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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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SPORT - RUGBY
| 2013-07-22
Brumbies to play Bulls, Chiefs host Crusaders
COME HERE...Coenie Oosthuizen (right)of the Cheetahs tackles Brumbies'George Smith during their Super Rugby playoff yesterday.
SYDNEY - The winners of 13 championships will fight out next weekend’s Super 15 semi-finals after two-time winner ACT Brumbies squeezed through to the last four yesterday.
Australia’s Brumbies clung on for a 15-13 victory after a sideline conversion attempt by Central Cheetahs fly-half Riaan Smit hit an upright after the full-time siren in Canberra, while the seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders dominated the Queensland Reds 38-9 in the other qualifier in Christchurch on Saturday.
Australia’s Brumbies clung on for a 15-13 victory after a sideline conversion attempt by Central Cheetahs fly-half Riaan Smit hit an upright after the full-time siren in Canberra, while the seven-time champions Canterbury Crusaders dominated the Queensland Reds 38-9 in the other qualifier in Christchurch on Saturday.
The Brumbies, winners in 2001 and 2004, will have to make the long trip to take on triple champions Northern Bulls in Pretoria next Saturday, while holders Waikato Chiefs host the Crusaders in the other all-New Zealand semi-final in Hamilton.
The Cheetahs came desperately close to taking the Canberra playoff into extra time when substitute winger Rayno Benjamin crossed in the left corner, giving Smit a kick from the sideline to level the scores after the full-time siren.
But Smit’s kick swerved into the left upright to end the Cheetahs’ Super 15 campaign, while the Brumbies lived on to fight for another week.
It was further heartbreak for the Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs, who have still to win after six trips to Canberra, but they have lost their last two games in the national capital by a point and now two points.
The Cheetahs scored the only tries of a gruelling battle through centre Johann Sadie and Benjamin, while Smit landed just one penalty from four kicks at goal.
The Brumbies’ points all came from penalties, with Wallaby back Christian Lealiifano landing four from six and scrum-half Nic White succeeding with a long-range attempt.
Meanwhile, the formidable Crusaders stormed into the last four with a commanding four-try victory over the 2011 winners Queensland Reds.
The Crusaders, with All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw returning from a rugby sabbatical for his first game of the season, scored two tries in each half as they stepped up their drive for an eighth Super crown and shattered the Reds hopes of a second.
They made no secret in the build up to the game they were still hurting from their 18-13 final defeat to the Reds two years ago and their determination for revenge was evident from the start.
Their all-All Blacks forward pack gained dominance early in the set piece, holes were found in the Reds midfield and a blitz opening had the Crusaders up 10-0 within 10 minutes.
The expected showdown between fly-halves and likely Test rivals Daniel Carter and Quade Cooper was a non event.Carter was the maestro conductor who dictated the direction of the frantic-paced Crusaders game, while Cooper was content to play a distributor’s role and seldom took on the gain line.
It has been 14 years since the Reds last won in Christchurch and their chances of arresting that losing streak looked remote from the opening minute.
-Nampa-AFP
The Cheetahs came desperately close to taking the Canberra playoff into extra time when substitute winger Rayno Benjamin crossed in the left corner, giving Smit a kick from the sideline to level the scores after the full-time siren.
But Smit’s kick swerved into the left upright to end the Cheetahs’ Super 15 campaign, while the Brumbies lived on to fight for another week.
It was further heartbreak for the Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs, who have still to win after six trips to Canberra, but they have lost their last two games in the national capital by a point and now two points.
The Cheetahs scored the only tries of a gruelling battle through centre Johann Sadie and Benjamin, while Smit landed just one penalty from four kicks at goal.
The Brumbies’ points all came from penalties, with Wallaby back Christian Lealiifano landing four from six and scrum-half Nic White succeeding with a long-range attempt.
Meanwhile, the formidable Crusaders stormed into the last four with a commanding four-try victory over the 2011 winners Queensland Reds.
The Crusaders, with All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw returning from a rugby sabbatical for his first game of the season, scored two tries in each half as they stepped up their drive for an eighth Super crown and shattered the Reds hopes of a second.
They made no secret in the build up to the game they were still hurting from their 18-13 final defeat to the Reds two years ago and their determination for revenge was evident from the start.
Their all-All Blacks forward pack gained dominance early in the set piece, holes were found in the Reds midfield and a blitz opening had the Crusaders up 10-0 within 10 minutes.
The expected showdown between fly-halves and likely Test rivals Daniel Carter and Quade Cooper was a non event.Carter was the maestro conductor who dictated the direction of the frantic-paced Crusaders game, while Cooper was content to play a distributor’s role and seldom took on the gain line.
It has been 14 years since the Reds last won in Christchurch and their chances of arresting that losing streak looked remote from the opening minute.
-Nampa-AFP
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