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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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| 2013-07-31
Windhoek Gymnasium cement league lead
MY BALL! ... Action from last weekend’s Tsumeb Gymnasium versus Windhoek Afrikaans Private School clash in Otjiwarongo. Photo: Contributed
WINDHOEK – The Windhoek Gymnasium (WHK Gym) Netball Club retained their lead on the Bank Windhoek Schools’ Netball Super League after beating the Walvis Bay Private High School (WBPHS) in Walvis Bay over the weekend.
The inaugural Bank Windhoek Schools Netball Super League commenced on 7 July and will conclude during the first week of August this year.
The league was initiated with the aim of providing schools with the opportunity to improve the standard of netball. The league is also endorsed by the Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) and as a result, the top eight teams of the NSSU Netball league will automatically qualify for the National Super League.
Round Six of the league was played in four towns - namely, Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Otjiwarongo and Stampriet – over the past week.
The log leaders defeated their opponents by 44 points to 18 to strongly mark their number one spot with 18 points, after winning all their nine games of play thus far.
WHK Gym are now four points ahead of Tsumeb Gymnasium in second position.
The Tsumeb team, however, have an advantage of one game in hand, but lost one match in an earlier encounter.
The two outstanding matches will be played next week between WBPHS and Tsumeb Gym, as well as Windhoek Afrikaans Private (WAP) school from Windhoek against Elnatan from Stampriet.
The top four teams will go through to the play-offs for the A-division, while the next four will be playing in the B-division final.
The semi-finals and finals will be played in Windhoek on 09 and 10 August.
Dr Lemmer High School from Rehoboth is at the bottom of the log with zero points after nine games played.
The league’s winning schools will win netball equipment for their respective schools, sponsored by Bank Windhoek. -Nampa
Learn more about netball on TV
IN an initiative to give netball more publicity, a monthly half-hour magazine programme will be broadcast on SuperSport 4 and will cover all aspects of the most popular women’s sport in South Africa. The series will focus on development programmes and primary school netball, as well as the national team. “This is going to do so much for netball,” said Netball SA (NSA) vice president Blanche de la Guerre.
“It will put netball on the map and people will be able to see what the sport is all about. “Many people know very little about netball and are unaware of what we do.”
There are 47 netball regions in South Africa, and most women will have played it at some stage in their lives.
“People will also be able to see what a vibrant and exciting game it is. Those who dismiss it as a game for schoolgirls will see how much skill and athletic ability is needed at the top level.
“Netball will be in the face of the viewers, and that will raise our profile.”
The launch programme will be broadcast tomorrow at 18.30.
The broadcasters have also agreed to televise all international matches involving the national team at home, and will endeavour to cover international matches where possible. -Nampa-Sapa
The league was initiated with the aim of providing schools with the opportunity to improve the standard of netball. The league is also endorsed by the Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) and as a result, the top eight teams of the NSSU Netball league will automatically qualify for the National Super League.
Round Six of the league was played in four towns - namely, Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Otjiwarongo and Stampriet – over the past week.
The log leaders defeated their opponents by 44 points to 18 to strongly mark their number one spot with 18 points, after winning all their nine games of play thus far.
WHK Gym are now four points ahead of Tsumeb Gymnasium in second position.
The Tsumeb team, however, have an advantage of one game in hand, but lost one match in an earlier encounter.
The two outstanding matches will be played next week between WBPHS and Tsumeb Gym, as well as Windhoek Afrikaans Private (WAP) school from Windhoek against Elnatan from Stampriet.
The top four teams will go through to the play-offs for the A-division, while the next four will be playing in the B-division final.
The semi-finals and finals will be played in Windhoek on 09 and 10 August.
Dr Lemmer High School from Rehoboth is at the bottom of the log with zero points after nine games played.
The league’s winning schools will win netball equipment for their respective schools, sponsored by Bank Windhoek. -Nampa
Learn more about netball on TV
IN an initiative to give netball more publicity, a monthly half-hour magazine programme will be broadcast on SuperSport 4 and will cover all aspects of the most popular women’s sport in South Africa. The series will focus on development programmes and primary school netball, as well as the national team. “This is going to do so much for netball,” said Netball SA (NSA) vice president Blanche de la Guerre.
“It will put netball on the map and people will be able to see what the sport is all about. “Many people know very little about netball and are unaware of what we do.”
There are 47 netball regions in South Africa, and most women will have played it at some stage in their lives.
“People will also be able to see what a vibrant and exciting game it is. Those who dismiss it as a game for schoolgirls will see how much skill and athletic ability is needed at the top level.
“Netball will be in the face of the viewers, and that will raise our profile.”
The launch programme will be broadcast tomorrow at 18.30.
The broadcasters have also agreed to televise all international matches involving the national team at home, and will endeavour to cover international matches where possible. -Nampa-Sapa
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