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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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Karas Regional Science Fair a success
Luqman Cloete
Some future scientists in Karas Region recently gathered in Keetmanshoop to present their work at the annual Regional Science Fair.
When the dust settled on Friday 26 July, out of the 207 participants 20, who won grand prizes and gold medals, were selected to represent the region at the upcoming National Science Fair.The Schmelenville Combined School at Bethanie came out tops among the government schools while Rosh Pinah Academy was the best among the private schools.
The head of the science fair judges panel Connie Willemse expressed her impression of the projects presented by the senior primary learners.
“I am quite impressed with the senior primary projects,” said Willemse.
Willemse urged teachers to ensure that learners start early with the preparations to understand the scientific process.
“We really count on you to give the children all. Time management is of essence when you are scientists,” Willemse added.
This years’ science fair featured 163 projects.
At the official opening, Karas education deputy director, Celi Mostert, described the exposition as the “breeding ground for innovativeness”.
“ We can only achieve Vision 2030 if learners are willing to go into science, sharpen their technical skills, be innovative,” said Mostert, adding that if Namibia builds on the science fair expositions, it is going in the right direction to achieve vision 2030.
“It is only a knowledgeable society base on research who develop because they have skilled people,” Mostert remarked.
Also speaking during the official opening of the event, Skorpion Zinc corporate Affairs manager, Nora Ndopu, said modern societies are literally built on science and technology.
“When we turn on the tap, flush the toilet, or flip a light switch, we are accessing science and technology,” Ndopu added.
Skorpion Zinc funded the Karas Regional Science Fair.
When the dust settled on Friday 26 July, out of the 207 participants 20, who won grand prizes and gold medals, were selected to represent the region at the upcoming National Science Fair.The Schmelenville Combined School at Bethanie came out tops among the government schools while Rosh Pinah Academy was the best among the private schools.
The head of the science fair judges panel Connie Willemse expressed her impression of the projects presented by the senior primary learners.
“I am quite impressed with the senior primary projects,” said Willemse.
Willemse urged teachers to ensure that learners start early with the preparations to understand the scientific process.
“We really count on you to give the children all. Time management is of essence when you are scientists,” Willemse added.
This years’ science fair featured 163 projects.
At the official opening, Karas education deputy director, Celi Mostert, described the exposition as the “breeding ground for innovativeness”.
“ We can only achieve Vision 2030 if learners are willing to go into science, sharpen their technical skills, be innovative,” said Mostert, adding that if Namibia builds on the science fair expositions, it is going in the right direction to achieve vision 2030.
“It is only a knowledgeable society base on research who develop because they have skilled people,” Mostert remarked.
Also speaking during the official opening of the event, Skorpion Zinc corporate Affairs manager, Nora Ndopu, said modern societies are literally built on science and technology.
“When we turn on the tap, flush the toilet, or flip a light switch, we are accessing science and technology,” Ndopu added.
Skorpion Zinc funded the Karas Regional Science Fair.
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