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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 - BOXING
| 2013-07-31
Simon gets date with Euro champ
Sheefeni Nikodemus
HARRY Simon will fight Serbian Geard Ajetovic for the vacant International Boxing Federation International light heavyweight on 28 September, his Public relations Officer Anita Tjombe confirmed yesterday.
The fight will be staged at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek, she said.
Ajetovic is the current holder of the IBF International and WBO European super middleweight titles, honours he captured in his last two fights.
The 32 year-old Serb, who resides in Merseyside in North West England, has won 23 (KO 11), lost 8 and drawn one of his fights to date.
“He’s not a walkover. He’s a champion and he will give Harry a good fight,” Tjombe told The Namibian Sport.
Tjombe said Simon’s ultimate goal is to challenge for the IBF light heavyweight championship held by American Bernard Hopkins.
However, the undefeated former two-time middleweight world champion first needs to complete a set of prerequisite fights as per IBF regulations for its championships tournaments.
“Harry Simon must first find his way back to the IBF top 15 ratings and fight the rated boxers in the same [class] before he ever get a nod to challenge Hopkins. This might take awhile before his dream ever come true,” said IBF Africa president Onesmo Ngowi.
“But, given Simon’s history of dispatching his opponent, the fight with Hopkins might come sooner than later.”
Tjombe is adamant that her boxer will beat Ajetovic and go on to defend the title at least twice and face Hopkins.
“Harry is in Jo’burg preparing for the fight already. He’s determined to do well and I can guarantee you that he will win this title,” Tjombe said.
The fight will be staged at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek, she said.
Ajetovic is the current holder of the IBF International and WBO European super middleweight titles, honours he captured in his last two fights.
The 32 year-old Serb, who resides in Merseyside in North West England, has won 23 (KO 11), lost 8 and drawn one of his fights to date.
“He’s not a walkover. He’s a champion and he will give Harry a good fight,” Tjombe told The Namibian Sport.
Tjombe said Simon’s ultimate goal is to challenge for the IBF light heavyweight championship held by American Bernard Hopkins.
However, the undefeated former two-time middleweight world champion first needs to complete a set of prerequisite fights as per IBF regulations for its championships tournaments.
“Harry Simon must first find his way back to the IBF top 15 ratings and fight the rated boxers in the same [class] before he ever get a nod to challenge Hopkins. This might take awhile before his dream ever come true,” said IBF Africa president Onesmo Ngowi.
“But, given Simon’s history of dispatching his opponent, the fight with Hopkins might come sooner than later.”
Tjombe is adamant that her boxer will beat Ajetovic and go on to defend the title at least twice and face Hopkins.
“Harry is in Jo’burg preparing for the fight already. He’s determined to do well and I can guarantee you that he will win this title,” Tjombe said.
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