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Namibia Community - Blogs http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/ en Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:49 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.hellonam.com/styles/vbext/misc/rss.jpg Namibia Community - Blogs http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/ Ramblers to take action http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/683-ramblers-take-action.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:42:52 GMT Geoffrey Roman The president of Oshikandela Ramblers Football Club, Manny Coelho, has warned that they could take drastic action following the... Geoffrey Roman

The president of Oshikandela Ramblers Football Club, Manny Coelho, has warned that they could take drastic action following the dismissal of their appeal against Orlando Pirates on Friday evening. Coelho accused the NFA of discriminating against Ramblers and said that he had had enough. He said that they would hold a meeting with their lawyers, sponsors and shareholders to discuss the way forward for the club.

“We will have to take some serious decisions about our future and will discuss the issue with our lawyers and our sponsors. The NFA is clearly discriminating against us and we have to take a serious look at where we should go with our club. At this stage I don’t know what we will do. It could be a radical breakaway, or even a merger, I don’t know, but at this stage we have just had enough,” Coelho said.

Coelho said this was just the latest in a string of cases where Ramblers had been discriminated against.

“This is just too much. Two years ago we informed the NFA about a bribery case when Chief Santos asked us to throw our match but the NFA did nothing. Then last season we protested after our match against Blue Waters was stopped 12 minutes before full time. At that stage the teams were level at 1-1 and Blue Waters was fighting to survive in the Premier League. In the end Blue Waters didn’t survive the relegation axe, but it affected us financially because had we won that match we would have finished third and not fourth,” he said.

Ramblers lodged an appeal against Orlando Pirates for fielding a red carded player, Mohammed Ouseb, in their Cell One NFA Cup semifinal match on May 30. Ouseb had a major influence on the match, scoring a goal and creating another as Pirates came from behind to beat Ramblers 3-2.

On May 16, Ouseb was ordered off Pirates’ bench during their quarterfinal victory against African Stars and asked to leave the technical area. According to the referee’s report, Ouseb swore at the referee and delayed play by not returning a ball that had gone out of play.

According to Ramblers’ chairman Harald Hecht, they had to pay N$10 000 to lodge an appeal but the appeal was delayed twice as the Appeals Board was not properly constituted and had to be postponed. The appeal was finally heard on Friday evening, less than 24 hours before the Cell One NFA Cup final, but it was dismissed.

Coelho however accused the NFA of incompetence and said that Ramblers would make a statement within two to three weeks about their future.

“They threw our case out. The NFA is being run by incompetent officials who think they are bigger than the game. I support the recent statement by Black Africa coach Ali Akan who said that there is corruption in Namibian football,” Coelho said.

“We will hold a meeting with Ramblers’ shareholders and sponsors and we will make a decision within the next two to three weeks about the club’s future,” he said. ]]> NamibiaSport http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/683-ramblers-take-action.html Jägermeister South Africa wins Full Throttle AMU MX Championship http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/682-j-germeister-south-africa-wins-full-throttle-amu-mx-championship.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:39:54 GMT By Bernd Kroemer As in previous years, it was the Jägermeister Team from South Africa that ran away with most of the trophies at the AMU MX... By Bernd Kroemer

As in previous years, it was the Jägermeister Team from South Africa that ran away with most of the trophies at the AMU MX Championships that took place at the Gallina Race Track over the weekend. With the exception of Namibia’s Björn Bierbrauer who won bronze in the MX2 class, South African riders won all the medals on offer.

Unfortunately Namibia did not enter riders in the 50cc or 85cc Classes, but those classes that Namibia participated in, they always finished second in the nations rating, which was an excellent achievement.

The WMCC (Windhoek Moto Cross Club) can be proud of this achievement. All delegates of the various African federations commended Namibia for an excellent event. So the mammoth workload performed by the usual handful of activists within the WMCC paid off handsomely. It truly was a showpiece of how to do it, with professional commentators from South Africa, live-coverage by NBC-TV, and lots of spectators around the track.

Namibia did not participate in the M2Racing 50cc Class and it soon became clear that it would be an all-South African affair with Keegan Hickson winning on maximum points ahead of compatriots Ethan Boschi and Seth van den Abeele.

Results:
1. Keegan Hickson, South Africa, 75
2. Ethan Boschi, South Africa, 64
3. Seth van den Abeele, South Africa, 61
4. Jonathan Russel, South Africa, 57
5. Ricardo Raaf, South Africa, 55

In the nations-rating “African Trophy of Nations” South Africa won with 94 points ahead of Zambia (57) and Zimbabwe (45).

In the Safari Den MX65 Class Namibia competed with three riders. In the first heat disaster struck when Namibia’s Matthew Nederlof stalled his engine at the start. The junior rider however staged a great comeback to charge through the field and eventually finished in fourth position, much to the delight of the home crowd.

The second heat was not much better, as Matthew got “squeezed” by two Zambian riders and again found himself at the tail of the group. Again he started a hot pursuit, with the enormous help of the spectators and again finished in an excellent fourth position.

With more than a thousand enthusiastic spectators focusing on the starting line for heat three, Matthew got a good jump out of the gate and ran into turn one amongst the top 10. Racing hard on the opening laps the Namibian quickly clawed himself up to the sixth position. An unfortunate crash did not help either, but Matthew fought back and once again crossed the finish line in fourth place. Together with his teammates Michael Barlow in 10th and Jay-Em Tredoux in 14th spot, Namibia finished second overall.

Results:
1. Bevin Potgieter, South Africa, 72
2. Dirco van der Westhuizen, South Africa, 69
3. Dylan Mostert, South Africa, 60
4. Matthew Nederlof, Namibia, 57
5. Tyron Beverly, South Africa, 54

South Africa won the nations rating with 97 points ahead of Namibia (64) and Zimbabwe (64)

The Bike & Quad Clinic 85cc Class took also place without Namibian participants. Here it was South African talent Nicolas Adams who marched away with the trophy, although he had to fight hard to withstand the onslaught from compatriot Zane Farquharson. South African Reed Sinnicks also had his fair share of the limelight when he finished in second place in the second heat.

Results:
1. Nicolas Adams, South Africa, 69
2. Zane Farquharson, South Africa, 68
3. Reed Sinnicks, South Africa, 61
4. Brandon Brydges, South Africa, 57
5. Bradley Lionnet, Zambia, 57

South Africa won the nations rating with 97 points ahead of Zambia (72) and Zimbabwe (31).

With a full contingent of five riders the I Dream Africa Namibia Team competed in the Electrolight MX Lites Class (Fourstroke Bikes up to 150cc). Again this category became another South African affair. Nevertheless Namibia’s poster boy Mark Sternagel finished in an excellent fifth spot despite riding a motorcycle not on par with the competitors.

After a crash Mark was hammering his ‘blue machine’ around the corners. Running slightly wide on the loose dirt the Namibian emerged in 12th position and was on the gas. Turning out fast laps ‘Marki’ was eager to push for a top 10 position and it showed as he fought for position lap after lap, in the end finishing in eighth position.

In heat two it looked much better, as Sternagel finished in sixth position.
The last heat saw a better start for Sternagel as he drifted his bike out the first corner in fifth position. Riding a solid race from start to finish Sternagel crossed the line in fourth position, awarding him fifth overall for the day.

But the “Full Throttle AMU” is a team event and with the help of team-mates Tristan Muller in eighth, Pauli Loots in 10th, Eric Garbers in 11th and Joshua Teixeira in 17th position, they collected enough points to finish second overall in the nations rating.

Results:
1. Calvin Vlaanderen, South Africa, 75
2. Justin Mittens, South Africa, 64
3. Brandon Fleming, South Africa, 61
4. Ricardo Jardim, Zimbabwe, 54
5. Mark Sternagel, Namibia, 51

South Africa won the nations rating with 94 points ahead of Namibia (68) and Zimbabwe (60).

