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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
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 SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret
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| 2013-08-07
No regrets for Ambunda after title loss
Sheefeni Nikodemus
RESOLUTE ... Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda is confident of reclaiming the WBO bantamweight title.
PAULUS ‘The Rock’ Ambunda is disappointed but does not regret losing his WBO bantamweight title to Japan’s Tomoki Kameda last week, said the deposed champion’s trainer and promoter Nestor Tobias.
Ambunda has been criticised for accepting to fight the highly- rated Japanese in a non-mandatory title defence in foreign territory only four months after being crowned champion.
MTC Sunshine Academy co-promoter Dingaan Thobela was quoted by Sowetan Live as saying they had accepted the offer because “the exposure is huge and the purse money very good”.
Tobias said it was a calculated move that failed to yield the desired outcome.
“... we have absolutely no regrets because we collectively discussed this and agreed that we needed to keep the champ active after he rested for four months,” said Tobias. “We would like to emphasize that our decision to fight away from home was therefore not poor judgment on our side, and that we will also not blame his loss because of that fact but we will concentrate on picking ourselves up and prepare for the future because the future does not entertain any excuses but only hard work.”
The two camps will soon begin negotiations on a rematch, added Tobias.
“Of course fighting away from home means more pressure but when you are a world champion this cannot be used as an excuse, and that is why we are prepared to fight any opponent anywhere in the world. We would of course have liked for Ambunda to do his first title defense on home soil but this cost a lot of money, which we don’t have and the alternative is therefore to defend the title elsewhere.”
Tobias also intimated that the judges, who awarded Kameda a unanimous-decision victory, got the verdict wrong.
He believes the neutral officials - two judges and the referee from the US and one judge from Puerto Rico - he had requested from the WBO were influenced by Kameda’s vociferous supporters in the fight arena.
“It was a very good fight, very entertaining and also very close and Tomoki won on points. Of course we were disappointed because we believe that Ambunda is a better and stronger fighter than Tomoki but the judges saw it otherwise. Ambunda was not at any point during the fight hurt by Tomoki and we look forward to a rematch, which is in our agreement,” said Tobias.
“We are proud of Ambunda’s display in the Philippines, he fought hard and even if he temporarily lost his world title, we are more confident than ever that he will soon get it back and we are therefore not disappointed in that sense because every fight is an experience.”
MTC Sunshine Academy co-promoter Dingaan Thobela was quoted by Sowetan Live as saying they had accepted the offer because “the exposure is huge and the purse money very good”.
Tobias said it was a calculated move that failed to yield the desired outcome.
“... we have absolutely no regrets because we collectively discussed this and agreed that we needed to keep the champ active after he rested for four months,” said Tobias. “We would like to emphasize that our decision to fight away from home was therefore not poor judgment on our side, and that we will also not blame his loss because of that fact but we will concentrate on picking ourselves up and prepare for the future because the future does not entertain any excuses but only hard work.”
The two camps will soon begin negotiations on a rematch, added Tobias.
“Of course fighting away from home means more pressure but when you are a world champion this cannot be used as an excuse, and that is why we are prepared to fight any opponent anywhere in the world. We would of course have liked for Ambunda to do his first title defense on home soil but this cost a lot of money, which we don’t have and the alternative is therefore to defend the title elsewhere.”
Tobias also intimated that the judges, who awarded Kameda a unanimous-decision victory, got the verdict wrong.
He believes the neutral officials - two judges and the referee from the US and one judge from Puerto Rico - he had requested from the WBO were influenced by Kameda’s vociferous supporters in the fight arena.
“It was a very good fight, very entertaining and also very close and Tomoki won on points. Of course we were disappointed because we believe that Ambunda is a better and stronger fighter than Tomoki but the judges saw it otherwise. Ambunda was not at any point during the fight hurt by Tomoki and we look forward to a rematch, which is in our agreement,” said Tobias.
“We are proud of Ambunda’s display in the Philippines, he fought hard and even if he temporarily lost his world title, we are more confident than ever that he will soon get it back and we are therefore not disappointed in that sense because every fight is an experience.”
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