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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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| 2013-08-12
‘Beata Naigambo low on iron’
Sheefeni Nikodemus
BRAVE HEART... Namibia’s Alina Armas (right) rushes to assist compatriot Beata Naigambo after she collapsed during the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships outside the luzhniki stadium in Moscow, russia on Saturday.
A DIETARY deficiency rather than the searing heat may have lead to Beata Naigambo’s dramatic collapse during the Women’s Marathon at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Saturday.
Naigambo staggered off the road before losing consciousness after just 16 minutes and 5km of the race.
Helalia Johannes and Leena Ekandjo also failed to finish the race.
The fourth Namibian in the race, Alina Armas, managed to complete the course as 25th in a time of two hours, 45 minutes and 9 seconds.
Armas may have placed higher had she not sacrificed her time to assist her ailing companion while waiting for paramedics.
The 33-year-old Naigambo reportedly complained of a severe headache and could remember nothing of the incident once she had regained consciousness, according to dehardloopkrant.com. She was taken to a Moscow hospital and kept overnight for observation.
Tests showed she had very low iron content in her blood, however whether that was the reason for the collapse is still being investigated.
The race, which started at 2pm local time, was run under brutal conditions of 28 degrees heat and 66% humidity.
Only 46 of the 73 starters completed the course, with reigning Olympic champion Tiki Gelana and three of her Ethiopian teammates among the high profile casualties.
Kenyan Edna Kiplagat successfully defended her title from Daegu, South Korea, two years ago, hitting the front with 2km to run and going on to win in 2:25.44.
Kiplagat’s victory made up for a disappointing London Olympics last year when she was suffering with flu and trailed home 20th behind Ethiopian Gelana.
Valeria Straneo of Italy, who led for 40km, was second in 2:25.58 and Kayoko Fukushi (Japan) took bronze with 2:27:45.
Helalia Johannes and Leena Ekandjo also failed to finish the race.
The fourth Namibian in the race, Alina Armas, managed to complete the course as 25th in a time of two hours, 45 minutes and 9 seconds.
Armas may have placed higher had she not sacrificed her time to assist her ailing companion while waiting for paramedics.
The 33-year-old Naigambo reportedly complained of a severe headache and could remember nothing of the incident once she had regained consciousness, according to dehardloopkrant.com. She was taken to a Moscow hospital and kept overnight for observation.
Tests showed she had very low iron content in her blood, however whether that was the reason for the collapse is still being investigated.
The race, which started at 2pm local time, was run under brutal conditions of 28 degrees heat and 66% humidity.
Only 46 of the 73 starters completed the course, with reigning Olympic champion Tiki Gelana and three of her Ethiopian teammates among the high profile casualties.
Kenyan Edna Kiplagat successfully defended her title from Daegu, South Korea, two years ago, hitting the front with 2km to run and going on to win in 2:25.44.
Kiplagat’s victory made up for a disappointing London Olympics last year when she was suffering with flu and trailed home 20th behind Ethiopian Gelana.
Valeria Straneo of Italy, who led for 40km, was second in 2:25.58 and Kayoko Fukushi (Japan) took bronze with 2:27:45.
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