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By Helge SchützNAMIBIA's national rugby team has started the Africa Gold Cup and their World Cup qualifying campaign in great style, but they will face their toughest proposition to date when they take on Morocco in Casablanca on Saturday. Namibia recorded two runaway victories in their first two matches - a 55-6 win against Uganda and their biggest ever test victory of 118-0 against Tunisia to jump to the top of the log on 10 points.

By Helge SchützWESTERN Suburbs host Kudus on Saturday in a must-win encounter for both teams as they battle it out for a place in the semifinals of the Rugby Premier League. Heading into the penultimate round of league matches, fourth-placed Suburbs lead Kudus by three points and a victory at Suburbs Park will put them in the driving seat for a play-off spot.

By Theresia TjihenunaTHE Ministry of Health and Social Services yesterday announced that five people had tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as swine flu. Acting health permanent secretary Petronella Masabane said in a statement that the first case of the H1N1 influenza virus was confirmed in a six-month-old baby boy on 22 June by a private health facility in Windhoek.