The initiative is a tele-tutoring service allowing students to access qualified and experienced teachers for help with their studies. South African Education Minister Kader Asmal said the initiative would help students throughout the country. South Africa calls for the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The South African government has called for the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Foreign Minister Nkosazana Zuma said at the United Nations Security Council debate on the Democratic Republic of Congo that this deployment was crucial for the success of the Lusaka Cease-fire Agreement.
Civil society plans anti-corruption protest.
Zimbabwean civil society plans to stage a protest next month to demand an international probe into allegations of widespread corruption in the government. South African government inspires confidence. The figure was 42 percent in 1998. In 1998 the estimate was 29 percent. South African Parliament passes information bill.