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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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| 2013-08-08
Stars face Pirates in opener
Helge Schutz
THE 2013/14 Namibia Premier League is expected to kick off with a bang when traditional rivals African Stars and Orlando Pirates will meet in the first round of the competition, which has provisionally been set for 21 September.
The ‘skeleton draw’ for the new season was made at the NFA Soccer House in Katutura yesterday but the kick off date for the new season still has to be confirmed.
According to NPL management committee member Tim Isaacs they decided to make the draw public to promote transparency.
“We decided to make the fixtures public in terms of openness and fairness and to avoid any changes in the fixtures. The dates are however still subject to change and will only be made public once we finalise outstanding issues such as the availability of fields,” he said.
The league administrator of the NPL, Tovey Hoebeb, also confirmed that the fixtures would not be changed although the dates were still subject to change.
“We will give the draw to the clubs for final approval, before announcing the final fixtures,” Hoebeb said.
The final dates for the new season will be finalised at the NPL annual general assembly on Saturday, August 17.
For now, the new season has been set to start on the weekend of September 21, and will be preceded by the NPL League Cup, which is due to start on the weekend of August 23 to 25.
Three weekends have been allocated for the NPL League Cup, with the final provisionally set for Sunday, September 15.
The Namibia Premier League will then start the following weekend, which will see several other interesting encounters in the first round.
Defending champions Black Africa will host Rundu Chiefs, Eleven Arrows will host Civics, Ramblers will host Blue Waters, Tigers will host United Stars and Blue Boys will host Tura Magic.
Meanwhile, Isaacs said that they were close to signing a new contract with the league’s longtime sponsor MTC. Their three-year contract came to an end last season, but Isaacs said they were confident of renewing it.
“We are currently busy negotiating with MTC and there are positive signs that they will continue. However, the league will kick off either with MTC or with any other sponsor. The fact of the matter is that the league will kick off,” he said.
“The process is ongoing and we are now in the final stages of negotiations. At no stage did MTC say they will not continue with this relationship, so we are positive of signing a new contract,” he added.
The Southern Stream First Division will also hold a consultative meeting at the Sam Nujoma Stadium boardroom on Saturday, August 10, starting at 09h00. Southern Stream First Division clubs are urged to send two representatives to the meeting, consisting of the chairman and the person responsible for the registration of players.
The ‘skeleton draw’ for the new season was made at the NFA Soccer House in Katutura yesterday but the kick off date for the new season still has to be confirmed.
According to NPL management committee member Tim Isaacs they decided to make the draw public to promote transparency.
“We decided to make the fixtures public in terms of openness and fairness and to avoid any changes in the fixtures. The dates are however still subject to change and will only be made public once we finalise outstanding issues such as the availability of fields,” he said.
The league administrator of the NPL, Tovey Hoebeb, also confirmed that the fixtures would not be changed although the dates were still subject to change.
“We will give the draw to the clubs for final approval, before announcing the final fixtures,” Hoebeb said.
The final dates for the new season will be finalised at the NPL annual general assembly on Saturday, August 17.
For now, the new season has been set to start on the weekend of September 21, and will be preceded by the NPL League Cup, which is due to start on the weekend of August 23 to 25.
Three weekends have been allocated for the NPL League Cup, with the final provisionally set for Sunday, September 15.
The Namibia Premier League will then start the following weekend, which will see several other interesting encounters in the first round.
Defending champions Black Africa will host Rundu Chiefs, Eleven Arrows will host Civics, Ramblers will host Blue Waters, Tigers will host United Stars and Blue Boys will host Tura Magic.
Meanwhile, Isaacs said that they were close to signing a new contract with the league’s longtime sponsor MTC. Their three-year contract came to an end last season, but Isaacs said they were confident of renewing it.
“We are currently busy negotiating with MTC and there are positive signs that they will continue. However, the league will kick off either with MTC or with any other sponsor. The fact of the matter is that the league will kick off,” he said.
“The process is ongoing and we are now in the final stages of negotiations. At no stage did MTC say they will not continue with this relationship, so we are positive of signing a new contract,” he added.
The Southern Stream First Division will also hold a consultative meeting at the Sam Nujoma Stadium boardroom on Saturday, August 10, starting at 09h00. Southern Stream First Division clubs are urged to send two representatives to the meeting, consisting of the chairman and the person responsible for the registration of players.
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