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Monday, January 24, 2005 - Web posted at 7:17:46 GMT

Two drown in canals in North

A six-year-old boy, Maurius Ipuleni, drowned in a canal at Okafakoishongo village in the Uukolonkadhi Tribal District in the northern region of Omusati on Tuesday, the Namibian Police's Public Relations Division reported on Friday.

The boy fell into the canal when he tried to drink water.

In a similar incident, Abniel Gabriel (34) drowned in a water canal at Oshakati's Sky Settlement at about 12h45 on Wednesday.

* The Outapi Police reported that N$12 000 in cash was allegedly stolen from a cupboard at the Onesi Senior Secondary School in the North last week.

It is reported that the theft occurred on Tuesday after suspected thieves broke a door and a cupboard to gain access to the money.

- Nampa

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