Now let’s look at the professionals in the Trip Travel MX2 Class. The hero came from Botswana, Ross Branch, well known on Namibian soil, riding for South Africa! Ross only had to swallow one defeat in the second heat, when he was involved in the first corner crash and had to plough his way through the field of competitors, in the end finishing second behind countryman Michael Kok.

Bjorn Bierbrauer fought enthusiastically in the first two heats finishing in an excellent fourth position. In the last heat Bierbrauer set a blazing pace as he fought back hard, re-passing Matthew Gildenhuys (South Africa) and closing onto the back wheel of Anthony Raynard (South Africa) to cross the line in thirrd position! The spectators were wild with delight - at last a Namibian on the rostrum! But there were more Namibians found in the Top-10, with Frank Klosta finishing seventh and Alexander Howard finishing ninth. Henry O’Kennedy finished 12th ahead of Ruhan Gous in 13th position, giving the Namibians an overall second in the nations rating.

Results:
1. Ross Branch, South Africa, 72
2. Anthony Raynard, South Africa, 62
3. Björn Bierbrauer, Namibia, 58
4. Michael Kok, South Africa, 50
5. Matthew Gildenhuys, South Africa, 50

Once more South Africa won the nations rating with 92 points ahead of Namibia (65) and Zimbabwe (65).

Another highlight was the premier class, the Novel Motor Company MX1 Class. Namibia’s Tommy Gous knew that his competitors were ranked amongst the best in the world, but he was prepared to show his mettle. And he did the impossible, as he rocketed out the gate in the first race to do some handlebar banging with the best. Tommy rode a great race with an aggressive style earning him third position. Then fate struck as Tommy tumbled and crashed and although he managed to resume the race, he could only finish sixth behind teammate Jaco Loots.

Another sixth place in the second heat and a good fifth place in the last heat proved that Tommy was not only hurt physically but this crash also hurt his ego. Nevertheless Tommy was the best Namibian in this category. Darryl Fitzgerald from South Africa began with two heat wins, but in the last heat he encountered some mechanical problems which cost him dearly. Namibian Jaco Loots finished in eighth.
“Oldy” Jose Teixeira finished in an excellent 10th spot. 14th for Tony Viljoen while Ronnie Adams only finished in 19th because he suffered a severe crash where his ligaments snapped and he had to withdraw.

Results:
1. Brad Purchase, South Africa, 69
2. Marc Baxter, South Africa, 59
3. Brandon Wheeler, South Africa, 57
4. Craig Kruger, South Africa, 57
5. Tommy Gous, Namibia, 52

The nations rating won South Africa with 87 points ahead of Namibia (68) and Zambia (57).

Overall results:
1. Jägermeister Team South Africa, 561
2. Erindi Ranch Zambia Team, 312
3. Red Square Zimbabwe Team, 301
4. I Dream Africa Namibia Team, 265
5. Crown Build it Uganda Team, 30
6. Royal Tours Kenya Team, 28

The prize-giving took place in the big tent, sponsored by I Dream Africa on the WMCC’s own premises in Olympia which was followed by a party. A big thank you must go to all the sponsors and all helpers who made this major event possible. ]]> NamibiaSport http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/682-j-germeister-south-africa-wins-full-throttle-amu-mx-championship.html Shikukutu beats Sloca http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/681-shikukutu-beats-sloca.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:37:05 GMT Sacky Shikukutu Namibian junior welterweight boxer Sacky “Izinyoka” Shikukutu maintained his unbeaten professional record when he beat Botswana’s... Sacky Shikukutu

Namibian junior welterweight boxer Sacky “Izinyoka” Shikukutu maintained his unbeaten professional record when he beat Botswana’s Dintwe Sloca on a sixth round knockout in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Shikukutu dominated from the start and already in the first round, put Sloca down for the count of eight. In the fourth round he once again knocked Sloca to the canvas and then finished him off with a powerful left hook in the sixth round.

In the process Shikukutu chalked up his eighth consecutive victory, while it was Sloca’s second defeat in eight pro fights.

It was a great performance by Shikukutu against one of Botswana’s top upcoming boxers. Although Sloca is not too experienced as a professional boxer, he had a great amateur record and represented his country at the All Africa Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games.

According to Shikukutu’s trainer Nestor Tobias, it was a great performance by the upcoming Namibian boxer.

“Sacky took on a very experienced boxer, who had a great record as an amateur. It was a good fight and Sloca gave Sacky a good work out – it was definitely not a walk in the park,” he said.

“Sacky is developing good, all round boxing skills, but his punching power is in a different class. Sloca had no answer to Sacky’s power and the crowds loved him. His nickname means ‘the snake’ in Zulu and he received a lot of support from the South African fans,” he added.

Tobias said that Shikukutu had the skills and talent to go all the way.

“I want to put Sacky on a special programme to keep him busy. He impressed everyone at ringside and I’m sure he will become a champion one day. I reckon he needs about another five fights, then he will be ready to start challenging for a title,” he said.

Tobias meanwhile said that an announcement about Paulus “The Hitman” Moses’ WBA lightweight world title fight would be made soon.

“We are on track, but I still need to talk to my partners before we can make an announcement. It’s a world title fight and there is a lot of money involved,” he said. ]]> NamibiaSport http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/681-shikukutu-beats-sloca.html Namibia Nachrichten vom 25.6.2009 http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/allgemeinezeitung/679-namibia-nachrichten-vom-25-6-2009.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:56:00 GMT *Vereint gegen Schweinegrippe* Mit einer beispiellosen Aktion der Partnerschaft aus öffentlichem und privatem Sektor werden Namibier und deren... Vereint gegen Schweinegrippe
Mit einer beispiellosen Aktion der Partnerschaft aus öffentlichem und
privatem Sektor werden Namibier und deren Gäste jetzt über die
Schweinegrippe informiert. Gestern wurde dazu ein neues Produkt
vorgestellt, das dem Kampf gegen diese Pandemie dient.

Link:
http://www.az.com.na/lokales/vereint-gegen-schweinegrippe.87601.php

Winter in Otjiwarongo sorgt für Nebel und zugefrorene Scheiben
Auch in Otjiwarongo wurden die Einwohner am Dienstagmorgen von
eisiger Kälte überrascht. „So vereist habe ich im nördlichen
Namibia noch kein Fahrzeug gesehen wie das meinige heute
morgen“, beschreibt AZ-Leser Hugo Haussmann die Situation.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/lokales/winter-in-otjiwarongo-sorgt-fr-nebel-und-zugefrorene-scheiben.87572.php

Weniger Arme, aber Ziel nicht erreicht
Die Armut in Namibia nimmt ab. So berichten die Autoren des
UN-Interimsreports von September 2008: „2nd Millennium
Development Report 2008“. Der Bericht wurde von den Agenturen
der Vereinten Nationen und der Nationalen Planungskommission erstellt
und misst die Lebensqualität Namibias seit der Unabhängigkeit im
Hinblick auf die Planziele für 2015.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/politik/weniger-arme-aber-ziel-nicht-erreicht.87596.php

Keine Angst vor Salutschüssen
Windhoek – Bewohner des Stadtteils Auasblick bzw. in der
Umgebung des Staatshauses sollten sich nicht wundern, wenn es heute
Morgen richtig laut knallt. Der Grund: Um 10 Uhr werden zum Empfang
des russischen Präsidenten Dmitri Medwedew 21 Salutschüsse aus
Kanonen abgegeben.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/politik/keine-angst-vor-salutschssen.87597.php

Zukunft hinterfragt
Wird Oranjemund ein zweites Kolmanskuppe?
Windhoek – Mit zwei parlamentarischen Anfragen will Johan de
Waal (DTA) Antworten zur Zukunft des Minenortes Oranjemund haben.
Dies kündigte er jetzt in der Nationalversammlung an.

