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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 - NAMIBIA
| 2013-07-24
Sugar daddies are a social evil - Pohamba
DIVUNDU - President Hifikepunye Pohamba has advised young girls to refrain from dating ‘sugar daddies’, saying it is a social evil which undermines girls’ efforts to obtain an education.
Speaking during the inauguration of Namibia’s first-ever vision school, the Rukonga Vision School on Monday, Pohamba indicated that many women lag behind because they fall pregnant while they are still young.
He thus advised young women to delay getting involved in relationships, and to rather concentrate on finishing their education first.
“Pregnancy disadvantages girls from attending school. Please avoid sugar daddies,” Pohamba stressed, before jokingly telling the girls present at the inauguration that he could see a lot of possible sugar daddies around the school’s premises.
Sugar daddies are generally older men who entice young girls with cash, expensive gifts and clothes.
The Head of State said once girls concentrate on finishing their tertiary education, it will open the doors to a brighter future for them.
The rampant baby-dumping in the country is a clear indication that most of those who fall pregnant cannot afford to raise babies because many of them do not work, while he also cautioned them that dumping babies is a criminal offence.
The President further spoke about the need to recognise challenges faced by teachers, especially those in rural areas, saying they also need access to adequate housing, electricity, clean drinking water and other amenities.
“I believe the availability of these facilities will create a more enabling environment for our teachers to do their jobs, and help our children perform,” he noted.
The vision school is regarded as a ‘torch-bearer of excellence’, and was set up by the Ministry of Education (MoE) for gifted and brilliant learners from previously-disadvantaged backgrounds, especially those in rural areas who have shown great potential to develop and succeed in life.
The school, constructed at a cost of N$109 million, currently accommodates 240 Grade 8 and Grade 11 learners.
Pohamba also announced that the government plans to establish six vision schools in selected rural areas in the coming years as a way of addressing access to education, quality and equity. The Rukonga Vision School is situated about 200 kilometres east of Rundu. – Nampa
Speaking during the inauguration of Namibia’s first-ever vision school, the Rukonga Vision School on Monday, Pohamba indicated that many women lag behind because they fall pregnant while they are still young.
He thus advised young women to delay getting involved in relationships, and to rather concentrate on finishing their education first.
“Pregnancy disadvantages girls from attending school. Please avoid sugar daddies,” Pohamba stressed, before jokingly telling the girls present at the inauguration that he could see a lot of possible sugar daddies around the school’s premises.
Sugar daddies are generally older men who entice young girls with cash, expensive gifts and clothes.
The Head of State said once girls concentrate on finishing their tertiary education, it will open the doors to a brighter future for them.
The rampant baby-dumping in the country is a clear indication that most of those who fall pregnant cannot afford to raise babies because many of them do not work, while he also cautioned them that dumping babies is a criminal offence.
The President further spoke about the need to recognise challenges faced by teachers, especially those in rural areas, saying they also need access to adequate housing, electricity, clean drinking water and other amenities.
“I believe the availability of these facilities will create a more enabling environment for our teachers to do their jobs, and help our children perform,” he noted.
The vision school is regarded as a ‘torch-bearer of excellence’, and was set up by the Ministry of Education (MoE) for gifted and brilliant learners from previously-disadvantaged backgrounds, especially those in rural areas who have shown great potential to develop and succeed in life.
The school, constructed at a cost of N$109 million, currently accommodates 240 Grade 8 and Grade 11 learners.
Pohamba also announced that the government plans to establish six vision schools in selected rural areas in the coming years as a way of addressing access to education, quality and equity. The Rukonga Vision School is situated about 200 kilometres east of Rundu. – Nampa
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