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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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SPORT - GENERAL
| 2013-07-26
Sport to employ 228 promoters
KAYENGONA – The Ministry of Sports will employ 228 sports development promoters countrywide during the 2013/2014 financial year. This was revealed by the Deputy Sport Minister Juliet Kavetuna on Wednesday during a meeting held with a number of youths at the Kayengona tribal office, situated some 10 kilometres east of Rundu.
She said this in response to questions from sports activists in the Kavango Region, who wanted to know why their region does not have volunteer sports officers in its constituencies to promote youth sports activities.
One of the sports activists from the region, Isa Saidi said the ministry’s programme on sports activities in constituencies in Kavango is virtually “non-existent” as the region currently only has one regional sports officer, who cannot serve the entire region adequately because it is vast.
Kavetuna indicated that the sports development officers will be responsible for promoting sports in schools across the region, as well as in villages. The ministry will also employ 15 sports’ development co-ordinators, who will supervise sports activities across the country. The Deputy Minister noted that as sport is part of the education system, it is hoped that the sports’ development promoters will address the problem of teachers being overloaded with other responsibilities, especially sports activities.
Kavetuna also spoke about the lack of funds, saying it limits the ministry from giving all of Namibia’s 52 sports codes priority.
She, however, stressed that the ministry will have a strategic plan in place, which will amongst other things focus on assisting sports codes which are nationally-recognised.
She cited as an example Kenya, which has a population of nearly 40 million, but yet only focuses on four sports codes.
The Deputy Minister then went on to comment on Namibia’s high unemployment rate, saying it should not be solely Government’s responsibility. She then encouraged young people to meet Government halfway by identifying potential business opportunities in the market. “Employment-creation is the right of every Namibian. If you wait for Government to give you jobs, you will never realise your dreams because not everybody will be employed by Government,” Kavetuna stressed. -Nampa
She said this in response to questions from sports activists in the Kavango Region, who wanted to know why their region does not have volunteer sports officers in its constituencies to promote youth sports activities.
One of the sports activists from the region, Isa Saidi said the ministry’s programme on sports activities in constituencies in Kavango is virtually “non-existent” as the region currently only has one regional sports officer, who cannot serve the entire region adequately because it is vast.
Kavetuna indicated that the sports development officers will be responsible for promoting sports in schools across the region, as well as in villages. The ministry will also employ 15 sports’ development co-ordinators, who will supervise sports activities across the country. The Deputy Minister noted that as sport is part of the education system, it is hoped that the sports’ development promoters will address the problem of teachers being overloaded with other responsibilities, especially sports activities.
Kavetuna also spoke about the lack of funds, saying it limits the ministry from giving all of Namibia’s 52 sports codes priority.
She, however, stressed that the ministry will have a strategic plan in place, which will amongst other things focus on assisting sports codes which are nationally-recognised.
She cited as an example Kenya, which has a population of nearly 40 million, but yet only focuses on four sports codes.
The Deputy Minister then went on to comment on Namibia’s high unemployment rate, saying it should not be solely Government’s responsibility. She then encouraged young people to meet Government halfway by identifying potential business opportunities in the market. “Employment-creation is the right of every Namibian. If you wait for Government to give you jobs, you will never realise your dreams because not everybody will be employed by Government,” Kavetuna stressed. -Nampa
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