Die erste Anfrage richtet sich an Jerry Ekandjo, Minister für
Regional- ...
Link: http://www.az.com.na/politik/zukunft-hinterfragt.87598.php

Lautstarker Marsch gegen Missstände
NAPWU und Stadtverwaltungsangestellte kritisieren Korruption und
Ignoranz – Ärger über „zu viele Weiße“
Rund 200 Angestellte der Windhoeker Stadtverwaltung sind gestern in
der Mittagspause auf die Straße gegangen, um gegen Missstände in der
Behörde zu protestieren. Und diese sind offenbar mannigfaltig: Eine
anschließend überreichte Petition umfasst acht Seiten.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/lautstarker-marsch-gegen-missstnde.87599.php

Häuser wieder günstiger
Windhoek – Hauskäufe in Namibia werden offensichtlich wieder
erschwinglicher. Der gestern von der First National Bank vorgestellt
Housing Index weist für März 2009 im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat
einen durchschnittlichen Rückgang der Häuserpreise von 350000 auf
290000 Namibia-Dollar aus.
Link: http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/huser-wieder-gnstiger.87600.php

International: Superstimmung auf Deutsch, Englisch und Afrikaans
Egal, ob Deutsch, Englisch oder Afrikaans: Am Dienstagabend wurden
beim Internationalen Abend des 24. Küska einmal mehr alle verzaubert.
An Stimmung hat es in der ausverkauften Narrhalla im Haus der Jugend
bestimmt nicht gemangelt.

Schon zur früher Stunde ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/lokales/international-superstimmung-auf-deutsch-englisch-und-afrikaans.87574.php

Heiße Rennen erwartet: Afrika ermittelt seine besten MX-Fahrer
Am kommenden Samstag und Sonntag findet im Gallina-Moto-Cross-Park
die „Full Throttle AMU“-Meisterschaft statt, bei der sich
entscheidet, wer die besten MX-Fahrer des afrikanischen Kontinents
sind.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/sport/heie-rennen-erwartet-afrika-ermittelt-seine-besten-mx-fahrer.87602.php

Tigersprung sichert Radfahrer Hoffmann sechsten Saisonsieg
Starke Konkurrenz für 28-jährigen Namibier – Knallhartes Duell
mit Baldauf auf den letzten Kilometern in Durach
Windhoek – Rennradfahrer Erik Hoffmann hat das Bergrennen in
Durach/Deutschland am vergangenen Wochenende nur denkbar knapp für
sich entschieden und somit seinen sechsten Saisonsieg eingefahren.
Nach 90 langen und zermürbenden Kilometern über mehrere Runden, ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/sport/tigersprung-sichert-radfahrer-hoffmann-sechsten-saisonsieg.87603.php

Husarenstücke auf Rädern
Über manche Fahrer reiben sich die Oukies die Augen, ob das nun ein
Autolenker im Sachsenland ist oder ob es sich um einen Lokführer,
Rangierer auf dem nebligen Bahnhof von Swakopmund handelt. In diesem
Jahr gibt es einen heimlichen Wettbewerb zwischen Namibiern und
Sachsen, ...
Link: http://www.az.com.na/glosse/husarenstcke-auf-rdern.87573.php

Die Hackordnung ist intakt
Dass die Anfrage der Opposition zur Rolle des Altpräsidenten Sam
Nujoma, beziehungsweise zu seinen öffentlichen Hassreden, im
Parlament sowohl von Premierminister Nahas Angula in der Debatte als
auch durch Vize-Speaker Doreen Sioka über „die
Geschäftsordnung“ ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/kommentar/die-hackordnung-ist-intakt.87604.php

Neuer Pächter muss her!
Ein seit Jahren andauernder Disput ist beim Swakopmunder Flugplatz
kürzlich ausgeartet. Ohne Vorankündigung, Vorwarnung oder ähnliches
hat der Pächter des kleinen Flugplatzes, Brian Roos, den
Fallschirmspringern den Zutritt verwehrt. Grund ist angeblich, dass
....
Link: http://www.az.com.na/kommentar/neuer-pchter-muss-her.87605.php

Missstände stinken zum Himmel
Betr.: Leserbrief „AZ bewirkt nur Negativität“ von Emily
Schneider-Waterberg (AZ, 22. Juni 2009)
In dem Leserbrief heißt es: „Bitte hören Sie mit der negativen
Publizität auf – finden Sie lieber eine positive Lösung!“
Danke, Frau Schneider-Waterberg. Ich wünsche mir auch mehr positive
Publizität. Was das ist? Vielleicht (großes) Negatives verschweigen,
....
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/missstnde-stinken-zum-himmel.87562.php

Alles unter den Tisch kehren?
Betr.: Leserbrief „AZ bewirkt nur Negativität“ von Emily
Schneider-Waterberg (AZ, 22. Juni 2009)

Liebe Frau Schneider-Waterberg, Sie haben ja Ideen, die man nur noch
als suboptimal und kontraproduktiv werten kann. Glauben Sie allen
Ernstes, dass es für Namibia langfristig besser wäre, wenn die AZ,
derer Mitarbeitern meine absolute Hochachtung gebührt, ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/alles-unter-den-tisch-kehren.87563.php

Wenn die Saat aufgeht
Betr.: „Zwei Deutschsprachige ermordet“ (AZ, 11. Juni
n2009)
So schlimm und bedauerns-, ja auch verurteilenswert diese Verbrechen
sein mögen, sie sind – und das sollte nicht oft und laut genug
betont werden – u.a. eine Folge der Hasstiraden von
Alt-Präsident Nujoma und neuerdings auch seinem Nachfolger Pohamba.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/wenn-die-saat-aufgeht.87564.php

Zu leicht und schnell vergessen
Betr.: Umstrittene Aussagen von Ex-Präsident Sam Nujoma
Es ist gut, dass Frau Grebe und somit die Allgemeine Zeitung gesagt
hat, was viele von uns denken und befürchten. Leider vergessen wir
aber zu leicht und zu schnell: Vor etwas mehr als fünf Jahren, auch
zum Anlauf der Wahlen, hat Herr Nujoma – damals noch Präsident
von Namibia und der SWAPO- ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/zu-leicht-und-schnell-vergessen.87565.php

Gefahr eines Flächenbrandes
Betr.: Mord an zwei Farmern und umstrittene Aussagen von Ex-Präsident
Sam Nujoma
Mit Entsetzen und Schrecken haben wir über Ihre Zeitung Kenntnis
genommen von der feigen Ermordung der beiden Deutschen von der Farm
Jakkals Omuramba und in Okahandja. Menschenverachtend ist die Aussage
des ehemaligen Staatspräsidenten Nujoma. Politiker haben ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/gefahr-eines-flchenbrandes.87566.php

Das wahre Gesicht gezeigt
Betr.: Umstrittene Aussagen von Ex-Präsident Sam Nujoma
Mich bestürzt es sehr zu sehen, wie sich die politische Situation im
Lande entwickelt. Die SWAPO-Regierung nähert sich immer mehr dem
Mugabe-Regime an – ja, diese wird sogar in manchen Bereichen
fast glorifiziert und als anzustrebende politologische Ideologie
wahrgenommen, so scheint es.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/das-wahre-gesicht-gezeigt.87567.php

Nach der Aussöhnung streben
Betr.: Umstrittene Aussagen von Ex-Präsident Sam Nujoma
Herr Nujoma scheint mir nicht der Richtige zu sein: Ein Mann in
seiner Position und seines Alters sollte zur Aussöhnung und
Aufeinander-Zugehen bestrebt sein anstatt auf Konfrontation. Es leben
ja wohl auch eine ganze Menge „Gemischtrassiger“ in
Namibia, ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/nach-der-ausshnung-streben.87568.php

