Hundreds of teachers face being kicked out of the civil service if they refuse to be redeployed to formerly disadvantaged schools as the Namibian government moves to bridge the teacher-pupil ratio.

One-hundred-and-thirty HIV-positive activists have declared their status publicly at a gathering in the border town of Rundu, insisting it is Aids, not the border war with Unita rebels, that is the real threat to their survival. IRIN filed the report.

The Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) Secretary General Reverend Nangula Kathindi said on Wednesday that the council was prepared to "serve as a mediator with all segments of Namibian society to work together to heal the deep mental wounds resulting from torture".

In his keynote address, Mr. Abid Hussain, the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, congratulated UNESCO and MISA for organizing the Windhoek conference “Ten Years On: Assessment, Challenges and Prospects”. He emphasized the need for Africa to reinforce freedom of speech and freedom of the media, without which, no real development progress could be made.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services yesterday launched this year's National Immunisation Days of June 19 and 20 and July 24 and 25 countrywide, under the theme 'Let's Kick Polio Out Of Namibia'. The project, which is part of the global effort to eradicate polio was initiated in Namibia for the sixth consecutive year.