Dear Mr.Steinmann
An article in which you predicted my DEMISE (DEMISE OF ENTREPRENEUR MBOK) is a viscous attempt at a character assassination. This article is defamation in its purest form; you have irrevocably damaged family name.

That article is posted on your website for the whole world to see and I had the displeasure of an angry aunt asking me what the article is about. Your article makes me a paedophile in talking of me having sex with an under age girl, I know this was not an omission but a deliberate attempt to vilify me. Allegations are not indicative of criminal convictions or a man's character. I don't know where you got your information from but the woman is not under age and was not at the time when we dated and I object to this lie as printed on the Internet as it now. I respectfully ask that you verify the information again this time from a credible source (court records) and immediately stop damaging my name making me out to be a paedophile, I will not accept an apology as it will do little to change what you have done, you know what the age of consent is in Namibia by writing under age you are insinuating that the girl was under 18. Daniel you cant get away with this in court. All I am asking you is to stop I don't have money to waste in court battles right now my acquittal will speak for itself. I am accused of very vicious things but would you believe me if I said that it is all lies? The courts will vindicate me. The statute of limitation gives me three years to take action against the Namibia Economist and yourself I reserve my rights. After verification please immediately remove the Internet article.
Your prediction of my demise is a wish that will never come true, I have been in business 17 years I did not start in 2003, you would be surprised to know that I work with people who know me and know the truth and have the power to support me against any thing you people throw at me.
Regards
signed
Antoine “Tony” MBOK,
P O Box 22506,
Windhoek,
Tel: 061 303 008 / 081 3062741
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Letter published verbatim.
There was no edition of the Economist on 19 December 2007. An article under the indicated headline appeared in the 12 October 2007 edition. - Ed.