Lust aufs Land geht verloren
Betr.: Umstrittene Aussagen von Ex-Präsident Sam Nujoma
Mein Gott, wie traurig, und das im 21. Jahrhundert! Wir lieben
Namibia, waren häufig dort, haben uns gut und sicher gefühlt und
viele tolle Menschen kennengelernt. Sprüche wie diese lassen uns die
Lust auf dieses Land verlieren. Das ist sehr schade und ich denke,
....
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/lust-aufs-land-geht-verloren.87569.php

Vergangenheit nicht bewältigt
Betr.: Umstrittene Aussagen von Ex-Präsident Sam Nujoma
Zu der jüngsten Entgleisung Nujomas kann ich nur sagen: Er hat es
wohl nicht geschafft, seine eigene Vergangenheit zu bewältigen. Ich
kann nur raten, weitere solcher Aussagen von ihm zu ignorieren und
ihn nicht mehr für voll zu nehmen. Die Reaktionen der Leserbriefe
....
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/leserbriefe/vergangenheit-nicht-bewltigt.87570.php ]]> AllgemeineZeitung http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/allgemeinezeitung/679-namibia-nachrichten-vom-25-6-2009.html Namibia Nachrichten vom 24.6.2009 http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/allgemeinezeitung/678-namibia-nachrichten-vom-24-6-2009.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:54:39 GMT *Vor falschen Beratern gewarnt* Arbeitskonsulenten, zum Teil auch aus dem Ausland, die Farmer und andere Arbeitgeber beraten wollen und dafür... Vor falschen Beratern gewarnt
Arbeitskonsulenten, zum Teil auch aus dem Ausland, die Farmer und
andere Arbeitgeber beraten wollen und dafür beachtliches Honorar
verlangen, haben zahlenmäßig zugenommen. Diese Warnung hat Vekuii
Rukoro, Präsident namibischer Arbeitgeber, gestern an die Farmer
gerichtet.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/vor-falschen-beratern-gewarnt.87474.php

Winter hat uns im Griff: Bibbern in Windhoek und in Swakopmund
Kalt erwischt hat es viele Namibier gestern Morgen bei Temperaturen
um den Gefrierpunkt. So haben Jernay Wingrove, Shooshao Shilongo und
Simone van der Hoeven (linkes Bild, v.l.n.r.), alles Schülerinnen der
9. Klasse an der DHPS Windhoek, sich in der Pause ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/bild-des-tages/winter-hat-uns-im-griff-bibbern-in-windhoek-und-in-swakopmund.87488.php

Fragen zu Nujoma abgelehnt
Windhoek – Die Opposition ist gestern bei der Sitzung des
Parlaments in Windhoek mit dem Versuch gescheitert, von der Regierung
eine Stellungnahme zu den jüngsten, umstrittenen Äußerungen von
Ex-Präsident Sam Nujoma zu bekommen. Eine entsprechende Anfrage wurde
nicht zugelassen.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/politik/fragen-zu-nujoma-abgelehnt.87471.php

Russischer Präsident kommt später
Windhoek – Der Namibia-Besuch des russischen Präsidenten Dmitri
Medwedew beginnt später als geplant. So wird der Staatsgast nicht wie
zuvor mitgeteilt am heutigen Mittwoch, sondern erst am morgigen
Donnerstag – aus Ägypten kommend – in Namibia eintreffen.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/politik/russischer-prsident-kommt-spter.87472.php

NGfM setzt RDP unter Druck
Windhoek – Nach lautstarker Kritik der nationalen Gesellschaft
für Menschenrechte (NGfM) bekommt jetzt auch die Opposition eine
Breitseite. Die RDP müsse sich umgehend zu „hochaktuellen
Menschenrechtsfragen“ äußern, fordert NGfM-Direktor ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/politik/ngfm-setzt-rdp-unter-druck.87473.php

Bodensteuer erhöht
Windhoek – Der Betrag auf der jüngsten Bodensteuerrechnung ist
bei den meisten kommerziellen Farmern jäh in die Höhe geschossen. Das
Ministerium für Ländereien und Neusiedlung hat die aktuelle
Steuerrechnung nach ihrer Neuabschätzung des Landbesitzes errechnet,
....
Link: http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/bodensteuer-erhht.87475.php

Namibia sauer
Windhoek – Die Verhandlungen um ein Handelsabkommen (EPA)
zwischen der Europäischen Union (EU) und Namibia haben eine
unerwartete Wende genommen. Wie Wirtschaftsminister Hage Geingob
gestern im Parlament informierte, habe die EU schriftlich mitgeteilt,
....
Link: http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/namibia-sauer.87485.php

Innenstadt-Neubau holt Sanlam-Gebäude ein
Seit wenigen Tagen ist das Sanlam-Gebäude im Herzen von Windhoek
nicht mehr das höchste Haus an dieser Stelle: Der sich im Bau
befindliche Hauptsitz des Finanz- und Versicherungskonzern Old Mutual
hat das benachbarte Büro- und Geschäftsgebäude überragt und ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/innenstadt-neubau-holt-sanlam-gebude-ein.87476.php

Disput am Flugplatz artet aus
Pächter verwehrt Fallschirmspringern den Zutritt – Klage und
Beschwerden ausgetauscht
Der Disput beim Swakopmunder Flugplatz geht in eine neue Runde: Am
Montagnachmittag hat der Pächter des Flugplatzes, Brian Roos, den
Fallschirmspringern den Zutritt verwehrt und ein Startverbot
verhängt. Grund: Die Skydiver hätten außenstehende Rechnungen.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/lokales/disput-am-flugplatz-artet-aus.87478.php

32 mm: Starker Regen in Aus
Windhoek – In Aus hat es von Montag zu Dienstag (jeweils 8 Uhr)
32 mm Regen gegeben. Das geht aus dem Bericht des Wetteramtes hervor.
Danach wurden weitere 4 mm Regen in Alexander Bay (bei Oranjemund)
registriert. AZ-Leser können ihre Messungen an die AZ schicken (Fax:
061- ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/lokales/32-mm-starker-regen-in-aus.87479.php

Waldorfschule: Schule und praktische Ausbildung Hand in Hand
In Windhoek steht den angebotenen beruflichen Ausbildungsplätzen
derzeit mehr als die zehnfache Bewerberzahl gegenüber. Die Bewerber
sind unzureichend oder gar nicht auf eine praktische Ausbildung
vorbereitet. Die existierenden Curricula der Schulen haben ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/lokales/waldorfschule-schule-und-praktische-ausbildung-hand-in-hand.87480.php

Zahlreiche Messerstechereien
Windhoek – Die Polizei meldete mehrere Messerstechereien vom
vergangenen Wochenende. In Hoachanas in der Hardap-Region wurde am
Samstag Meben !Goagoseb mit einem Messer mehrere Male in den Kopf
gestochen und starb. In der Omundudu- Siedlung in der Ohangwena- ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/polizei-und-gericht/zahlreiche-messerstechereien.87481.php

Wüsten-Tortur ohne Super-Ingo
Waldschmidt fehlt wegen KTM-Ausstiegs und Wirtschaftskrise bei
Dakar-Rallye 2010 – „Habe noch nicht aufgegeben“
Namibias erster Teilnehmer an der legendären Rallye Dakar, Ingo
Waldschimdt, wird im kommenden Jahr nicht wie erhofft wieder bei dem
berüchtigten Wüsten-Ritt an den Start gehen. Probleme pflastern den
Weg des Asses – doch Waldschmidt gibt noch lange nicht auf.
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/sport/wsten-tortur-ohne-super-ingo.87482.php

