Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the army will be deployed to volatile areas to deal with the recent spate of xenophobic violence.

**Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, has told Parliament that it was not King Goodwill Zwelithini's remarks that sparked xenophobic violence - but rather socio-economic issues and a scramble for resources.

**South Africans have been warned to brace themselves this weekend for what Eskom has cynically called the a long weekend maintenance festival.

Thousands of knitted blankets have been displayed at the Union Buildings in Pretoria as part of the Nelson Mandela Goodwill Cup. SUDISHA