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The President of the Republic of South Africa, President Jacob Zuma, will be attending the 25th Africa-France Summit to be held in Nice, France, from 31 May - 1 June 2010 under the broad theme of "Private Enterprise - a key player in development". The Summit is expected to focus on the sub-themes: Africa's Role in Global Governance; Strengthening Peace and Security Together; and Climate and Development

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is to attend the 25th Africa-France Summit to be held in Nice, France, from Monday.

Bloemfontein - Free State Premier, Ace Magashule, will lead a provincial delegation to China in an effort to strengthen bilateral relations.

Madrid - Real Madrid defender Pepe will be able to play for Portugal at the upcoming soccer spectacular.

Berlin - German defender Heiko Westermann will miss the World Cup in South Africa due to a foot injury, said the German football federation on Sunday.

Pretoria - Poverty and climate change are intimately interlinked and are both the Commonwealth's most pressing current global challenges, said Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor.

Pretoria - The 25th Africa-France Summit has started in Nice, France, with 40 African leaders, including President Jacob Zuma, in attendance.

slamabad - At least 11 bodies have been recovered by the rescue team at the site where a plane carrying 152 people crashed in Margalla Hills on Wednesday morning in Pakistan's capital Islamabad

Islamabad - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Islamabad to assess for himself Pakistan's flood-hit areas and demonstrate the support of the UN and the international community for the Pakistani people and government.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has extended his deepest sympathy and condolences to the government and people of China over the loss of life and devastation caused by the severe mudslide in northwestern China.