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The Namibian
Mon 12 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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NEWS - AFRICA
| 2013-08-02
South Africa is a ‘friendly’ nation - Zuma
Johannesburg – Despite “isolated” incidents of violence against foreigners, South Africa’s general population is a friendly and welcoming, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
“South Africa is a hospitable country and South Africans are welcoming to foreigners,” he said in Midrand.
“Between 2006 and 2011, South Africa registered more than 816 000 new asylum applications, making it by far the top destination for asylum-seekers...”
He described the “isolated” attacks as unacceptable during an address to the Black Business Council.
At least 62 people were killed in xenophobic attacks in May 2008. Since then there have been random incidents against foreigners. One of the most recent cases went “viral” after being filmed.
Last year, Mozambican taxi driver Mido Macia was filmed being handcuffed to the back of a police van and dragged along a street in Daveyton on 26 February. He was later found dead in a local police station’s holding cells.
The officers allegedly involved in the incident were arrested and the case is pending in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court.
On Wednesday, Zuma went on to say that corruption was not as bad in South Africa as in other countries.
“You will be pleased to hear that South Africa is not the most corrupt country in the world.
“We were ranked 28th out of 167 countries surveyed in the 2011 Democracy Index, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit.”
He said all sorts of crimes had been reduced except white-collar crimes.
“Therefore, the fight against corruption continues to be intensified in the public sector,” said Zuma.
“We urge business to assist us in dealing with crime in the private sector.”
On employment, he said a lot had to be done to improve the climate for job creation.
“Our people count unemployment as a key challenge affecting them,” said Zuma.
“Total employment has increased by more than 3.5 million since 1994, but as more job seekers enter the market, with the economy not growing as fast as we all would like it to, many are still in the job queues.”
He said the diminished demand for South African exports by trading partners like the United States, Japan and the EU had put pressure on the economy.
Zuma said there had been progress in various sectors of the South African economy over the past 20 years, but more needed to be done to eradicate poverty and inequalities.
“...The legacy of apartheid colonialism cannot be eradicated in only 20 years,” he said.
“When the going gets tough, as it will from time to time, let us never lose sight of the achievements that we have scored.”
- Nampa-SAPA
“South Africa is a hospitable country and South Africans are welcoming to foreigners,” he said in Midrand.
“Between 2006 and 2011, South Africa registered more than 816 000 new asylum applications, making it by far the top destination for asylum-seekers...”
He described the “isolated” attacks as unacceptable during an address to the Black Business Council.
At least 62 people were killed in xenophobic attacks in May 2008. Since then there have been random incidents against foreigners. One of the most recent cases went “viral” after being filmed.
Last year, Mozambican taxi driver Mido Macia was filmed being handcuffed to the back of a police van and dragged along a street in Daveyton on 26 February. He was later found dead in a local police station’s holding cells.
The officers allegedly involved in the incident were arrested and the case is pending in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court.
On Wednesday, Zuma went on to say that corruption was not as bad in South Africa as in other countries.
“You will be pleased to hear that South Africa is not the most corrupt country in the world.
“We were ranked 28th out of 167 countries surveyed in the 2011 Democracy Index, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit.”
He said all sorts of crimes had been reduced except white-collar crimes.
“Therefore, the fight against corruption continues to be intensified in the public sector,” said Zuma.
“We urge business to assist us in dealing with crime in the private sector.”
On employment, he said a lot had to be done to improve the climate for job creation.
“Our people count unemployment as a key challenge affecting them,” said Zuma.
“Total employment has increased by more than 3.5 million since 1994, but as more job seekers enter the market, with the economy not growing as fast as we all would like it to, many are still in the job queues.”
He said the diminished demand for South African exports by trading partners like the United States, Japan and the EU had put pressure on the economy.
Zuma said there had been progress in various sectors of the South African economy over the past 20 years, but more needed to be done to eradicate poverty and inequalities.
“...The legacy of apartheid colonialism cannot be eradicated in only 20 years,” he said.
“When the going gets tough, as it will from time to time, let us never lose sight of the achievements that we have scored.”
- Nampa-SAPA
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