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Dakar (PANA) African athletes had collected 13 medals at the Sydney Olympic Games, which have so far been dominated by the United States. Ethiopia is leading with three medals, including gold by Haile Gebreselassie in 10,000m while Assefa Mezgebu won bronze in the same race. A woman runner, Gete Wami, collected Bronze in 5,000m. Mozambique’s Maria Mutola collected the first African gold medal in 800m. South Africa has three medals, including silver won by Terence Parkin in the men’s 200m freestyle swimming.

Australia

Sydney (PANA) Numerous cases of joyriders have dogged previous Olympic Games before, but this year, it is the case of the “joyless rider” that has taken centre stage. Cyclist Ken Muhindi has complained that Kenyan officials have completely neglected him since he arrived in Sydney close to a fortnight ago. He says he has been unable to train because he lacks equipment and had been completely demotivated prior to his mountain bike race yesterday.

Ghana

Accra -(PANA) Oracle Corporation, the world software giants, has entered into partnership with NIIT, the global IT solutions corporation to offer comprehensive training on Oracle technologies to Africa and Middle East audiences. In that regard, NIIT, and its Ghanaian partner i2000 Limited are to invest over ¢1 billion into an Oracle Information Technology (IT) Scholarship Fund called Adepa-2000’ for training 200 people selected nationally.

Gambia

Banjul (PANA) The director of Broadcasting Services, Tombong Saidy, has revealed to Daily Observer that the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) has planned to “explore the prospect of assembling quality television sets in The Gambia.” Speaking to this newspaper, Thursday, September 14, Mr. Saidy said GRTS plans to venture into TV assembling because his institution cannot depend entirely on advertisements and programme sponsors to sustain itself when it goes autonomous.

Nigeria

Lagos -(PANA) Former Senate President, Dr. Chuba Okadigbo yesterday handed over to the new Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, Okadigbo, in his hand over note, said he left N831-,361,250.89K in the kitty. In a brief ceremony at the office of the Senate President at the National Assembly complex, Abuja, Okadigbo, stated that the House of Representatives has a net balance of N423,992,665.43 on its recurrent receipt as credit for the period, January to August 10, 2000.

Liberia

Monrovia -(PANA) West African Health Ministers have agreed to eradicate the crippling polio disease from the subregion on a synchronized basis. Health Minister Peter Coleman told a news conference Thursday that Liberia is among countries in the subregion that are exerting efforts to eradicate the disease from their respective territories. He disclosed that the synchronized campaign will be conducted on October 16- 17 and November 20-21 this year.

Uganda

Kampala - (PANA) A women’s organisation has threatened to sue Kampala City Council (KCC) for arresting alleged sex-workers. A statement sent to The Monitor by The Federation of Uganda Women Business Organisations, Industry and Agriculture said some of those arrested were innocent mothers. “Many women arrested are widows and single mothers, have growing and fatherless children who cannot be looked after nor educated,” the statement signed by the groups’ president, Stella Nambuya said.

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