SUDAN’S meningitis death toll, which stood at 1250 persons last week, has now jumped to 1400, prompting the ministry of health to request the continued closure of schools in the country. The move is aimed at preventing further infections amid rising temperatures that have shot up to between 45-47 in most parts of the country. […]
THE Namibian government announced this week that unemployment had now grown to 35% of the country’s labour force, with women making up the majority of those without jobs. A spokesman for the Ministry of Youth and Sport said on Tuesday that the “strict, nationwide” unemployment figure stands at around 21%. But he said that the […]
NAMIBIAN national soccer team manager Bernard ‘Noree’ Kaanjuka announced an unchanged team for the all-important Cosafa Castle Cup qualifier against Malawi in Blantyre on May 22. Kaanjuka added that the 18-man squad – which drew 0-0 in their Africa Nations Cup match against against Mali in Windhoek on Saturday – will be boosted by the […]
SOME 307 international observers, drawn mainly from South African Development Community countries, will monitor the June 2 general elections Independent Electoral Commission chair Brigalia Bam said on Tuesday. Bam added that strict security measures will be in place for the poll. “There is no reason to believe there will be a miscarriage of the elections,” […]
SPRINGBOK coach Nick Mallett will announce plans for the Springbok team on Saturday. Mallett will discuss the full schedule for the team including assembly dates, Tri-Nations preparations and the camp for the Rugby World Cup, a statement said on Tuesday. He will also announce details of squad announcements and training schedules.
DESPITE a financial crisis provoked by the steep downturn in global oil prices, the Angolan government is expecting to raise some US$1,5-billion this year to help fund its war effort against the rebel movement Unita, financial analysts said on Tuesday. The government last week approved the allocation of drilling licenses to BP Amoco, Elf Aquitaine […]
WEDNESDAY, 3.30PM: FINANCIAL and banking services giant Absa Group has decided to eliminate its four major subbrands — Volkskas, TrustBank, Allied Bank and United Bank — and brand them all Absa Bank, the group announced on Tuesday. The single brand will be in place from November, and is intended to help customer service and product […]
IAN WOODALL, leader of the South African team attempting to summit Everest, said on Tuesday that international expedition leaders may pool their resources to summit after the rescue of two Ukrainian mountaineers depleted the food and fuel reserves of most of the teams on the mountain. SABC TV reported that the South African team took […]
ERNIE Els came in at fourth in teh world golf rankings on Monday adn Zimbabwe’s Nick Price made it into the top ten. David Duval took top honours, followed by Tiger Woods and Davis Love III. After Els came Vijay Singh in fifth, Lee Westwood, Mark O’Meara, Colin Montgomerie, Jim Furyk and then Price. Duval […]
WORLD Cup minnows Kenya saw their tournament warm-up match against Glamorgan washed out by rain in Cardiff on Tuesday. It was the Kenyans’ last chance of meaningful practice before the tournament starts on Friday. Kenya’s first game in the event is against group B rivals Zimbabwe on Saturday.