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President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Ekurhuleni Mayor Ntombi Mekgwe has recommitted to protecting women and children, not only for 16 days but beyond the campaign.
The North West Public Safety Department is in a process to develop a Provincial Gender Action Plan which intends reducing sexual offences by 7 percent to 10 percent.
A 25-year-old man was shot dead and another was wounded while they were working on a car at a house in Muizenberg.
Two-year-old Randoline Fortune was raped until her insides ruptured, causing excessive bleeding and sending her tiny body into shock, the Parow Regional Court has heard.
A former Sun Valley security guard, who was convicted of the 2005 rape of a 14-year-old girl in Fish Hoek, collapsed in the dock at the Cape High Court after he heard he would have to spend 10 years behind bars.
A Saldanha woman is suing the ministers of Safety and Security and Justice after her husband was killed by a man she claims should have been behind bars.
The high levels of road construction ahead of the World Cup have resulted in a rise in vehicle-related injuries and deaths, says RoadCover, a membership-based service that processes claims against the Road Accident Fund.
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services on Monday launched its third National Health Accounts (NHA) exercise to provide a detailed account of health spending for the years 2007-8 and 2008-9.
SECURITY at the Katutura Police station came under scrutiny this weekend after 16 trial-awaiting prisoners escaped from the cells after cutting the burglar bars in front of a window.
A YOUNG Windhoek resident, who is accused of chopping off part of his girlfriend's right hand in a vicious panga attack last week, remains in Police custody after making a first court appearance on Friday.
THE financial toll that former world champion boxer Harry Simon's deadly car accident between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund in November 2002 will take on the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund and Namibia's taxpayers has ballooned to a staggering N$243 million.
NAMIBIAN rugby coach John Williams has named a squad of 22 players who will take on Tunisia in a 2011 World Cup qualifier at the Hage Geingob Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off is at 16h00.
THE Tsumeb Town Council will today decide whether to give a disputed piece of land to Mayor Engel Nawatiseb or to former Swapo MP Nico Kaiyamo.
LANDS Minister Alpheus !Naruseb held three consultative meetings with the farming community during the past week.
THE Chief of Police, Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga, has urged the Namibian Police to remain impartial and maintain law and order during this week's elections.
NAMIBIA'S 2009 sportswoman and man of the year, Heletje van Staden and Paulus Moses, were given cheques of N$10 000 each for winning the titles late last month.
COPPERBELT Provincial Local Government Officer Solomon Sakala has advised Members of Parliament and council officials against abusing the 'Keep Zambia Clean and Health Campaign' vehicles.
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has implored the youths to desist from engaging in activities that quickly fade away their fame saying such acts have in the past ruined the future for many.
GOVERNMENT says there is need to give decent burial to men and women who have immensely contributed to the development of Zambia.
SCIENCE, Technology and Vocational Training Minister Gabriel Namulambe has been criticised for issuing a tribal statement in defending the late president Levy Mwanawasa's legacy.
LANDS Minister Peter Daka has appealed to Members of Parliament (MPs) to support his Ministry's proposed Budget of K21.2 billion for next year to allow it equitably deliver land to the public.
COPPERBELT journalists have said the Government should not introduce statutory regulation for the media but should instead allow the media to regulate themselves.
THE country's largest cellphone service provider, Econet Wireless, has launched a massive payphone project that will significantly lower the cost of communication for the low-income market.
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, through its Olympic Sports Centre, recently facilitated the hosting of a coaching clinic for teachers who are based within Harare Province.
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