October 2011

Country Not a 'Shining Example'

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 11:29
The Mo Ibrahim Index, which provides an annual assessment of governance performance in every African country, does not reflect the reality on the ground in Namibia.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280669.html

Hard Facts On Software - Your ERP Kingdom

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 11:29
Very often we are in situations where companies want ERP because they believe it will enable their business, but sometimes they do not understand what is involved. So I have been thinking about a suitable analogy for some time. Sitting in Joburg traffic the other day gave me a good idea! Here it goes...
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280668.html

Repo Rate Remains Unchanged

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 11:29
A recent monetary policy statement issued by the Bank of Namibia shows that the monetary policy committee (MPC) decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6%.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280667.html

We Lack a Coordinated Housing Strategy On National Level

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 11:28
A neat research report on housing was released last week by the Institute for Public Policy Research. Fairly comprehensive in scope, it covers the entire spectrum of housing from the bottom end to the top. Yet the focus is not so much financial, as social and economic.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280666.html

Ndaitwah to Lead 40-Member Group

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 11:01
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will lead a 40-member delegation to the 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 17) in Durban, South Africa next month.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280577.html

ECN Commissioner's Qualification Questioned

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:41
IT is not clear what steps will be taken against newly appointed commissioner of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Rodney Guiseb, for allegedly lying about his qualification.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280548.html

Food for Work Scheme 'Fundamentally Flawed'

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:41
THE food-for-work programme implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to help hundreds of people making a living from dumpsites is failing.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280547.html

WBO Awards Tobias Again

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:41
NESTOR 'Sunshine' Tobias on Wednesday won the WBO Africa Promoter of the Year award for the second successive year.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280545.html

Government Wants Investigation Into Gaddafi Killing

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:04
DEPUTY Foreign Affairs Minister Peya Mushelenga says Namibia is in support of the United Nations Human Rights Commission's call for the establishment of an international commission of inquiry into the death of Libya's deposed leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280360.html

Zim Pharmacist Wins Work Permit Order

Submitted by AA Namibia on Fri, 28/10/2011 - 10:04
THE Ministry of Home Affairs must issue an employment permit to a Zimbabwean pharmacist who was told to leave Namibia two weeks ago, it was ordered in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201110280359.html