May 24

• Mandela Exhibition Travels to Paris

  SA Info

  Nelson Mandela is travelling to Europe this year - multiple images of the icon will appear in Paris from 29 May to 6 July as part of the France-South Africa Seasons 2012 and 2013. Read more »

• Positive Living

  Health-e

  39-year old Fikelephi Elizabeth Dombolo SIthole shares her story. Read more »

• The Deaths in Initiation Schools [press release]

  ANC

  The African National Congress views the death of 29 initiates in Mpumalanga and the six announced yesterday at Sekhukhune in Limpopo as a tragic result of a process whose tragic... Read more »

• Nnfu Welcomes Drought Declaration

  New Era

  The Namibian National Farmers Union (NNFU) has wholeheartedly welcomed the declaration of a nationwide drought emergency by the president. Read more »

• Foreign Minister Denounces Colonial Subjugation

  New Era

  It is unacceptable that as Africa celebrates the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU, the people of the Western Sahara continue to suffer under colonial subjugation by another African... Read more »

• ILO to Review Social Expenditure

  New Era

  The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will review the adequacy, effectiveness and sustainability of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare's social expenditures in light... Read more »

• New Era CEO Pow-Wows With Speaker

  New Era

  Media institutions should take government to task, engage politicians in substantive debate and make them respond to tough questions pertaining to critical issues that challenge... Read more »

• President Signs New Constitution Into Law

  Deutsche Welle

  Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has signed into law the country's new constitution which aims to bolster human rights and curb presidential powers. As a next step, lawmakers must... Read more »

• Angolan Health Minister Meets With Cuban Official

  ANGOP

  The Angolan minister of Health, José Van-Dunem discussed (Thursday) in Geneva (Switzerland), with the first Cuban deputy minister of Industry, Jose Angel Miranda,... Read more »

• President Mugabe Makes Two Safe Appointments to the Supreme Court

  SW Radio

  Two more judges have been appointed to the Supreme Court bench in line with the country's new constitution which was gazetted this week. Read more »

• Relocating Kapwepwe Airport Lauded

  Times of Zambia

  THE current site which sits the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola is a time bomb with the explosive potential to detonate anytime. Read more »

• Zim Struggles to Turn Human Rights Corner

  Zimbabwe Independent

  WHENEVER its democratic and human rights record has been criticised, President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF often retorts; it cannot be condemned for its abuses because it actually... Read more »

• Poll Manifestos: Parties Sharpen Ideas for Battle

  Zimbabwe Independent

  WITH the clock fast-ticking towards make-or-break elections expected later this year, the main political parties in Zimbabwe are now finalising their manifestos set to be launched... Read more »

• Upsurge in Armed Robberies in Kavango

  New Era

  With the escalation in armed robberies in Rundu of late, the police fear the safe environment that prevailed over the years at the town is seriously under threat. Read more »

• Pioneer Engineering Students Graduate

  New Era

  The University of Namibia (Unam) Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology capped its 30 pioneer engineering students yesterday during a ceremony that took place at the... Read more »

• Air Namibia Should Tap Into West Africa

  New Era

  The national carrier, Air Namibia, could reverse its fortunes by tapping into the vast West African air travel market. West Africa is home to over 300 million people, with about... Read more »

• Ministry Registers Husab Mine Job Seekers

  New Era

  Some people are not receptive to the fact that the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare is registering job seekers for the Husab uranium mine project. Read more »

• Electricity to Cost More

  New Era

  Consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets as from July, because NamPower bulk electricity tariffs are set to increase by 13 percent, leading to an effective average of... Read more »

• Boost for Trans-Kalahari Railway

  New Era

  Namibia has agreed in principle to the construction of a dedicated Trans-Kalahari railway line that will transport commodities, mainly coal, from Botswana to the Port of Walvis... Read more »

• 23 Fall Pregnant At Rundu School

  New Era

  The high rate of teenage pregnancy continues unabated in the Kavango Region where 23 learners fell pregnant at a single school. Read more »

• Farmer Gets 35 Years for Murder

  New Era

  High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo yesterday sentenced Pieter Farmer (38) to an effective 35 years imprisonment for murdering his former lover. Read more »

• Centre for Business and Intellectual Rights Opens

  New Era

  The Business and Intellectual Property Authority is now fully functioning, with an official logo or corporate identity to boot. Read more »

• Confusion Surrounds Nampower and Zesa Power Agreement

  Namibia Economist

  Confusion surrounds the extension of the controversial power purchase agreement between NamPower and Zimbabwean power utility, ZESA. Read more »

• Parties to Hold Final Campaigns This Weekend

  Namibian

  THE six political parties contesting the Grootfontein Constituency by-election will hold their final campaign rallies in Grootfontein this weekend. Read more »

• Death Threats After Land Dispute

  Namibian

  A dispute over communal land in Karas Region's Berseba district has resulted in criminal cases and death threats. The death threats have forced Karas Police regional commander,... Read more »