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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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TOP REVS - SPORT | 2013-08-07

VW’s Ogier dominates Rally Finland

VW’s Ogier

Sebastien Ogier has claimed a thrilling victory in Finland to strengthen his grip on the World Rally Championship with five rounds remaining.

Volkswagen driver Ogier reached the finish in Jyvaskyla with a 36,6 seconds advantage over Thierry Neuville (Ford Fiesta) to win his fifth rally of the season and move 90 points clear in the standings as he chases his first world title.

In reaching the finish first in his Polo, Ogier became only the fifth non-Nordic driver to win the classic test of driving skill around the lakes and forests of Finland.

“I had a dream about winning here.”

“A lot of points for the championship and victory in Finland make it a perfect weekend,” he said.

Huge crowds packed the stages in central Finland where four drivers led during the opening seven specials and only 11 seconds covered the top four at the mid-point.

Ogier built a comfortable lead on Friday and was able to drive within himself on the final day when battle raged for second place between Ford Fiesta drivers Neuville and Mads Ostberg - the rivals trading places through the final stages.

Ostberg spun off while avoiding a large rock in the penultimate stage, however, and ended up 21 seconds adrift of Neuville.

Neuville said: “Yesterday we lost time with a puncture but otherwise it was a smooth, clean run. Before the rally I couldn’t have imagined this result was possible.”

-Nampa-Reuters

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS - DRIVERS

1. Sébastien Ogier (France) - 181

2. Thierry Neuville (Belgium) - 91

3. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) - 91

4. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) - 73

5. Dani Sordo (Spain) - 69

6. Sébastien Loeb (France) - 68 (only three rallies contested)

7. Mads Ostberg (Norway) - 65

8. Evgeny Novikov (Russia) - 39

9. Martin Prokop (Czech Republic) - 37

10. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar) - 30

TEAMS/CONSTRUCTORS

1. Volkswagen Motorsport - 251

2. Citroën Abu Dhabi - 196

3. Qatar M-Sport (Ford) - 112

4. Qatar WRT (Ford) - 107