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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 - ATHLETICS | 2013-07-24

NASU receives sponsporship

Staff Reporter

THE Namibia Swimming Union (NASU) on Monday received N$100 000 from Bank Windhoek towards the development of the sport and grooming athletes to compete at national and international levels.

The funds will also be used to host the NASU summer season Long Course (50m) events, which will start in October until April next year.

The Long Course season includes 10 galas and a five day Bank Windhoek Namibia National Long Course Swimming Championship.

“We are grateful for the sponsorship and we look forward to working with Bank Windhoek to promote swimming as a sport in Namibia,” said NASU General Secretary Angelika Diekmann. “Unfortunately, due to the absence of the right standard sized swimming pools in most towns, the Long Course competitions can only take place in Tsumeb and Windhoek. However, swimming is not an expensive sport and is therefore accessible to a large segment of our society. We would welcome anyone who is interested to take up swimming as a sport,” she added.

“Swimming is one of the few Namibian sport codes that continue to perform well on regional and international platforms. We believe that this sponsorship will assist the union to promote and grow the sport and hopefully one day, groom swimmers that will bring an Olympic medal back home,” said Bank Windhoek’s communication practitioner Elzita Beukes.

NASU, which has been operating since the 1950’s, is affiliated with the Namibian Sport Commission and the Namibian National Olympic Committee, and internationally with the International Swimming Federation (Fina) and the African Swimming Federation (Cana). To reach NASU, contact Angelika Diekmann at 0812330254.