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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6881 FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Namibians rejoice as Covid-19 Group of voters on their “long State of Emergency lapses Namibia’s Covid-19 State of Emergency is over. Proclamation 9, that brought the State of Emergency into being on 17 March 2020, has lapsed at midnight last night and has not been extended. President Hage Geingob made this announcement at State House in Windhoek during a televised address to the nation yesterday afternoon at 15:00. Namibians woke up to a free country again this morning, with no more restrictions in place against the Covid-19 pandemic that has so far led to the death of 108 people and infected a total of 9964 people since mid-March this year. President Geingob did indicate though that new measures will be announced in due course to ensure Namibians stay safe against the transmission of the Coronavirus and its deadly form, Covid-19. For more details, consult the Namib Times profile on Facebook.
VAT issues when buying or selling a business
Sharlien Tjambari
As the supplementary voters registration concluded on Tuesday, the majority of coastal residents have a story to tell of long waiting in queues to get registered, frustrations with voters registration personnel of the Electoral Commission of Namibia pitching up late, sometimes by several hours, at registration points.
lines of credit and racked up significant debt in their name,” said Burger. Follow these tips to protect yourself against fraud and identity theft. Never click on a link or provide your sensitive information: Phishing is a major part of identity theft and fraud, warned Burger. “You'll get an official-looking email from a bank or other organisation, offering you information or asking you to verify some aspect of your account. Don't do it. No reputable company will ever ask to verify details by clicking on a link in an email,” she said. Stick to legitimate sites for online shopping: The restrictions in movement have resulted in a surge in online shopping, as people look to buy everything from groceries to books to airtime. “Check that there's an 'https' in the web address and an icon of a locked padlock on the left side of the URL. The 's' stands for secure and means the site can be trusted. Don't just click on links in mails offering you 'toogood-to-be-true' deals: check it out first,” said Burger.
One group of prospective voters with a story to tell, is people who arrived at the Moonlight Resort at Nonidas before 08:00 on Monday (14 September) to register to vote. Some were first registrations and others had to re-submit applications to be able to participate in the local authority elections. Some were at Moonlight Resort well before 08:00. Braving the cold everyone settled in for the wait. Some sitting on camping chairs, others pacing up and down and some standing in the queue, faces expressing resolve to register and to vote. Hopes were soon dashed. They were informed the ECN's staff will only be at the registration point at noon to start the registration process. They were held up at Goanikontes. Where under normal circumstances people would pack up and go, this group decided they will not be discouraged. No returning home and despite the comfort, they will wait for the ECN-staff to arrive and they will register. “Bring on rain, hail or frostbite. I will register because I want to vote for change. “The mission for change starts here”, remarked people When the ECN's staff arrived, people were glad the process was moving forward. But, once again it was clear that the big wait has actually now only started. At a snail's pace people were assisted. Later in the day, temperatures started to drop. Some were in the queue for as long as eight hours and more. Judging the slow pace at which people were ushered into the registration room and the many hours that pass before they emerge again, people knew and were resolved to brave the “big wait”. And Monday afternoon became Monday night. Monday night became early Tuesday morning. And still people refused to give in to the temptation of turning around and go home. “The mission for
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President Hage Geingob
Covid-19 related scams on the increase - Beware! Global information and insights company TransUnion has warned Namibians to be on their guard against COVID-19-related scams, with criminals taking advantage of the financially vulnerable and people looking for information about the pandemic to defraud them or steal their personal details. Lara Burger, Country Manager of TransUnion Namibia, said cybercriminals were using the pandemic as a screen for their activities, sending emails and text messages from seemingly legitimate organisations with information about COVID-19 or financial improvement schemes. In the past few months, fraudsters have been active on social media and public platforms to try and hook unsuspecting individuals. Once people click on the links in emails or text messages, they unknowingly download software which allows criminals to take control of their devices and access their personal information and financial data, which could lead to identity theft. On websites, they are scammed into buying fake or non-existent products, or investing into fake property purchases or employment offers. There has also been a sharp rise in the fraudulent offers to 'fix' negative credit reports, said Burger. “Identity theft is a huge problem in Namibia. The problem with this type of crime is that victims only find out about the theft months later, by which time fraudsters would have obtained false
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