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Namibia Katılım Kasım 2016
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@europa @MbuyiseniNdlozi So sad, may her soul rest in eternal peace 🙏🏽
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🇿🇦 A 35-year-old labour law attorney, Chinette Gallichan, was shot dead in broad daylight outside the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) offices in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday morning.
She had just arrived for a case when a man approached her as she exited her vehicle and opened fire at close range before fleeing to a waiting car.
Gallichan was reportedly representing a well-known mining company in a dispute involving retrenched workers seeking compensation.
Nothing was stolen, and early indications suggest a targeted hit.
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When an investor buys a Namibian government bond, they are lending money to the state in exchange for regular interest payments, called coupons, and the return of their full principal when the bond matures. The government is legally obligated to honour both. This makes them one of the lowest-risk instruments available in any market.
Namibia currently has over 10 active government bonds in circulation, managed and auctioned by the @BankofNamibia Namibia on behalf of the Treasury. They fall into two categories.
The first is fixed rate bonds, known as the GC series. These include the GC27, GC28, GC30, GC32, GC35, GC37, GC40, GC43, GC45, GC48 and GC50, named after their respective maturity years. The GC32 for example pays a fixed coupon of 9.00% per annum, regardless of where interest rates or inflation move. The longer-dated bonds, stretching out to GC50, reflect a deliberate extension of the yield curve by the Namibian government in recent years to finance long-term infrastructure.
The minimum investment to access these through the primary market is typically N$50,000, though the Bank of Namibia is exploring lower barriers for future retail-specific products.
The second category is inflation-linked bonds, known as the GI series. Namibia currently has two, the GI27 and GI33. These pay a lower nominal coupon but the principal adjusts with inflation over time, meaning the actual Namibia Dollar value of each payment grows year on year. For investors concerned about the purchasing power of their savings, these bonds serve a different function from their fixed rate counterparts.
The next coupon payday for Namibian bond investors is 15 April 2026. Holders of the GI27 and GI33 will receive their annual coupon payment on that date, with the Bank of Namibia set to distribute a combined N$127.5 million to investors across both instruments.
For context, the total nominal value of government bonds outstanding in Namibia now runs into the billions of N$, with participation from institutional investors, pension funds, and increasingly, retail investors as the Bank of Namibia works toward lowering entry barriers through future retail bond instruments.
This is not financial advice nor a sponsored post. erastuskalengier@gmail.com

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The fine-tuning argument for God fails for these core reasons:
1. No probability measure
We have no justified way to assign probabilities to possible values of physical constants. Claims like “1 in 10¹²⁰” are meaningless without a defined sample space and prior. It’s numerology, not math.
2. Theism doesn’t predict this tuning
An omnipotent God could create observers in countless ways—spiritual realms, different physics, no tuning at all. The specific, baroque constants we see aren’t especially likely under theism. Bayesian likelihood ratio ≈ 1 or worse.
3. Observer selection effect suffices
We can only exist in life-permitting universes. In any large enough ensemble of possibilities, observers are automatically confined to the tiny compatible subset. No designer needed—just conditional probability.
4. Tuning may be illusory
Current constants look fine-tuned because we’re using an effective theory. Deeper laws (string theory, asymptotic safety, etc.) could explain them naturally, as relativity once explained apparent tuning in gravity.
5. It overreaches
If improbability implies design, then God must also be invoked for the extreme over-tuning (e.g., entropy 1 in 10¹⁰¹²³) and for carbon-based life specifically. This multiplies mysteries without explanatory gain.
Bottom line: Fine-tuning is evidence our theories are incomplete—not evidence for God. The argument mixes undefined probabilities, ignores selection effects, and assumes theism predicts our universe better than naturalism does. It doesn’t survive contact with serious probability or physics.
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@CuriosityonX "The first sip from the glass of natural sciences will make you an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you."
— Werner Heisenberg, Father of Quantum Physics
God created the universe!
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Last Friday, I met with the Hon. Minister of Home Affairs Iipumbu and NAMPOL Inspector General Shikongo to transfer US$2M in advanced U.S. forensic technology to NAMPOL’s Forensic Science Institute.
I reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to support Namibia’s efforts to strengthen its legal and regulatory frameworks to combat illegal trafficking of timber and wildlife to ensure that lawful trade prevails over criminal enterprise.
I encouraged my team and our Namibian counterparts to make #USNamLawEnforcementCooperation part of our everyday operations. Together, we can build a safer, more secure, and more prosperous future for both our nations.
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/38jhbj6z
#USinNamibia #CounterWildlifeTrafficking @TheJusticeDept @StateINL @ForceNampol @ACCNamibia @MHAINamibia @esaamlg #SARPCCO @MinistryofEnvi2 @forestservice @NamRA_org_na
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@BongiWaAtchar Bonded leather, large print, NKJV, zipper, book indicators, white pages, with maps.
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Illegal timber trafficking isn’t solely an environmental issue - it’s organized crime.
Yesterday, I transferred key equipment for Namibia’s Wood Identification & Screening Center to Hon. Minister Lucia Iipumbu and Inspector General Joseph Shikongo.
With $2M in advanced U.S. forensic technology, Namibia now has the only law-enforcement agency in Africa with this capability to identify illegally trafficked timber and disrupt criminal networks.
Strong enforcement protects natural resources, legitimate trade, and economic security.
#LawEnforcementCooperation #CounterWildlifeTrafficking #USinNamibia @TheJusticeDept @StateINL @ForceNampol @ACCNamibia @MHAINamibia @esaamlg #SARPCCO @MinistryofEnvi2 @forestservice @NamRA_org_na @USDA




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