July 2012

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Ontario house a honey pit

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 08:00
Honey

A Varney, Ontario, woman didn’t realise the extent her little house has been taken over by bees until cracks appeared in the ceiling and honey began to drip about two weeks ago. Read more about Ontario house a honey pit

Stop calling yourselves marginalised

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 07:59
RUACANA NAMPA
The chief of a traditional authority has called on communities which are referred to as marginalised not to take pride in such status accorded to them but rather focus on educational development.
The Chief of the Zemba Traditional Authority Jonas Tjikulya

The chief of the Zemba Traditional Authority Jonas Tjikulya has called on communities which are referred to as marginalised not to take pride in such status accorded to them. Read more about Stop calling yourselves marginalised

Matongo elected new Secretary of SPEC

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 07:58
ONGWEDIVA NAMPA
The new secretary of the Swapo Party Elders’ Council says the Namibian nation is at the top of his list of priorities.
Fredrick Matongo

The fifth congress of the Swapo Party Elders’ Council (SPEC), which ended at Ongwediva on Sunday, elected Colonel Fredrick Matongo as the council’s new secretary. Read more about Matongo elected new Secretary of SPEC

SA’s major pyramid scheme exposed

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 07:00
PIETERMARITZBURG THE MERCURY
The South African Reserve Bank swooped on key players in a pyramid scheme that has netted N$265m, The Mercury reported.
The South African Reserve Bank

In the continuing crackdown on what is said to be SA’s biggest pyramid scheme - with estimates of more than 100 promoters and 1 million “investors” participating at any one time - the South African Reserve Bank has pounced on several key players, seizing documents and assets.

Travel Ventures International (TVI) was deemed unlawful by the bank in 2011. It appointed attorney Johan Kruger as an inspector to investigate and take action against the multilevel marketing venture which, it alleges, is operating as a bank, contrary to the law. Read more about SA’s major pyramid scheme exposed

Security guards still mistreated

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 06:59
WINDHOEK NAMPA
A damning report detailing extremely poor working conditions of security guards was made public recently.
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
security guards of a local firm demonstrate

Security guards working in the Caprivi Region are worse o than their peers in the rest of the country as the maximum salary paid to guards in that region is N$200. Read more about Security guards still mistreated

UGANDA BANS PHYSICAL CONTACT AS VIRUS REACHES CAPITAL

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 06:58
KAMPALA NAMPA/AFP
Uganda’s president yesterday banned all physical contact after a victim of a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus was reported in the capital Kampala for the first time.
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni

“The Ministry of Health are tracing all the people who have had contact with the victims,” Yoweri Museveni said in a state broadcast, adding that 14 people had died in total since Ebola broke out in western Uganda three weeks ago.

Two cases have since been reported in the capital, with one victim reported dead in Kampala’s Mulago Hospital, he said, calling on people not to shake hands to avoid the spread of the killer virus. Read more about UGANDA BANS PHYSICAL CONTACT AS VIRUS REACHES CAPITAL

Low cost bank accounts for low-income earners

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 06:58
WINDHOEK STAFF REPORTER
Bank Windhoek launched its EasySave transaction account in 2006 as the first low-cost bank account in Namibia, making banking accessible to low-income earners and inclusive of the previously unbanked population.
Christo de Vries, Managing Director of Bank Windhoek.

The Bank of Namibia requires all banks in Namibia to launch and implement a Basic Bank Account before October 31, for individuals earning N$2 000 or less per month. Read more about Low cost bank accounts for low-income earners

Swazi king, wives on London, Vegas jaunt

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2012-07-31 06:57
MBABANE IOL
Just days after concluding a five-day official visit to Namibia, King Mswati III of Swaziland has reportedly jetted off for a lavish trip to Europe and the US with his many wives.
King Mswati III of Swaziland

Restricted Swazi media are self-censoring news of King Mswati’s latest lavish trip abroad. But international reports on the international shopping spree and vacation by the king and his many wives to London and Las Vegas are being circulated widely by political dissidents.

“Pre-revolutionary France had one Marie Antoinette. Swaziland has 13,” said Sihle Simelane, a political activist. Read more about Swazi king, wives on London, Vegas jaunt

No asylum plans for Assad - Russia

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2012-07-30 13:02
MOSCOW NAMPA/REUTERS
Russia has made no agreement to grant Syrian President Bashar Assad asylum and is “not even thinking about” doing so, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
IN THE COLD: Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The remarks fell short of a statement that Russia would not consider taking in Assad, but were among Moscow’s strongest indications yet that it is not planning to do so. Read more about No asylum plans for Assad - Russia

Libya’s poor mark Ramadan in rubble

Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2012-07-30 12:57
TRIPOLI NAMPA/AFP
Once a military base for operations during Kaddafi’s regime, the Aziziya military compound has now turned into a place of no fear with residents who occupy it say they now live without fear, whilst celebrating the month of Ramadan.
AS KADDAFI’S DEMISE HAS LED TO A FEARLESS LIFE
Libya’s poor mark Ramadan in rubble

Dozens of Libya’s poor are celebrating the country’s first free Ramadan since the ouster of Muammer Kaddafi in the shattered remains of the late dictator’s infamous Bab Al-Aziziya military compound.

“We can’t believe that we have a home and are celebrating Ramadan in a place that was once completely out of bounds,” says one of them, Surur Rabti.

The vast military complex was Kaddafi’s main base of operations until NATO-backed rebel forces stormed it on August 23, 2011 in a decisive battle for the capital. It is now a giant field of gutted structures, trash and debris. Read more about Libya’s poor mark Ramadan in rubble

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