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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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| 2013-08-07
Swartbooi condemns killings
Luqman Cloete
THE Governor of the Karas Region, Bernadus Swartbooi, has expressed concern over the increase in violence against women and children.
Swartbooi made the remarks at the handover of N$355 000 by the business fraternity and individuals on behalf of the Karas Police to the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) games which will start on 19 August.
He referred to the recent murder of a 19-year-old woman, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her lover at Oujo, highlighted the need for the community to provide answers to arrest violence against women and children.
The suspect, who handed himself over to the police, is accused of murdering the woman while he was on bail for her son’s murder.
Saying passion killing has become a “fashion”, Swartbooi said: “We must ask harder questions about how hard we should be dealing with these criminals, such as whether arresting, sentencing and rehabilitating them is a deterrent. Are the current mechanisms of law-enforcement working to full satisfaction?”
Swartbooi urged magistrates and other judicial officers to carefully look at conditions they set when they grant suspects bail.
“The rule of law is important and should be abided to and enforced in the spirit the Parliament that passed it. The assailants have the right to be granted bail but on the other hand, the killing of women and children continues. What happened to the right of the victim’s family?” Swartbooi asked warning that failure to consider all these aspects may result in people taking the law into their own hands.
Among the sponsors who supported SARPCCO games financially are Rosh Pinah businessman Ronnie Coleman, Puma Construction, PE Minerals, Super Sand, Noordoewer FNB branch, Brukaros Meat Processors, Karasburg Rob Motors and Noordoewer Oranje Winkel.
The governor also donated N$ 1000, five sheep and a springbok.
For his part, Coleman, who in the past, funded the construction of a new police station at Rosh Pinah, expressed gratitude to the police and the government for the “safety” they guarantee businessmen in the country.
“It’s not always easy to contribute financially. With this gesture, I want to show my appreciation to the safe environment in which we can do business,” said Coleman.
Speaking at the same event, police regional commander Armas Shivute said men and women in uniform must not soften their approach in dealing with criminals.
“Do not compromise our communities’ safety by being courteous to criminals. Be assertive and offensive in your approach,” Shivute urged.
luqman@namibian.com.na
Swartbooi made the remarks at the handover of N$355 000 by the business fraternity and individuals on behalf of the Karas Police to the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) games which will start on 19 August.
He referred to the recent murder of a 19-year-old woman, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her lover at Oujo, highlighted the need for the community to provide answers to arrest violence against women and children.
The suspect, who handed himself over to the police, is accused of murdering the woman while he was on bail for her son’s murder.
Saying passion killing has become a “fashion”, Swartbooi said: “We must ask harder questions about how hard we should be dealing with these criminals, such as whether arresting, sentencing and rehabilitating them is a deterrent. Are the current mechanisms of law-enforcement working to full satisfaction?”
Swartbooi urged magistrates and other judicial officers to carefully look at conditions they set when they grant suspects bail.
“The rule of law is important and should be abided to and enforced in the spirit the Parliament that passed it. The assailants have the right to be granted bail but on the other hand, the killing of women and children continues. What happened to the right of the victim’s family?” Swartbooi asked warning that failure to consider all these aspects may result in people taking the law into their own hands.
Among the sponsors who supported SARPCCO games financially are Rosh Pinah businessman Ronnie Coleman, Puma Construction, PE Minerals, Super Sand, Noordoewer FNB branch, Brukaros Meat Processors, Karasburg Rob Motors and Noordoewer Oranje Winkel.
The governor also donated N$ 1000, five sheep and a springbok.
For his part, Coleman, who in the past, funded the construction of a new police station at Rosh Pinah, expressed gratitude to the police and the government for the “safety” they guarantee businessmen in the country.
“It’s not always easy to contribute financially. With this gesture, I want to show my appreciation to the safe environment in which we can do business,” said Coleman.
Speaking at the same event, police regional commander Armas Shivute said men and women in uniform must not soften their approach in dealing with criminals.
“Do not compromise our communities’ safety by being courteous to criminals. Be assertive and offensive in your approach,” Shivute urged.
luqman@namibian.com.na
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