Startschuss zur Streethouse-Liga an der Küste erfolgt
Erster Spieltag erfolgreich – SFC dominiert eindeutig in
Swakopmund – Arandis schlägt Atlantis Blue Waters mit 9:0

Swakopmund – Viel Spannung, Spaß und natürlich starke
Konkurrenz: Am vergangenen Samstag fand der erste Spieltag der
Streethouse-Minifußball-Liga an der Küste statt. Während sich in
Swakopmund verschiedene Altersgruppen der Mannschaften SFC und
Celtics gegenüberstanden, ...
Link:
http://www.az.com.na/sport/startschuss-zur-streethouse-liga-an-der-kste-erfolgt.87483.php

SFC mit einem Fuß im Finale
Windhoek/Swakopmund – Die Fußballmannschaft des Swakopmunder
Sportclubs (SFC) steht mit einem Fuß im Finale der dritten
Erongo-Liga und ist somit auch dem Aufstieg nahe. Das Team besiegte
am Samstag im Hinspiel des Halbfinales Celtic mit 3:1. Nur noch ...
Link: http://www.az.com.na/sport/sfc-mit-einem-fu-im-finale.87484.php

Maßstäbe übertragen
Die Arbeitgeber auf kommerziellen Farmen haben sich seit 22 Jahren
als Verband organisiert. Bei ihrer gestrigen Jahreshauptversammlung
standen sie vor Dauerproblemen, die nicht unüberwindbar sind, die
jedoch ständig neu aufgearbeitet sein wollen. Die jüngste
Herausforderung besteht darin, ...
Link: http://www.az.com.na/kommentar/mastbe-bertragen.87486.php

Zeit der Gegensätze
In der Weltwirtschaftskrise sind die Zeiten turbulent. Die Prognosen
und Aussagen auch. Wir befinden uns laut ökonomischer Definition in
einer Rezession, das Bruttoinlandsprodukt wird in diesem Jahr um 0,6%
schrumpfen. So hat es die namibische Zentralbank erklärt.
Link: http://www.az.com.na/kommentar/zeit-der-gegenstze.87487.php ]]> AllgemeineZeitung http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/allgemeinezeitung/678-namibia-nachrichten-vom-24-6-2009.html Namibian Ladies Open http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/677-namibian-ladies-open.html Wed, 27 May 2009 20:07:51 GMT The top women’s golfing event on the local calendar, the Bank Windhoek Namibia Ladies Open Strokeplay Championship will be held at the Windhoek... The top women’s golfing event on the local calendar, the Bank Windhoek Namibia Ladies Open Strokeplay Championship will be held at the Windhoek Country Club on Saturday and Sunday. Bank Windhoek, who have sponsored the event for the past 11 years, announced that they will once again sponsor the event to an amount of N$20 000. Additionally, each participant will receive a gift package at registration.

“Bank Windhoek is proud of our association with the Namibia Amateur Ladies Open / Closed Golf Championships. In golf the competitor mostly competes against herself in order to raise the standard of the game. This is an inherent quality of Bank Windhoek as we are constantly exploring ways to improve what the Bank can offer clients,” said Marie Kotze, Communications Practitioner at Bank Windhoek.

“Through this sponsorship, Bank Windhoek shows its commitment to the development of a sporting code that is culturally inclusive and that puts a strong emphasis on the development of youth – a cause that is wholeheartedly supported by our organisation,” she added.

The field will be quite open as the defending champion Bonita Bredenhann will not be back to defend her title, since she will be competing in the World Junior Golf Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia next week. The 17-year-old Bredenhann has dominated women’s golf in Namibia over the past few years and has won the Namibian Open title for the past three years in a row.

In her absence the favourites will include her mother, Wilna, Angie Lohmann and the upcoming juniors Maryke Short and Laetitia Brink.

The 36-hole competition starts at 08h00 on Saturday and continues at 07h00 on Sunday. The prize giving ceremony is scheduled for about 14h00 on Sunday. ]]> NamibiaSport http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/677-namibian-ladies-open.html SKW open up five-point lead http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/676-skw-open-up-five-point-lead.html Tue, 05 May 2009 15:03:52 GMT SKW opened up a five-point lead at the top of the log after beating Oshakati City 1-0 at their home field in Olympia on Saturday. Jacky Stephanus... SKW opened up a five-point lead at the top of the log after beating Oshakati City 1-0 at their home field in Olympia on Saturday. Jacky Stephanus scored the winner when he headed in a fine cross by Edwin Korukuve on 60m.

The match was not much of a spectacle and chances were few and far between.
In an uneventful first half, Sledge Gowaseb came the closest to scoring when he hit the crossbar with a 20m strike.

SKW picked up the tempo after the break and immediately started creating chances. Chepela Chepela came close when he dribbled into the box, but Oshakati keeper Melksidek Shiku just managed to clear the ball in time. Shiku once again came to the rescue when he tipped a 30m piledriver by Marco van Wyk for a corner, but SKW’s pressure finally paid off when Stephanus headed in Korukuve’s cross on 60m.

Korukuve and Van Wyk put in a few good runs but SKW were content to defend their lead while Oshakati never looked like scoring.

In Walvis Bay, Eleven Arrows beat Chief Santos 1-0 with Sebastian Matende scoring the winner on 52m. Arrows had their keeper Virgil Vries to thank after he saved a first half penalty by Nelson Geingob.

In Otjiwarongo, Orlando Pirates were held to a 2-all draw by bottom of the log Mighty Gunners. ]]> NamibiaSport http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/676-skw-open-up-five-point-lead.html Namibia stage comeback to beat PNG 48-43 http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/675-namibia-stage-comeback-beat-png-48-43.html Tue, 05 May 2009 15:00:34 GMT Namibia fought from behind to clinch a memorable match 48-43 against the gallant and exciting Papua New Guineans, to finish the IRB Junior World... Namibia fought from behind to clinch a memorable match 48-43 against the gallant and exciting Papua New Guineans, to finish the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in fifth place for the second year running.

Some outstanding attacking running rugby allowed underdogs PNG to build a 24-21 half time lead against the more physical Africans at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, but as the second half wore on Namibia took a firmer grip on the match against 14-man PNG.

Even on the final day of the tournament, the Oceania representatives shunned the modern obsession with kicking, forwards and backs linking seamlessly in counter-attacking from anywhere on the pitch against the more orthodox Namibians, but ultimately that same flair and unstructured approach proved their downfall as Namibia capitalised on the one-man advantage to finish in the ascendency.

The PNG side scored four outstanding attacking tries in the first half to lead 24-21 but a lack of shape in defence also allowed the Namibians time and space in the final third and as they fought back into the match, largely thanks to the leadership and ability of captain Robert Herridge, whose personal duel with outstanding PNG skipper Christopher Kakah was one of the features of the match.

Flanker Desmond Korpok opened the scoring for PNG after just one minute, and they led 12-0 after five minutes thanks to wing Steven Jacob Balasam Junior. In an end-to-end game, Namibia hit back through captain and full back Robert Herridge's try but on 11 minutes PNG pulled further ahead with Bobby Pau's effort.

Andre de Klerk then scored a converted try for the Namibians and PNG came storming back with a try by captain Christopher Kakah before Lezhanne Alcock's effort made the score 24-21 at half time.

With PNG hooker Yahu Possy red-carded for foul play shortly before the half time hooter, Namibia had a one-man advantage for 40 minutes, and set about making it pay. Initially PNG's loose style again paid handsome dividends, Desmond Korpok crossing for a fine score, but as so often in the tournament an immediate lapse in concentration allowed their opposition back in and Russel van Wyk crossed for Namibia.

