Submitted by NamibianSun101 on Thu, 2013-05-23 08:24
Venturing onto the internet and socialising there is no joke.
Just ask the loved ones of Jette Jacobs, 67, from Western Australia, who was found dead in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February after meeting an online scammer.
Australian police have identified 22 other fraud victims in six countries who were sending money, via Western Union, to Jette Jacobs' love interest, 'Jesse Omokoh'.
She sent millions of dollars to 'Omokoh', and maybe others. Read more about Death by internet
Submitted by NamibianSun101 on Thu, 2013-05-23 08:24
Nam Guptagate
Thank you for your article on the 12 South African planes that landed in Ondangwa. We will not be disrespected in our own country by so-called awareness campaigners with hidden agendas. If such an action was done in the United States of America SA it would be considered an act of terrorism. They must go and lick their wounds and shut the hell up. Kudos to the police for their swift action. Read more about Say it
Submitted by NamibianSun101 on Wed, 2013-05-22 09:35
The term 'resource curse' refers to the sad, but true reality that countries with an abundance of minerals and fuels tend to suffer economically and show less development than countries with little or no natural resources.
According to research, there are many reasons cited for this, including a decline in the competitiveness of other economic sectors, the unpredictability of revenues because of global market swings, the negligent management of resources and corruption. Read more about Lifting the 'resource curse'
