Day: November 9, 2021

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Standard Bank enabled UnionPay contactless payments across South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Standard Bank South Africa (SBSA) and UnionPay International (UPI) jointly announced that Standard Bank point-of-sale devices have been enabled for UnionPay contactless payment. The cooperation is a strategic move from UPI that follows the surging trend of the global contactless payment industry and accelerates the development of international mobile […]

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Namibia bows out of T20 gracefully

The captain of Namibia’s senior cricket team, Gerhard Erasmus, says his team did not disappoint at the ongoing T20 World Cup, despite bowing out of the tournament following their 9-wicket defeat to India on Monday. Speaking after the match, Erasmus said while as a team they had not reflected on their journey so far, he believed they played good cricket.

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Woman arrested for stealing 25 goats

A woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly stealing and slaughtering 25 goats that belonged to her neighbour at Siurungu village in the Kavango West Region. The Namibian Police Force’s Crime Investigations Coordinator for the Kavango West Region, Deputy Commissioner Abner Agas, said the woman, an Angolan national, allegedly stole the goats between July and November 2021 this year. According

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COVID-19: Namibia records nine new cases, one death

Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula has announced that Namibia on Monday recorded nine new COVID-19 cases, and one death, bringing total deaths in the country to 3 564. In an update Tuesday, Shangula said the new cases are part of 650 samples representing a 1.4 per cent positivity ratio, with a gender distribution of five males

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KWRC wants funds for mitigation of disasters decentralised

The Kavango West Regional Council (KWRC) said funds mitigating disasters should be decentralised to all 14 regions. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Senior Public Relations Officer Tenga Salomo said KWRC is concerned over the mitigating strategies of disasters in the region that are facilitated by the National Disaster Risk Management Directorate in the Prime Minister’s Office when it involves

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Man arrested for allegedly forcing employee to undress granted bail

Chinese national Li Bailong who was arrested for allegedly ordering an employee to take off her uniform in full view of customers at his shop in Windhoek’s Chinatown shopping complex, was on Tuesday granted bail of N.dollars 1 000. Li made his first court appearance in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court before magistrate Johannes Shuuveni who granted him bail of N.dollars

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Front Row

Faizal-lee Tjivava (19) Kudus Rugby Club, Mandy Hansen (24) UNAM Rugby Club, Elzane-Lee Basson (21) UNAM Rugby Club, Rhevonne de Klerk (19) OHK Huskies Rugby Club, Lourencia Rooinasie (27) Wanderers Rugby Club, Rene Tjijorokisa (23) Grootfontein Rugby Club. Second Row Tammy Roodt (19) Kudus Rugby Club, Mandie van Staden (29) Wanderers Rugby Club, Latisha Matheus (26) UNAM Rugby Club. Loose

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Nghipunya pocketed N.dollars 15 million over three years

Judge Shafimana Ueitele on Tuesday pushed bail-seeking ex-Fishcor boss Mike Nghipunya into a corner, to come clear and explain who the N.dollars 15 million he paid through local law firms were intended for and what ‘governmental objectives quotas’ which he oversaw benefited. The funds were aimed to bankroll the ruling Swapo Party’s intraparty congress in 2017, Nghipunya told Ueitele, who

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Teachers and youth reluctant to get vaxxed: Itope

Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope has expressed disappointment in teachers and young people who he said have been reluctant to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The governor at the regional COVID-19 media briefing at Swakopmund on Tuesday said: “We want to continue urging them to get vaccinated because it is important for themselves and their loved ones. Furthermore, we are still

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OANDA partners with CONVRS to revolutionise account opening process

LONDON, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A global leader in online multi-asset trading services, currency data and analytics, OANDA has partnered with personalised customer engagement platform, CONVRS to enhance the account opening process and better engage with clients. Under the partnership, prospective traders in the emerging markets can now open a demo account direct from a wide range […]

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G&W Electric Announces All New Teros™ Recloser for High Speed Fault Isolation

The all-new smart solution improves grid reliability, resiliency, mitigates outage risks and easily integrates into existing electrical grids BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — G&W Electric, a global supplier of electric power equipment since 1905, today announced the launch of its Teros™ Recloser which is available for markets outside the U.S. and Canada. Capable […]

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