Ojay Benson Moka restored PNG's lead but, with fatigue starting to take its toll, Herridge and de Klerk scored tries to pull the scores level. Johan Tromp's penalty edged the Africans ahead by three at 41-38 and then Janee Karuaihe's converted try extended the lead to 10 points, before Kakah's late consolation for PNG brought an end to a breathless encounter.

Post-match reaction

Johan Diergaardt, Namibia coach

"To be able to come back into the game and win showed a lot of character. It was hard to recover after the loss to the USA but the players managed to win against PNG.

"In the end the tournament was fine for us. I go home satisfied. We were only five points away from the final.

"These players grew a lot on this tournament and already one of them, lock André de Klerk, will join the national squad the day after we arrive to go on a two game tour to Argentina."

Robin Tarere, PNG coach

"I am happy with today's performance. We made silly mistakes that cost us tries. They had a much bigger pack and that is one of the lessons we take home - we must find bigger players.

"This is the standard of rugby we have to aim to play regularly in and we will try to win the Pacific Region to ensure we are back.

"The Junior World Rugby Trophy was an eye opener for all of us and everyone of the players goes home much more experienced. I can imagine a few of them will go on to win caps in the future."

3rd/4th PLAY-OFF: Kenya 17-19 Chile

Chile finished the 2009 JWRT on a high, holding on against an inspired Kenyan fightback to beat the hosts 19-17 in a fine match at the RFUEA Ground to end the tournament in third place.
Kenya did well to keep the South Americans out early on but after 15 minutes Chile controlled well from a nicely worked attacking scrum and scrum half Nicolas Herreros scampered over for the opening score, which he himself converted for a 7-0 lead.

The South Americans went close to adding to their tally through quicksilver wing Mauricio Rey, only to be thwarted by more resolute defence, but Francisco Fernandez ran powerfully from the centre to score a second try for the 2008 runners-up and give them a 14-0 lead shortly before the half.

Kenny Andola slotted a penalty for the Kenyans before the half to make the score at the break 14-3, and give them fresh hope and confidence for the second period.

After the break the Kenyan fans inspired the home team to new heights, and a further fightback. The Africans competed with more purpose in the set pieces and pulled to within four points with an outstanding try when Felix Ayange Otiende's fine run and pass set up a try for centre Joseph Abala Osore. Again Andola slotted the kick and Chile's lead was cut to 14-10.

The crowd was muted when Rey added to his hat trick in the previous game against Romania to put Chile 19-10 ahead, but in a frantic final 10 minutes Kenya's pace and fitness started to tell.

Replacement Anthony Nyandigisi ran at pace through the heart of the Chilean defence and, although tackled, the ball was recycled to produce a try for another replacement Graham Dinda, who cut the deficit to two points.

The home side went in search of the win in front of their home fans but the more experienced Chileans held onto the ball cleverly as the clock ticked down to seal a deserved 19-17 win.

Post-match reaction
Rodrigo Boyé, Chile coach

"We put ourselves under pressure, they were very fast and we should have controlled the match much more. But we are happy, we came to a tournament of this calibre and won three out of four games.

"In the game against Romania we have ourselves to blame for the defeat but we know we could have been there.

"As I told the players, from now on, those who are no longer eligible, it is up to them and their desire to do the hard work to continue representing our country at test level."

José Ignacio Larenas, Chile captain

"We fought very hard in a complicated scenario - playing the home side in front of a vociferous crowd. So I am delighted that we managed to win.

"It wasn't easy but when it came down to it, we proved that we are a team of friends ready to fight hard for each other.

"We came to win the JWRT, but we go home happy with third place."

Mitch Otieno, Kenya coach

“It’s surely a good feeling, good experience for the team. Today we actually dominated in the forwards but unfortunately the heat didn’t pay off.

"Its positive and nothing to be down about. The experience we have gained from this tournament will surely help us build up.”

Erik Kioko, Kenya captain

“The exposure and experience we have gained is a boost to the team and I hope that the tournament has really showcased that 15’s rugby in Kenya indeed needs more support.

"We are happy with what we have achieved and we have completed the mission satisfactorily.”

7th/8th PLAY-OFF - Cayman Islands 12-62 Korea

Korea number 8 Cha Sung Kun grabbed the headlines with a record five-try haul as his side ran out 62-12 winners over Cayman Islands in the seventh place play-off at the Impala ground.

Cha scored four of his tries in the first half to equal the record for tries in a single match set by fellow Korean Kim Hyun Soo against Jamaica in the inaugural IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy last year.

The number 8 scored the opening try in the second minute and had his fourth try with only 20 minutes on the clock with his fellow forward, prop Oh Dong Gyun also crossing as Korea established a 27-0 advantage.

Centre Yoo Hee Bum scored Korea's sixth try with flanker Lee Hak Seop adding another just before the final whistle as his side matched the number of tries they had scored in their previous three matches.

The most celebrated try of the first half though was Michael Wilson's for the Cayman Islands, the lively scrum half gathering his own chip over the defence to score under the posts.

The second half was more even with Cayman Islands much improved as they spent prolonged periods in the Korean 22 for the first time in the match, even if they were unable to find a way through the defence.

Hwang Seung Eop and Park Hong Sik increased Korea's half-time advantage of 41-7 with tries before Wilson grabbed his second of the match for Cayman Islands. It was then left to Cha to have the final say with his fifth try.

Post-match reaction

Chang Ryul Choi, Korea coach

“It was a nice experience for the boys, I am happy with today’s win and hope that come next year we will perform even better.

Richard Adams, Cayman Islands coach

“I'm glad and believe that we have learnt a lot. We really were in a tough pool and I believe come next year we will definitely be a team to watch.

Daniel McGrath, Cayman Islands captain

“I can’t say I am disappointed but overall I am pleased with the tournament. We did not win any matches but I believe it drives us on to come next year.

"We have learnt a lot about size and weight and will have to put all that into consideration."

Romania crowned champions

Romania scored two late tries through Marian Pirvu and Stefan Patrascu to finally break the deadlock and be crowned IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2009 champions with a 25-13 victory over USA.

The two sides had been locked at 13-13 entering the last 10 minutes of the final at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi and as extra-time threatened it was two errors by the Junior Eagles which proved decisive.

First replacement scrum half Chris Saint through a pass into the grateful arms of Marian Drenceanu, the second row then feeding full back Marian Pirvu to touch down.

Patrascu sliced the conversion and the Americans knew a converted try would win the match, but as they pushed for it, the ball went lose and was hacked on for Romania's impressive fly half to beat Tai Enosa to the touchdown.

The fly half, the leading point scorer in the tournament, must have wondered if it was to be Romania's day, having seen a penalty and drop goal attempt to go wide in the minutes before they finally wrapped up the match.

The two sides settled well, neither displaying the nerves they were undoubtedly feeling given the title at stake, with Patrascu kicking Romania into the lead with a seventh minute penalty. He could have given Romania a bigger lead but his next attempts flew just wide.

His counterpart Enosa spliced the uprights with a drop goal before USA took the lead with Robert Johnson's penalty as wing Zach Test began to cause real problems for the Romanians with his pace and running lines.

Centre Niall O'Keeffe, just as Test had started doing, sliced through the Romanian defence to set up the final's first try, which came after Brian Hussey dummied to draw the marker and send Enosa over the line.

USA lost stand-in captain Barry Sheehan to the sin-bin late in the half and it remains to be seen whether this act will prove costly to the Junior Eagles' hopes of keeping the title in the Americas.

Within minutes of the restart it did as centre Ionut Puisoru charged up the middle of the pitch, seemingly delaying the pass too long only for wing Adrian Apostol to retrieve the loose ball and race through to tie up the match at 13-13.

