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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 - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-07

Swapo appoints Shangula as think-tank head

Theresia Tjihenuna

SHARING ... Swapo Party Women’s Council Sec-retary Petrina Haingura, Swapo secretary general Nangolo Mbumba and deputy secretary general Laura McLeod-Katjirua at yesterday media briefing announcing the outcome of Monday’s Politburo meeting.

Photograph by Theresia Tjihenuna

THE Executive Chairperson of the Swapo Party-owned Kalahari Holdings, Kalumbi Shangula, was yesterday appointed the party’s new think-tank chairperson.

Until the announcement by the politburo, Shangula had been the acting chairperson of the body since the death of the late Abraham Iyambo earlier this year. Shangula is also the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.

Shortly before his death, one of Iyambo’s wishes was that his deputy Shangula should take over the reins when he abruptly made the decision to resign on 25 January this year.

The think-tank was chaired by Iyambo since 2008 when it was first established with 38 members. It was created to conduct research and engage in advocacy in areas such social policy, political strategy, economics, military and technological issues.

Soaring debts and high unemployment were also some of the issues the think-tank had to address.

Meanwhile the Swapo Politburo also considered and approved the module for training of its cadres at the Swapo Party School. Swapo secretary general Nangolo Mbumba said the module includes the history of Namibia and that of the party, the struggle for national liberation, different economic models and international solidarity.

“The Party School will produce party cadres of high calibre who will be able to articulate the party ideology and provide leadership to the broad membership of the party,” he said.

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The situation of crime in this country is fragile and many people are bleeding internal because of crime. The struggle to combat crime in our country need immediate and rabit attention. Much has been said about crime, and probably to engage ordinary law enforcement officers, victims of various crimes and offenders in search solution will be important idea to add to other idieas already at hands. Can the think tank do something in that respect? - Shanukanombele

That is good idea, please be serious - Muyamba

The strugle continue and I support a briliant idea to appoint Shangula as a sucesor of late comrade Iyambo. Let us forecast and invest in areas such social policy, political strategy, economics, military and technological issues. Otherwise freedom alone does not mean any thing to us as Namibians. - Walde Haipinge