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The Namibian
Tue 13 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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| 2013-07-23
Mickelson Open win praised by rivals
GULLANE - Phil Mickelson’s win in the British Open at Muirfield on Sunday drew praise from fellow golfers starting with Justin Rose, who denied the American in his home Open last month.
The Englishman edged out 43-year-old Mickelson at Merion Golf Club to hand him a record sixth runner-up finish in the US Open, a result that left him in some despair.
He also defeated Mickelson in singles at last year’s Ryder Cup in Chicago, a win that went a long way to inspiring Europe’s magnificent final day comeback to retain the trophy.
“Really pleased for Phil... I feel good for him especially after all the courtesy and sportsmanship he showed me at Ryder Cup and US Open,” Rose, who missed the cut at Muirfield, said on his Twitter site.
Luke Donald, who also failed to make it through to the weekend, said on Twitter it was “Easy to see why Phil is so liked and admired - he just personifies class, and one helluva golfer too”
Donald also paid tribute on Twitter to Mickelson’s caddie Jim ‘Bones’ MacKay, who has been with the Californian throughout his career.
“Phil & Bones are the best player/caddy partnership in golf. It’s hard to last as long as they have 2gether yet they have done it w/ ease.”
MacKay was near to tears after Mickelson clinched the famous win and said that it held a very special place in both their careers.
“He did seem to be really at peace today and very confident with what was going on. To go from where he was to the top of the leader board he was very calm. He knew he was putting great and putting himself into a position to succeed out there,” he told the BBC.
“I think it ranks right up there among his previous wins. I love the Masters but I love the British Open, especially in Scotland. It means the world, for me as his caddie at least, to win - it’s very special.”
Keegan Bradley, the young American who has formed a close bond with Mickelson through their being paired together in the Ryder Cup, said that Mickelson’s final round of 66 at Muirfield on Sunday had been worthy of a winner.
“66 from Phil today is ridiculous. Best golf I’ve ever seen,” he tweeted.
Nick Faldo, who won two of his three British Opens at Muirfield and who played this year at the age of 56, but also missed the cut, also had words of praise for the American.
“Congrats Phil, welcome to the @The_Open Muirfield unofficial Champions Club,” he tweeted.
There was admiration from long-time rival Tiger Woods, who started the day with high hopes of a 15th major title, but was left in the wake of Mickelson’s back nine surge of 32.
Asked if he gained any solace from the fact that Mickelson had gone out and shot low to win The Open rather than him blowing it, Woods replied: “Well I think if it does (make me) feel any better, it’s that that Phil got to 3 (under par).
“If he would have posted 1 it would have been a different story. I think a lot of us would be a little more ticked than we are now. But he posted 3. That’s a hell of a number.”
-Nampa-AFP
The Englishman edged out 43-year-old Mickelson at Merion Golf Club to hand him a record sixth runner-up finish in the US Open, a result that left him in some despair.
He also defeated Mickelson in singles at last year’s Ryder Cup in Chicago, a win that went a long way to inspiring Europe’s magnificent final day comeback to retain the trophy.
“Really pleased for Phil... I feel good for him especially after all the courtesy and sportsmanship he showed me at Ryder Cup and US Open,” Rose, who missed the cut at Muirfield, said on his Twitter site.
Luke Donald, who also failed to make it through to the weekend, said on Twitter it was “Easy to see why Phil is so liked and admired - he just personifies class, and one helluva golfer too”
Donald also paid tribute on Twitter to Mickelson’s caddie Jim ‘Bones’ MacKay, who has been with the Californian throughout his career.
“Phil & Bones are the best player/caddy partnership in golf. It’s hard to last as long as they have 2gether yet they have done it w/ ease.”
MacKay was near to tears after Mickelson clinched the famous win and said that it held a very special place in both their careers.
“He did seem to be really at peace today and very confident with what was going on. To go from where he was to the top of the leader board he was very calm. He knew he was putting great and putting himself into a position to succeed out there,” he told the BBC.
“I think it ranks right up there among his previous wins. I love the Masters but I love the British Open, especially in Scotland. It means the world, for me as his caddie at least, to win - it’s very special.”
Keegan Bradley, the young American who has formed a close bond with Mickelson through their being paired together in the Ryder Cup, said that Mickelson’s final round of 66 at Muirfield on Sunday had been worthy of a winner.
“66 from Phil today is ridiculous. Best golf I’ve ever seen,” he tweeted.
Nick Faldo, who won two of his three British Opens at Muirfield and who played this year at the age of 56, but also missed the cut, also had words of praise for the American.
“Congrats Phil, welcome to the @The_Open Muirfield unofficial Champions Club,” he tweeted.
There was admiration from long-time rival Tiger Woods, who started the day with high hopes of a 15th major title, but was left in the wake of Mickelson’s back nine surge of 32.
Asked if he gained any solace from the fact that Mickelson had gone out and shot low to win The Open rather than him blowing it, Woods replied: “Well I think if it does (make me) feel any better, it’s that that Phil got to 3 (under par).
“If he would have posted 1 it would have been a different story. I think a lot of us would be a little more ticked than we are now. But he posted 3. That’s a hell of a number.”
-Nampa-AFP
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