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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
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 SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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| 2013-08-02
Frontlining on Twitter
IT'S Friday. It's the first weekend in August. Gareth Bale buys takeaways at Nando's (how streetwise is that?!), mosquitoes don't know how to stay in their lane; and yes, books do still exist! Namibian tweeps get down with the intricacies of daily living, but not Gareth Bale ...
@ChynaJureine: The EU wants to know if the meat they eat from Namibia comes from a happy animal. T*?
@linci_nam: It doesn't have to take being in jail one too many times or being a regular at the hospital's casualty (dept) to be the change you want to see.
@kshikoti: If only 15% of Windhoek residents kama can afford cars, I'm kinda lost as to why we have so many car adverts in our local dailies.
@chimsizle: Funny how we have time for twitter but (not) our books...
@MekondjoLegend: Should do the same >>> RT @BonitaPoetress: I have to buy, at the very least, one book every month to feed my craving for reading and love of books!!
@DiscipleofLogic: If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
At Random
@LiinaNelago: Girls out here thinking they are Anastasia Steele (female protagonist of '50 Shades of Grey') ... No hunnay, stop dreaming, you're just Anna from the block.
@JeyNam: You greeted and hugged a mannequin the first time you saw it and you are telling me I can't get it?
@Boss_madam_: Is it just our house with mosquitoes during winter or what? #malaria
At Random
@UberFacts: The process of getting torn apart by a black hole is called Spaghettification.
@crazynellz: There are some people who need to be spaghettified -_-
@MsBunny: Taxi driver telling me about the time he got chicken pox... I don't know what to say? :( I'm sorry?
@MissCassyBaybe: How much will KFC cost me if I bring my own chicken?
@ThatDJHaf: Remember, stop walking around with the personality of a half-eaten waffle…
@bubbs07: People who refrigerate chocolate are gonna hold up the lines on Judgement Day trying to explain why they lived life the way they did.
Passing Shots
@Chuabiness: They playing a House song in Vineta Spar... I think the aliens are here
@CallMeTuha: The way Gordon Ramsey grills people :''D
@DrunkOnChicken: "Tonight! I talk to two old ladies, Richard makes a phone call, and James sniffs his own armpit" LoL, 'Top Gear' headlines crack me up...
– Compiled by Jean Sutherland (@JeanNamibian) from twitter.com
@ChynaJureine: The EU wants to know if the meat they eat from Namibia comes from a happy animal. T*?
@linci_nam: It doesn't have to take being in jail one too many times or being a regular at the hospital's casualty (dept) to be the change you want to see.
@kshikoti: If only 15% of Windhoek residents kama can afford cars, I'm kinda lost as to why we have so many car adverts in our local dailies.
@chimsizle: Funny how we have time for twitter but (not) our books...
@MekondjoLegend: Should do the same >>> RT @BonitaPoetress: I have to buy, at the very least, one book every month to feed my craving for reading and love of books!!
@DiscipleofLogic: If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
At Random
@LiinaNelago: Girls out here thinking they are Anastasia Steele (female protagonist of '50 Shades of Grey') ... No hunnay, stop dreaming, you're just Anna from the block.
@JeyNam: You greeted and hugged a mannequin the first time you saw it and you are telling me I can't get it?
@Boss_madam_: Is it just our house with mosquitoes during winter or what? #malaria
At Random
@UberFacts: The process of getting torn apart by a black hole is called Spaghettification.
@crazynellz: There are some people who need to be spaghettified -_-
@MsBunny: Taxi driver telling me about the time he got chicken pox... I don't know what to say? :( I'm sorry?
@MissCassyBaybe: How much will KFC cost me if I bring my own chicken?
@ThatDJHaf: Remember, stop walking around with the personality of a half-eaten waffle…
@bubbs07: People who refrigerate chocolate are gonna hold up the lines on Judgement Day trying to explain why they lived life the way they did.
Passing Shots
@Chuabiness: They playing a House song in Vineta Spar... I think the aliens are here
@CallMeTuha: The way Gordon Ramsey grills people :''D
@DrunkOnChicken: "Tonight! I talk to two old ladies, Richard makes a phone call, and James sniffs his own armpit" LoL, 'Top Gear' headlines crack me up...
– Compiled by Jean Sutherland (@JeanNamibian) from twitter.com
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