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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 - INTERNATIONAL
| 2013-08-06
Australia joins UK, US, urges Zim poll re-run
Robert Mugabe
CAPE TOWN – Australia which suspended sanctions against Zimbabwe to help encourage “free and fair” elections has added its voice to international concerns on voting in last week’s elections, calling for the election to be re-run, according to a newzimbabwe.com report.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his party lost dismally to Zanu-PF and President Robert Mugabe in the country’s eighth elections since independence.
Australia’s foreign minister Bob Carr called for a re-run of the poll because of doubts about the integrity of the electoral roll and voting procedures.
“I am pleased that last Wednesday’s election proceeded largely without violence but the African Union, SADC, civil society groups and our own Embassy in Harare have all raised concerns with the voters roll and voting procedures,” Carr said.
“These appear to have disenfranchised large numbers of voters and raised doubts about the credibility of the election results.
“Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s MDC party has called the elections a ‘huge farce’.
“It is vital that the results of the elections are credible and reflect the will of the Zimbabwean people.”
Britain and the United States have criticised Zimbabwe’s election result as not credible and seriously flawed.
US secretary of state John Kerry described the election as “deeply flawed” and said the US “does not believe that the results ... represent a credible expression of the will of the Zimbabwean people.”
British Foreign Secretary William Hague added his own “grave concerns” over the conduct of the vote in the former colony.
However, there have been gentler assessments from African observers with South African President Jacob Zuma offering his “profound congratulations” to Mugabe.
Meanwhile, Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party might have swept to victory but the grim reality of dealing with a stunted economy and creating jobs are the sternest test for the 89-year-old ruler, according to a report.
Daily News also said Mugabe “might also not have the stamina to effectively supervise his ministers, a situation which could further entrench corruption and fuel economic collapse”.
Economists and political advisors say with Mugabe at the helm, armed with his populist expropriation policies, there is no way Zanu-PF could rescue the country from the edge of a precipice.
Renowned economist John Robertson said Zanu-PF enforced policies such as indigenisation will “indeed bleed the economy” and “discourage investors”.
Australia’s foreign minister Bob Carr called for a re-run of the poll because of doubts about the integrity of the electoral roll and voting procedures.
“I am pleased that last Wednesday’s election proceeded largely without violence but the African Union, SADC, civil society groups and our own Embassy in Harare have all raised concerns with the voters roll and voting procedures,” Carr said.
“These appear to have disenfranchised large numbers of voters and raised doubts about the credibility of the election results.
“Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s MDC party has called the elections a ‘huge farce’.
“It is vital that the results of the elections are credible and reflect the will of the Zimbabwean people.”
Britain and the United States have criticised Zimbabwe’s election result as not credible and seriously flawed.
US secretary of state John Kerry described the election as “deeply flawed” and said the US “does not believe that the results ... represent a credible expression of the will of the Zimbabwean people.”
British Foreign Secretary William Hague added his own “grave concerns” over the conduct of the vote in the former colony.
However, there have been gentler assessments from African observers with South African President Jacob Zuma offering his “profound congratulations” to Mugabe.
Meanwhile, Mugabe and his Zanu-PF party might have swept to victory but the grim reality of dealing with a stunted economy and creating jobs are the sternest test for the 89-year-old ruler, according to a report.
Daily News also said Mugabe “might also not have the stamina to effectively supervise his ministers, a situation which could further entrench corruption and fuel economic collapse”.
Economists and political advisors say with Mugabe at the helm, armed with his populist expropriation policies, there is no way Zanu-PF could rescue the country from the edge of a precipice.
Renowned economist John Robertson said Zanu-PF enforced policies such as indigenisation will “indeed bleed the economy” and “discourage investors”.
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