“The Politburo identified the preferred candidates. It is for the Central Committee to either adopt, reject or add to the list”

Former Prime Minister Hage Geingob moved one step closer to taking over the reins at Swapo after the Politburo named him as the sole candidate for the party’s vice presidency. via AllAfrica.com

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PRINCE Harry’s Zimbabwean girlfriend Chelsy Davy has ended their relationship because Britain is too cold, it was reported today. via The Courier Mail

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Rains falling in most parts of the country are likely to end on Monday, signalling the approaching of planting time, the Meteorological Services Department has said. via AllAfrica.com

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“Politics is just beginning to catch up. African nations are realising that they are losing economic development opportunities by allowing their coast and marine resource-base to continue to be degraded.”

Around a third of Africa’s existing coastline could be swallowed up by rising water levels brought on by global warming, the United Nations’ top environment official said on Thursday. via Raw Story

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“It’s unreal. It’s not real. It doesn’t exist”

President Thabo Mbeki has denied that the government is behind Koni Media Holdings’ bid to buy media giant Johncom, the SABC reported on Sunday. via The Star

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THE Brave Warriors Supporters’ Club is no fluke. These were the words of its chairman, Kayele Kambombo, after the launch of what could be a worthwhile exercise of taking football supporters to Ghana to rally … via The Namibian

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“We have teams that are dealing with the outbreak and people are getting treatment in Harare and Bulawayo, and we have put in programmes to contain the outbreak.”

More than 3,000 cases of diarrhoea have been reported in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second city, in the last two months Johannesburg - More than 3,000 cases of diarrhoea have been reported in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s … via ZWNews.com

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“We are dealing with very depressed people. They feel like they are in prison, but it’s the only way”

Behind high fences patrolled by guards to prevent escape, a drab building once used for smallpox victims houses patients with a new, virtually uncurable strain of tuberculosis.

Patients sleep or sit listlessly in the 12-bed women’s ward, which is equipped with a TV, a fridge and a table with a couple of loaves of bread. It’s a similar scenario in the men’s ward, home to a minibus taxi driver who reluctantly agreed to be admitted after exposing hundreds of people every day to his potentially lethal germs. Read more

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South African rugby bosses today suspended a decision to ban overseas-based players from appearing for the Springboks clearing the way for John Smit to lead the world champions in a one-off Test against Wales. via The New Zealand Herald

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TRUE must be the adage that roads which lead to hell are often paved with good intentions. via New Zimbabwe

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