The USA back three of Johnson, Test and Brett Thompson, along with Enosa, looked a constant threat with breaks, but the final pass went astray or they lost the ball on a few occasions to keep the score level at the hour. – www.irb.com ]]> NamibiaSport http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/675-namibia-stage-comeback-beat-png-48-43.html Brave Gladiators selected for Banyana match http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/674-brave-gladiators-selected-banyana-match.html Tue, 05 May 2009 14:58:38 GMT An initial squad of 25 players has been selected for the national women’s soccer team, the Brave Gladiators in preparation for a friendly match... An initial squad of 25 players has been selected for the national women’s soccer team, the Brave Gladiators in preparation for a friendly match against South Africa’s Banyana Banyana, which will take place in Pretoria, South Africa on May 23.

An initial squad of 25 players was selected, but six more players have been added to the list. Two teams selected from the list of players will play a friendly match against each other at the Eldorado Field in Khomasdal on Wednesday, to be followed by a training camp, which starts on Thursday.

Okahandja Beauties, who have dominated the women’s league over the past two seasons, have the most players in the squad, with 12 players selected amongst the original list of 25 players.

The six new players who have been called up include Polytech’s exciting 19-year-old striker Ellencia Games, who is currently the league’s top goalscorer with a total of 23 goals in eight matches. This included an incredible 11 goals that she scored in their 21-0 victory against Shifidi Babes on April 24.

The Brave Gladiators created history last October when they beat Banyana Banyana 3-2 in a friendly match in Windhoek.

The Brave Gladiators squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers
1. Meriam Swartbooi Okh Beauties
2. Susanna Eises Okh Beauties
3. Novata Paulus NDF

Defenders
4. Rejoice Kasaona Okh Beauties
5. Leandri Lucas Rhb Queens
6. Stacey Naris Okh Beauties
7. Queen Manga Poly Babes
8. Veronica Gebhardt Okh Beauties
9. Josephine Seibes Poly Babes
10. Veweziwa Kotjipati JS Academy
11. Natasha Ndjao Rhb Queens
12. Yanneke Laurence Unam Bokkies

Midfielders
13. Juliana Skrywer Rhb Queens
14. Stella Williams Okh Beauties
15. Stephany Hummel Okh Beauties
16. Mangulukeni Hamata NDF
17. Mary Jacobs Okh Beauties
18. Albertha Dawes JS Academy
19. Yvonne Skrywer Rhb Queens
20. Shirley Cloete Okh Beauties
21. Toshi Haufiku Amateachers

Forwards
22. Kleintjie Fredericks Okh Beauties
23. Ellencia Games Poly Babes
24. Marele Polster Okh Beauties
25. Salome Iyambo Okh Beauties

Technical Advisor: Klaus Staerk
Head Coach: Jacqui Shipanga
Assistant Coach: Bryan Van Staden
HOD: Jackey Gertse
Team Manager: Natasha Cloete
Medic: Amanda Minnie

New players that are called up are:

1. Ellencia Games Polytechnic 19 years old
2. Josephine Seibes Polytechnic Central Defender
3. Yvonne Skrywer Queens Midfielder
4. Vewe “Bimbo” Kotjipati JS Academy Defender 15 years old
5. Albertha “Chicken” Dawes JS Academy Midfielder 14 years old
6. Yanecke Laurence UNAM Midfielder 20 years old ]]> NamibiaSport http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/namibiasport/674-brave-gladiators-selected-banyana-match.html The damaras of namibia part 2 http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/oneword/673-damaras-namibia-part-2.html Sat, 02 May 2009 09:48:47 GMT This is Part 2

Chapter 21 - Pages 181 - 190 of "Words cannot be found" German Colonial Rule in Namibia

An annotated reprint of the 1918 Blue Book

Jeremy Silvester & Jan-Bart Gewald BRILL LEIDEN • BOSTON 2003

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
South-West Africa. Administrator’s Office. [Report on the natives of South-West Africa and their treatment by Germany] Words cannot be found : German colonial rule in Namibia : an annotated reprint of
the 1918 Blue Book / by Jeremy Silvester and Jan-Bart Gewald.
p. cm. – (Sources for African history, ISSN 1570-8721 ; v. 1)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 90-04-12981-2 (pbk.)
1. Indigenous peoples–Namibia–Government relations. 2.
Namibia–History–1884-1915. I. Silvester, Jeremy. II. Gewald, Jan-Bart. III. Title IV.
Series.
DT1603.S68 2003 323.1’6881’09034–dc21

continued from Part 1

I was born at Windhuk before the Berg-Damaras came to Okambahe. Old Abraham was the Chief then. I came with old Abraham to this district. and have lived here ever since under the Berg-Damara Chief at his werft. I know all about the agreement with the Germans under Leutwein. It is as stated by Gottlieb. The Germans did not keep any of their promises. They broke their word. They promised to let us keep our rifles, but after the agreement was signed they disarmed us all. No one could trust them or place any reliance on their word. I would a hundred thes prefer to live under and be governed by the Hereros in preference to the Germans. The Hereros had some mercy, and always respected our women, even in war-time; but that was never the case with the Germans. Neither one’s self, one’s wife, nor one’s children were safe under the Germans. The German soldiers treated us like dogs, every German did; and our young daughters, even those who had not yet grown to womanhood, were not safe from them. They are a very bad people. We have not a bit of respect for them.
We never saw such white people. Our natives were shocked at what they saw the Germans do. As for thrashings and floggings by the police, I don t know where to begin when I talk about that. We saw no courts, and had no place to go to for justice. The German police governed us. They were the Government; we knew of no other Government. They could do as they pleased.
Speaking of the taking over of Okambahe and the Berg-Damaras by the Germans, the Chief Judas Goresib states on oath:–
The Germans established a police post at Okambahe. They immediately began to flog our people and put them into gaol. Our liberty was curtailed in every way, and they interfered in such a way that Cornelius soon had no more control over his people and was only like an ordinary Berg-Damara. The German police sergeant was really the chief, and he did what he liked and treated all very badly. We remained neutral during the Herero rebellion, as we had all been disarmed and were afraid of war. The traders had also robbed us, but we had not nearly so much stock as the Hereros. The German traders were very dishonest, and we lost by trading with them. They used simply to come and take cattle and sheep for debts. Still, we always tried to obey the Germans and to avoid trouble, as we knew they were very strong. We hated the Germans. Never have we had the truth from them, and they never kept their promises. We could not trust them. Of course, I have met good Germans, but they are few. When my father Cornelius died in 1910 the Council and men of the tribe looked to me as the lawful Chief according to our ancient customs and usage. I proclaimed myself as Chief in succession to my father, but the German Governor refused to recognise me and said I was not to be Chief, as they had decided to do away with all Chiefs. They said they would govern the Berg-Damaras themselves with the aid of a Council of Five. They said I could be a member of the Council. I said I was the heir of the Chief, and declined to be member of any Council. I said that if I were not Chief I was nothing at all. They then ignored me. They appointed as a Council the following: Joshua, Hosea. Kaleb, Alpheus and Titus. This Council was merely to give advice. The German police were the masters. The large majority, I may say the whole nation, was upset and annoyed at this. They had never heard of five councillors without a Chief. The five men who accepted positions on the Council were severely criticised, and the Berg-Damaras did not respect or recognise them. Even now they are thought nothing of …
It was only after the British conquest of South-West Africa in 1915 that the Chief Judas Goresib was recognised and tranquillity and satisfaction restored.
The persons who have made the above statements are all of the Omene or settled class of Berg-Damara.
The wild Chau-Damaras’ views are also of interest. The writer succeeded in finding a comparatively tame and intelligent member of this class, Jacob Dikasip, living at Ghaub, between Grootfontein and Tsumeb under the so-called Bushman Chief, Johannes Kruger. Johannes is a Bastard who in early days had hunted with Erickson, Green and others. Eventually he settled down near Grootfontein, and in 1896 was formally appointed by Governor Leutwein as Chief of the Bushman Berg-Damaras and other natives in the Grootfontein area. Jacob Dikasip said:–
I have been under German masters and have been brutally treated. I show you the scars on my back from the floggings I have received (he was marked like a zebra)… I look old and worn, but it is from the bad treatment… See! all my teeth in front are knocked out. A German policeman Grossmann did that. I had been pulled down for a flogging, and it hurt so much that I tried to get away, whereupon I was hit on the mouth and lost my teeth. I don t wish to see Germans ruling this land again, they have been too unjust. They came into the country, and ever since they came natives have been killed and flogged and beaten nearly to death. We never got justice or fair treatment… We cannot agree with the Germans, we hate them. A German has no respect for our women. They have been known to come into the pontoks and chase married men out of their beds in order that they might sleep there. We protested, but what could we do? … I have seen this sort of thing with my own eyes.
Innumerable statements of this nature can be produced, but once again the details are too indecent and revolting for publication.
The Berg-Damaras never at any the rebelled or gave any trouble to their German masters, yet it availed them nothing. The treatment meted out to them seems to have been exactly the same as that received by the other tribes.

