<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div id="yiv1609053673"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><blockquote style="border:none;padding:0px;"><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_209">Whoever is going to look after .africa must have credibility and good standing in the community. This issue was actually raised by "Ms Lerato" some time back about someone who supposedly Had a conflict of interest.</span></div></blockquote><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0,
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font-size:13.600000381469727px;">A COI issue to be raised should have had nothing to do with who should "look after a .africa registry" but individuals who are holding particular position and whose decision may be compromised as a result of their vested interest in the outcome of a .africa registry. So you should not mix apples and oranges for one.</span></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:13.600000381469727px;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_542"><br></span></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span
style="background-color:transparent;font-size:13.600000381469727px;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_537">The rest of your comments are you personal views. </span><span id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_427" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:13.600000381469727px;">Y</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:13.600000381469727px;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_547">our long standing views that DCA was/never/or should not be part of your community, so to not award it a .africa registry is well known on this list, h</span><span id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_490" style="background-color:transparent;font-size:13.600000381469727px;">ence, no need to suddenly draw DCA in your community. </span><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial,
helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color:transparent;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_525"><br></span></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size:13.600000381469727px;background-color:transparent;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_427">I am sure DCA is capable of establishing its credibility and good standing in its own community without asking your biased opinion.</span></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.600000381469727px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-style:normal;" class="yui_3_7_2_18_1354627634109_64"><span style="font-size:13.600000381469727px;background-color:transparent;"> </span></div><div
id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color:transparent;"><span style="background-color:transparent;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_552"><span style="font-size:13.600000381469727px;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_577">Finally, your statement "since the intention was to deliberately mislead the community" is a serious allegation, whoever you think my identity is. </span></span></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size:13.600000381469727px;background-color:transparent;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_558"><br></span></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_49" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"> --Lerato Ma</div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_130" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><blockquote style="border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(16, 16, 255);padding-left:5px;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_76"> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_118"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_119" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_161"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_154"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_561">From:</span></b> Badru Ntege <badru.ntege@nftconsult.com><br> <b><span
style="font-weight:bold;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_564">To:</span></b> "<africann@afrinic.net>" <africann@afrinic.net> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_567">Cc:</span></b> "africann@afrinic.net" <africann@afrinic.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_570">Sent:</span></b> Monday, December 3, 2012 8:00 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_573">Subject:</span></b> Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] The Google campaign – An ITU view<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv1609053673"><div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_164">Dr Yassin</div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_168"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_171">Behind policies and guidebooks we have individuals, and let's not gloss over this issue. Whoever is going to look after .africa must have credibility and good standing in the community. This issue was actually raised by "Ms Lerato" some time back about someone who supposedly Had a conflict of interest.</div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_173"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_176">Now when we are training leadership we say that credibility is made up of two components. Character and Competence. Where character represents integrity and intent. If the discussion about people hiding behind different names is proved to be right I would think that the score on both integrity and intent are in
the negative. Since the intention was to deliberately
mislead the community. </div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_439"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_442">Competency points to results and capabilities here again I will say that DCA have failed to demonstrate capability to operate a resource on behalf of the African community.</div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_444"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_447">Just like you I think we have all been Mislead. </div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_458"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_461">Regards</div><div><div><span class="yiv1609053673Apple-style-span" style="" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_462"><br></span></div></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_466"><br>On 4 Dec 2012, at 02:26, "Dr Yassin Mshana" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ymshana2003@gmail.com" target="_blank"
href="mailto:ymshana2003@gmail.com">ymshana2003@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite" style=""><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_586"> Oga Nii,<div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_589"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_592">My Organisation is AFRICA -- which organisation are you enlisting me to? </div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_594"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_597">Have you somehow divided Africans? My long support of DCA before the .africa saga (sad) started should not make me change mid-air due to negative campaigns going on. I am aligned to good causes through Policies in place not individuals opinions. </div>
<div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_599"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_602">I do not see any quick sand unless one puts me on it which is my liking - I walking on Fairness and the Truth - no favour no fear when i promote Africa.</div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_604"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_607">I would not like to be in a position to defend any ill dealings at any stage - to me it is better to remain objective and simple and to sere where I can make difference without complications (deceits) which some individuals are trying to untangle themselves from. There is a place for that in cheap politics....? </div>
<div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_609"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_612">Kind regards</div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_614"><br></div><div id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_617">Yassin <br><br><div class="yiv1609053673gmail_quote" id="yiv1609053673yui_3_7_2_19_1354589940452_620">On 3 December 2012 15:09, Nii Narku Quaynor <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:quaynor@ghana.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:quaynor@ghana.com">quaynor@ghana.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On Dec 3, 2012, at 14:08, Dr Yassin Mshana <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ymshana2003@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ymshana2003@gmail.com">ymshana2003@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> NEXT: The Guidebook did not allow for such 'name calling' and 'rumbling' taking place for .africa; it does not say that some individuals may consult with Governments to discredit any organisations.....<br>
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</div>You are walking on quick sand on this as your organization's website/articles are full of these story telling aka "say no" slogan packed with enough juicy lies about different people including leading professional, ministers of state etc<br>
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