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Month: December 2011

The rise and rise of Uanguta

Bank of Namibia governor, Ipumbu Shiimi recently announced the appointment of Ebson Uanguta to the position of deputy governor with effect from 1 January 2012. Uanguta takes over from long serving civil servant, Paul Hartmann...

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GIPF increases disability income benefits

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has approved a 10% increase in disability income benefits. This increase is backdated to 1 April 2011 and will be implemented by February next year. GIPF made this announcement at...

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Namrights on human rights

Namibia is an upper middle-income nation, owing to its estimated GDP per capita ranging between USD1800 and USD6400. Nonetheless, with one of the highest Gini-coefficients in the world, ranging between 0.6 and 0.713, the country...

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Take action, dont just investigate

Dear sir,The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is dismayed and indeed very disturbed by the manner in which Prison Services is handling deputy commissioner Tuhafeni Hangula’s alleged criminal behaviour. Hangula allegedly...

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Road accidents claim more lives

Statistics released by the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA Fund) showed that 16 people have died on Namibian roads in the past 14 days, while 279 people sustained moderate to serious injuries in the 123 accidents recorded from...

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