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Scam alert Continued from Page 1 Minister of Namibia. The fake accounts which are attempting to convince the public that they are personally run by the Prime Minister, are sending out messages claiming that the Right Honourable Prime Minister is involved in some business transactions and is inviting those interested in such unnamed transactions to contact her. The office of the Prime Minister wants to alert the public that such messages or emails purporting to come from the Prime Minister are fraudulent and are aimed at swindling the public of its hard-earned money. The Prime Minister is not involved in any business transactions and any correspondence or announcement about such claims are not sent or authorised by the Prime Minister. The public is advised to be aware of fraudulent misrepresentations on social media as well as individuals who name-drop the involvement of the Prime Minister in transactions she has no knowledge of,” said Saima Shaanika of the Office of the Prime Minister's department dealing with public relations and communications.
12 FEBRUARY 2016
Namibia to sign EPA by June Namibia will soon sign the long-awaited Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).
Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi said this today during the celebration of 25 years of collaboration between Namibia and the European Union and launch of a brochure titled '25 Years of Partnership between Namibia and the EU.' Katjavivi said Namibia is expected to sign the agreement between May and June this year and then ratify the agreement before 1 October. The agreement will be discussed in Parliament and later officially signed by
President Hage Geingob. EU Ambassador to Namibia Jana Hybaskova said during the same celebration that the EU hopes the Namibian Government will soon sign the EPA and enjoy the duty-free export of almost 20 million goods to Europe. Namibia has negotiated an EPA as part of a regional Southern African Development Community (SADC) group that includes Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Angola and South Africa. NAMPA
Fish Shop Continued from Page 1 The shop employs four people from Arandis. Mediva's financial administrator Christofina Kamati told Nampa in a telephonic interview the aim is to sell affordable fish to residents of Arandis and Namibia at large. In his official remarks, Esau commended Mediva for their efforts to enhance economic growth, create employment opportunities for locals and expand the processing and manufacturing base in the country. “I am reliably informed that the company, in cooperation with its partners, have also opened other fish shops in the northern towns of Omungwelume, Okahao, Okalongo and Ondangwa. These are impressive achievements worth recognition,” he said. Esau called upon the management of Mediva Fisheries to secure the welfare of workers and provide good leadership. “Capacity building should remain your company's watchword in your endeavours to empower Namibian workers, especially those from the previously disadvantaged communities of our population,” he said. NAMPA
(Fltr) Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi and European Union (EU) Ambassador to Namibia Jana Hybaskova launching a brochure titled '25 Years of Partnership between Namibia and the EU' during the celebration of the collaboration between the two countries on Wednesday. (Photo by: Etuna Shikalepo)
Police impersonators make public lose faith in the Police Criminals who impersonate police officers in order to rob them are confusing members of the public as to who is a police officer and who is not. Even worse, civilians are losing faith and trust in the police due to an increasing number of criminal activities involving police impersonation. This was the testimony of Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Sergeant Paulus Kandjimi during the bail application of four men accused of extortion and police impersonation in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. He was objecting to the granting of bail to the suspects, saying they re-offended, have the same pending cases, might abscond, and interfere with State witnesses. Kandjimi also said the case is of a serious nature. Another reason was that police investigations into the matter are still ongoing and suspects could interfere with the investigations if released on bail.
Unabridged birth certificate travel rule scrapped in SA Johannesburg – Parents can breathe a sigh of relief after the Department of Home Affairs announced on Thursday it is amending its controversial rule that makes it a requirement for parents to have their minor children's unabridged birth certificates available before they can travel. Mkuseli Apleni, the department's director general, said the regulations were being reviewed and amended. The amended law would stipulate that parents' details would be printed in the minor's passport, meaning they would not have to carry birth certificates. “Home affairs is working jointly with the national department of tourism to ensure the regulations are amended accordingly," he said. The tourism department had previously argued that the unabridged birth certificate visa regulation that came into effect last year had hurt the industry. Apleni said the department was working hard to implement the amended rule and that Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba was happy the matter was being handled in collaboration with stakeholders.
“There should be no bail because they might commit the same offences again as they were on bail on the same charges when they committed this offence,” the sergeant told the court. Collin Auchab, 38; Stephanus Theodor, 38; Reinhard Narib, 38 and Nicolaus Mokomele, 44 were arrested on 20 January this year after they allegedly extorted N$70 000 from a member of the public. Court records indicate that the group has extortion and impersonation cases pending in Otjiwarongo and Tsumeb. Auchab, Narib and Mokomele are represented by Shakespeare Masiza, while Vetu Uanivi is representing Theodor. The two lawyers argued that their clients should be granted bail as they will not abscond, the case is not serious and they will not interfere with witnesses. “I guarantee you my clients will not abscond because they are Namibians and rooted in Namibia. N$70 000 is a small amount; I have seen cases involving N$100 000 where suspects were given bail,” Masiza said. Uanivi argued that the police have no evidence to prove they have the right offenders, therefore his client “has nothing to fear”. He noted that it was never said in court that the State has a strong case, and therefore it is not a serious case in which bail can be denied. Magistrate Nelao Brown remanded the four in custody and postponed the matter to 22 February for continuation of the bail hearing. Prosecutor Tanya Jacobie represented the State in the matter. NAMPA