OPPOSITION parties who are dissatisfied with the conduct of Namibia's National Assembly and presidential elections at the end of last month announced yesterday that they have launched a case in the High Court to ask for a "thorough audit" of

2009, a landmark year showing how out of control our world is. Exposed are deep, irreconcilable differences within and without all continents; demonstrated massive ignorance of technology, of each other's beliefs at national levels and ignorance of the basic needs

PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says in the next five years Swapo will focus on improving the living standards of the people.

THE Keetmanshoop Town Council has suspended its data processor with full pay pending a investigation into irregularities in the council's records.

WITH the national elections over and some opposition parties still finalising a possible court challenge to the results, the focus has already shifted to next year's regional elections, when voters will only be allowed to vote in the constituency where

THE 2009 Presidential and National Assembly elections ended on a somewhat sour note.

THE former NamWater Regional Manager, Leopoldt Niipare, is the favourite to fill the vacant Chief Regional Officer (CRO) position in the Karas Regional Council.

THE Police station commander at Kombat, Inspector Alfons Marungu Sindimba (51), yesterday appeared in the Grootfontein Magistrate's Court on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless or negligent driving.

LOCAL and Regional Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo says Keharanjo II Nguvauva, born from the second marriage of the late Mbanderu Chief Munjuku II Nguvauva, should become his successor.

AFRICAN Environment ministers attending the United Nations Framework for Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to proceed with one united position towards a positive outcome of the meeting.

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has said the judgment involving Lusaka lawyer Rodger Chongwe's claim for compensation should have first been registered in the Zambian courts before payment is considered.

MMD national secretary Katele Kalumba who was recently evacuated to India following a heart problem is responding well to treatment.

JAILED Lusaka businessperson Anuj Kumar Rathi has been granted a K600 million bail pending his appeal hearing in the Lusaka High Court.

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to give Zambia $81.2 million under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has a lot to learn from the Communist Party of China (CPC) in its bid to accelerate development.

Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, South Africa's health minister from 1999 to 2008, has died.

The regional support programme for Zimbabwe initiated by SADC in the amount of R300 million has now been handed over for local management.

DOMESTIC workers have become a vital component in many homes and demand for their services has become more of a basic necessity rather than a luxury and this is particularly so for many urban dwellers.

Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara on Monday challenged Western countries to stop putting conditions on Zimbabwe before providing assistance.

NEW vaccines for meningitis, hepatitis, malaria and diarrhea among other diseases that had no vaccines before are on the cards as the world moves to effectively reduce cases of infant mortality and morbidity in view of attaining the World Millennium