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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 - INTERNATIONAL
| 2013-07-24
Hundreds of migrants storm border at Spain enclave
MADRID - About 300 African migrants stormed a border fence surrounding Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla yesterday in an attempt to enter Spanish territory, a Spanish government official said.
About 100 of them managed to enter Melilla in the early morning assault on the border, a local Spanish government spokeswoman said.
“It is a preliminary estimate, the assault happened early in the morning when it was still dark,” she said.
Two separate groups of migrants stormed the border fence in two different locations at roughly the same time, she added.
Melilla, home to around 80 000 people, has one of the European Union’s two land borders with Africa, along with the other Spanish enclave of Ceuta to the west.
Spanish authorities have reported a surge in attempts to scale the fence since a crackdown on arrivals via Spain’s Canary Islands and in the wake of violent unrest in northern Africa over recent years.
On March 11, some 25 people were injured as they attempted to pass the fence. A Moroccan human rights group said that one of them, a Cameroonian migrant of 30, died of his injuries in Morocco.
Rights groups say many migrants are camping in the wild on the Moroccan side waiting for a chance to cross.
Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders this year closed its projects in Morocco in protest at the treatment of migrants who are brought there by traffickers and allegedly abused by Spanish and Moroccan police. - Nampa-AFP
About 100 of them managed to enter Melilla in the early morning assault on the border, a local Spanish government spokeswoman said.
“It is a preliminary estimate, the assault happened early in the morning when it was still dark,” she said.
Two separate groups of migrants stormed the border fence in two different locations at roughly the same time, she added.
Melilla, home to around 80 000 people, has one of the European Union’s two land borders with Africa, along with the other Spanish enclave of Ceuta to the west.
Spanish authorities have reported a surge in attempts to scale the fence since a crackdown on arrivals via Spain’s Canary Islands and in the wake of violent unrest in northern Africa over recent years.
On March 11, some 25 people were injured as they attempted to pass the fence. A Moroccan human rights group said that one of them, a Cameroonian migrant of 30, died of his injuries in Morocco.
Rights groups say many migrants are camping in the wild on the Moroccan side waiting for a chance to cross.
Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders this year closed its projects in Morocco in protest at the treatment of migrants who are brought there by traffickers and allegedly abused by Spanish and Moroccan police. - Nampa-AFP
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