The 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. 109 contestants from all over the world compete for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 58 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous record of 107 during Miss World 2004.
On the occasion of the 15-th anniversary of the Agreement on cooperation between sister-cities Kyiv (Ukraine) and Tshwane (Pretoria, RSA) on December 12 Ambassador of Ukraine Valery Hrebeniuk and Vice-Mayor of Kyiv Vitaly Zuravskyi met with the Executive Mayor of City of Tshwane Dr.Gven Ramokgopa.
