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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
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 SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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NEWS - AFRICA
| 2013-07-23
Mali presidencial race hots up
BAMAKO - Mali goes to the polls next week to pick a new president for the first time since a military coup last year toppled a regime once held up as a beacon of democracy in troubled west Africa.
The July 28 poll is seen as crucial to reuniting a country riven by conflict during an 18-month political crisis that saw French forces intervene to push out Islamist rebels who had seized the north.
One woman will go head-to-head with 27 men, with the front-runners including a fierce critic of last year’s military coup and a former prime minister and leader of parliament.
The new head-of-state will have a daunting in-tray in a country stagnating economically, deserted by tourists and foreign investors, plagued by unemployment and still threatened by an Islamist insurgency.
Among the favourites is Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a prime minister from 1994 to 2000 who founded his own party, the Rally for Mali, in 2001.
The 68-year-old, known to friends and foes alike as IBK, will be hoping it is third time lucky, having missed out in a 2002 poll marred by suspect voting and then losing by a landslide in 2007 to Amadou Toumani Toure.
Considered a political big-hitter, IBK has also served a five-year term as President of the National Assembly of Mali, between his two tilts at the presidency.
One of the few candidates with an active Twitter account, IBK updates his 1 700 followers daily with photos and videos and election slogans.
“Yes, my dear compatriots, the choice is clear. That’s why my message to the Malian people is also clear: Mali first! Mali first! Mali first!” he said in a recent dispatch from the campaign trail.
Observers believe IBK’s biggest rival is Soumaila Cisse, 63, who fled Bamako after being injured by supporters of the military coup of March 2012.
A no-nonsense enforcer in the regime of ex-head-of-state Alpha Oumar Konare and a former president of the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, Cisse has called for a “clearing of the junta” from the political scene.- Nampa-AFP
The July 28 poll is seen as crucial to reuniting a country riven by conflict during an 18-month political crisis that saw French forces intervene to push out Islamist rebels who had seized the north.
One woman will go head-to-head with 27 men, with the front-runners including a fierce critic of last year’s military coup and a former prime minister and leader of parliament.
The new head-of-state will have a daunting in-tray in a country stagnating economically, deserted by tourists and foreign investors, plagued by unemployment and still threatened by an Islamist insurgency.
Among the favourites is Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a prime minister from 1994 to 2000 who founded his own party, the Rally for Mali, in 2001.
The 68-year-old, known to friends and foes alike as IBK, will be hoping it is third time lucky, having missed out in a 2002 poll marred by suspect voting and then losing by a landslide in 2007 to Amadou Toumani Toure.
Considered a political big-hitter, IBK has also served a five-year term as President of the National Assembly of Mali, between his two tilts at the presidency.
One of the few candidates with an active Twitter account, IBK updates his 1 700 followers daily with photos and videos and election slogans.
“Yes, my dear compatriots, the choice is clear. That’s why my message to the Malian people is also clear: Mali first! Mali first! Mali first!” he said in a recent dispatch from the campaign trail.
Observers believe IBK’s biggest rival is Soumaila Cisse, 63, who fled Bamako after being injured by supporters of the military coup of March 2012.
A no-nonsense enforcer in the regime of ex-head-of-state Alpha Oumar Konare and a former president of the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, Cisse has called for a “clearing of the junta” from the political scene.- Nampa-AFP
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