saturday to watch the junior lightweight world championship.
Johannesburg - World football governing body, FIFA, said it was closely monitoring the outbreak of swine flu, weeks before the world's top regional teams travel to South Africa.
Pretoria - South Africa's top emerging tourism entrepreneur stands a chance of walking away with R100 000 cash at the upcoming Indaba 2009 Travel and Tourism Expo.
Pretoria - South Africa has soared from 17th place to 3rd position in the global ranking of women in Parliament following the 22 April elections.
