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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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ODD NEWS - | 2013-07-26

Boy, oh boy!

Jean Sutherland

ROYAL BABY mentions reached a frenzied peak of 25 300 tweets a minute, right when the Prince of Cambridge’s birth was announced this week. Behold, some of the funniest tweets:

@Charles_HRH: Camilla has been busily knitting baby clothes. The last thing one needs is another naked Royal in the newspapers.

@thegianttweets: Prince Williams heir is falling out

@JennyJohnson: Hi5. Pretty cool of the #RoyalBaby to come into the world dressed like his Uncle Harry in Vegas.

@TheMichaelRock: Don’t worry, Prince Harry. We only have one bathroom, so I too know what it’s like to be third in line for the throne.

@MrJackO: EPIC!!!! A new prince was born. It’s like real life Game of Thrones.

@OfficialComedy: No word yet on which house the Sorting Hat has placed the Royal Baby.

@MTVIndia: A #RoyalBaby boy is born! Let’s all breathe a collective sigh and get back to judging Facebook friends who put up baby pictures!

@Purba_Ray: In the meantime, it’s fairly safe to call the #RoyalBaby Prince of Wails.

@Joe_Hildebrand: IT’S A BOY!!!!!! Now that I’ve finally figured out Justin Bieber’s gender, does anyone have any news on the royal baby? #royalbaby

@Pundamentalism: BREAKING NEWS: Twitter has gone into labour with thousands of Royal Baby parody accounts expected to start tweeting today.

@RoyalBaby_NOT: Not even got a name and I’m more famous than you... Night peasants...

– Compiled by Jean Sutherland from twitter.com