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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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A Filthy News Week
Zimbabwe's election isn't the only good thing that happened in the world this week.
Morgan Tsvangirai, prime minister and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change predicted his party would win "quite resoundingly". "This is a very historic moment for all of us," he said. Doesn't he just sound like a Namibian opposition politician?
“So far, so good, said Robert Mugabe as polls opened on Wednesday morning. Asked whether he was nervous about the outcome, he replied with a laugh: "No, no, no, I've gone past that. “At 89?" Clearly a confident man. I would be too if I was a despot who had roughly 30 years of experience in 'running' elections. This is the man who lost the previous elections but is sitting plum in power. Who wouldn't be confident if you boasted those credentials?
Just a reminder to Moses Ndjarakana: (apparently) 6,4 million voters; one voting day!
But there's another old man who threatens to take our Bob's place in the news.
Pink Pope
I never thought I'd live to see the day when a Pope will utter something sensible.
Pope Francis said on Monday he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip.
"If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis said gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. I bet Bob Mugabe and a few other African leaders rolled their eyes and flipped their wrists when they heard that news. So, is the Catholic church turning pink? I don't think so but this acknowledgement that the Catholic church isn't all that is welcome but still not good enough.
What about the thousands of victims fondled by predatory Catholic priests, the role of women in the church, the reality of divorce and most importantly; contraceptives, including condoms? Hopefully Francis will help to take his church's head out of the sand on these issues.
Licence to bill
Another abomination of biblical proportions was NBC's fresh TV licence renewal drive as reported by them this week. Can't these guys just stop? I'm sick of the fact that NBC leeches on a law that is so grossly unfair. The law punishes everyone who has a TV with the licence fee. The law doesn't force NBC to produce, commission and broadcast quality informative and entertaining programmes and there is no clear indication from NBC that they will do that soon.
Murderous men
Athletics Namibia this week announced a team of six athletes to represent the country at the upcoming IAAF World Championships in Russia from 10 to 18 August. The team consists of 400m female athlete Tjipekapora Herunga and 200m male sprinter Hitjivirue Kaanjuka, while female marathon runners Helalia Johannes, Beata Naigambo, Alina Armas and Nangula Leena Ekandjo have also qualified to compete at the global athletics extravaganza. Five women! One man? Is it because rape, assault and murder aren't items at the world athletics champs? If they were, I bet Namibia would have hundreds, maybe even thousands of men qualifying and win medals by the lorry load. Ready to winning and not just take part, complete with blood dripping off our hands as we line up.
Just a small reminder for Sebastian Ndeitunga; Lazarus Shaduka is still footloose and fancy free...
Land of lavishness
It's still possible for one person, working in a supposed not-for-profit publicly funded institution to be paid almost N$2 million a year. Ja, the Polytechnic of Namibia's overlord, Tjama Tjivikua is paid that amount, contrary to the State Owned Enterprises Governing Council's rules and common sense. The nauseating lavish salaries of the bigwigs of public entities is, quite frankly, nauseating. I don't really want to use the “there are so many hungry and unemployed people in this country” but I can argue that the Polytechnic only recently allowed a union to represent their staff. Also, the institution isn't Namibian academics' first name on the job hunters list.
And in other news: Arsene Wenger is still not in an asylum and continues to make an ass of himself in public; the Brave Warriors are still shit and so is living in Namibia's capital city. Meanwhile, doctors are starting to prescribe large amounts of cannabis to their patients... and themselves. Shit's just got real!
I'm The Rambler
“So far, so good, said Robert Mugabe as polls opened on Wednesday morning. Asked whether he was nervous about the outcome, he replied with a laugh: "No, no, no, I've gone past that. “At 89?" Clearly a confident man. I would be too if I was a despot who had roughly 30 years of experience in 'running' elections. This is the man who lost the previous elections but is sitting plum in power. Who wouldn't be confident if you boasted those credentials?
Just a reminder to Moses Ndjarakana: (apparently) 6,4 million voters; one voting day!
But there's another old man who threatens to take our Bob's place in the news.
Pink Pope
I never thought I'd live to see the day when a Pope will utter something sensible.
Pope Francis said on Monday he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip.
"If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis said gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. I bet Bob Mugabe and a few other African leaders rolled their eyes and flipped their wrists when they heard that news. So, is the Catholic church turning pink? I don't think so but this acknowledgement that the Catholic church isn't all that is welcome but still not good enough.
What about the thousands of victims fondled by predatory Catholic priests, the role of women in the church, the reality of divorce and most importantly; contraceptives, including condoms? Hopefully Francis will help to take his church's head out of the sand on these issues.
Licence to bill
Another abomination of biblical proportions was NBC's fresh TV licence renewal drive as reported by them this week. Can't these guys just stop? I'm sick of the fact that NBC leeches on a law that is so grossly unfair. The law punishes everyone who has a TV with the licence fee. The law doesn't force NBC to produce, commission and broadcast quality informative and entertaining programmes and there is no clear indication from NBC that they will do that soon.
Murderous men
Athletics Namibia this week announced a team of six athletes to represent the country at the upcoming IAAF World Championships in Russia from 10 to 18 August. The team consists of 400m female athlete Tjipekapora Herunga and 200m male sprinter Hitjivirue Kaanjuka, while female marathon runners Helalia Johannes, Beata Naigambo, Alina Armas and Nangula Leena Ekandjo have also qualified to compete at the global athletics extravaganza. Five women! One man? Is it because rape, assault and murder aren't items at the world athletics champs? If they were, I bet Namibia would have hundreds, maybe even thousands of men qualifying and win medals by the lorry load. Ready to winning and not just take part, complete with blood dripping off our hands as we line up.
Just a small reminder for Sebastian Ndeitunga; Lazarus Shaduka is still footloose and fancy free...
Land of lavishness
It's still possible for one person, working in a supposed not-for-profit publicly funded institution to be paid almost N$2 million a year. Ja, the Polytechnic of Namibia's overlord, Tjama Tjivikua is paid that amount, contrary to the State Owned Enterprises Governing Council's rules and common sense. The nauseating lavish salaries of the bigwigs of public entities is, quite frankly, nauseating. I don't really want to use the “there are so many hungry and unemployed people in this country” but I can argue that the Polytechnic only recently allowed a union to represent their staff. Also, the institution isn't Namibian academics' first name on the job hunters list.
And in other news: Arsene Wenger is still not in an asylum and continues to make an ass of himself in public; the Brave Warriors are still shit and so is living in Namibia's capital city. Meanwhile, doctors are starting to prescribe large amounts of cannabis to their patients... and themselves. Shit's just got real!
I'm The Rambler
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