A popular and widely available anthropological guide to the population groups of Namibia still argues that the way in which the Damara people came to be in Namibia remains a ‘mystery’. Malan, J.S. Peoples of Namibia, p. 128. Rhino Publishers, Wingate Park, 1999. It has been argued that linguistic evidence suggests that ‘proto-Damara’ groups migrated from ‘northern Botswana’ through ‘northern Namibia’ and that Damara communities have not ‘lost’ a language, but are ancient speakers of Khoekhoegowab. On this, as on many issues concerning pre-colonial Namibian history, there is a need for greater academic debate between the disciplines. Wilfrid Haacke ‘Linguistic Evidence in the Study of Origins: the Case of the Namibian Khoekhoe-speakers’, Inaugural Lecture, University of Namibia, 2001

When Cornelius Goreseb the leader at Okombahe died on 3rd April, 1910, his Council of five councillors continued to lead the community, but the arrangement was considered unsatisfactory. In July, 1915 the new South African administration, through the local ‘Native Commissioner’, Maj. Pearson, appointed Judas Goreseb, as ‘Captain’. Judas Goreseb appointed a new Council of three to advise and support him. Opposition to the new system was reported to have continued up to the death of Judas on 26th April, 1923 (Köhler 1959c: 37)

The official German reply to the Blue Book was particularly critical of the statistics given for Damara losses during the war. It claimed that the Blue Book bases its post-war Damara population figures on the German census of 1911 and argues that it, incorrectly, quotes the Damara population as 12,831. In fact it is claimed that the figure given in the 1911 census should be 19,581 as the figure given by the British excludes 6,750 Damara children. Unfortunately, as Brigitte Lau points out, it has not been possible, to date, to locate the 1911 census figures. Some initial research on the impact of the war on the Damara community has recently been carried out by Ivan Gaseb. German Colonial Office, Treatment, p. 45; Lau, ‘Uncertain’, p. 44, Gaseb, Ivan ‘A historical hangover’:The absence of Damara from accounts of the 1904-08 war’, paper presented at the ‘Public History: Forgotten History’ Conference, University of Namibia, August, 2000.

(Page 109 in original) Leutwein desired to pose as the emancipator of the Berg-Damaras. In a footnote he adds:- “This knowledge I acquired shortly beforehand, as the result of a confidential visit to me in Windhuk of the Berg-DamaraChief, Cornelius. He had come to me solely with the object of begging me to free them from the Herero yoke, and for this reason I more readily took “As against this, continues Leutwein, “Missionary Irle ascribes the emancipation of the Berg-Damaras of Okambahe to the Mission, and says that it had taken place in 1870.
“However that may be, Cornelius did not, in any event, feel that he was free from the Hereros in 1895. If he had, he would not have come to me to Windhuk with that request to take advantage of the opportunity afforded.”

Judas, eldest son of Cornelius, was appointed leader on the arrival of invading South African forces on 18th June, 1915. However the leadership at Okombahe continued to be contested. Köhler, Oswin A Study of Omaruru District, Govt. Printer, Pretoria, 1959: p. 37

ISSN 1570–8721 ISBN 90 04 12981 2 ]]> Oneword http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/oneword/673-damaras-namibia-part-2.html The damaras of namibia part 1 http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/oneword/672-damaras-namibia-part-1.html Sat, 02 May 2009 09:46:33 GMT *In reply to a request by research.ceda I found the following information. Upon reading it I found it extremely interesting and thought it would make... In reply to a request by research.ceda I found the following information. Upon reading it I found it extremely interesting and thought it would make a fine addition to "The Shebeen"

Chapter 21 - Pages 181 - 190 of "Words cannot be found" German Colonial Rule in Namibia

An annotated reprint of the 1918 Blue Book

Jeremy Silvester & Jan-Bart Gewald BRILL LEIDEN • BOSTON 2003

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
South-West Africa. Administrator’s Office. [Report on the natives of South-West Africa and their treatment by Germany] Words cannot be found : German colonial rule in Namibia : an annotated reprint of
the 1918 Blue Book / by Jeremy Silvester and Jan-Bart Gewald.
p. cm. – (Sources for African history, ISSN 1570-8721 ; v. 1)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 90-04-12981-2 (pbk.)
1. Indigenous peoples–Namibia–Government relations. 2.
Namibia–History–1884-1915. I. Silvester, Jeremy. II. Gewald, Jan-Bart. III. Title IV.
Series.
DT1603.S68 2003 323.1’6881’09034–dc21

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THE BERG-DAMARAS OF SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
In addition to the Hottentots and Hereros, there live in scattered bands or groups throughout the countries known as Damaraland and Great Namaqualand survivors of the once numerous race of Berg-Damaras (called by the Hottentots “Klip-******s” and “Dirty Damaras”).
According to various estimates the population of this tribe at the time of the German annexation in 1890 was probably not less than 30,000 to 40,000, and it may have been much higher. Estimates were based on the numbers in a state of slavery under the Hottentots or in a state of semi-independence under the, at times, rather doubtful “protection” of the Hereros.
No estimate could possibly be formed of the considerable number who, under force of circumstances and to avoid slavery and worse, had adopted the habits of the wild Bushmen and, under petty patriarchal chiefs, shared with them the shelter of the remote mountain caves and the most impenetrable bush.
So late as 1892 a German writer relates how, coming unexpectedly on a party of Berg-Damaras near Heusis in the Windhuk district, he called to them with a view to conversation. But the whole party at the sight of the white man sprang up and fled like deer up the mountain side, never stopping to look back once. Such terror of a white face must not have been without its sinister reasons.
The origin of this ebony-skinned race, which now speaks pure Nama The origin of this ebony-skinned race, which now speaks pure Nama (Hottentot) still remains, like their now dead language of which no trace is retained, a fascinating puzzle for the ethnologist.168
The Rev. Hugo Hahn, who had lived amongst them for over 30 years, wrote about 1876 as follows (extract from article in the “Cape Monthly Magazine”):–
The Berg-Damaras are a nation whose language and past history remain an insoluble riddle. So much is certain, that they inhabited these parts (i.e.. Damaraland) and those far southward towards the Garieb or Orange River long before the Namaquas (Hottentot) came from the south, and afterwards, when the invasion of the Hereros took place about one hundred and fifty or two hundred years ago, they were still to a great extent the owners of the mountainous parts of North Great Namaqualand and the undisputed masters of Hereroland, living in large and powerful tribes. It can scarcely be doubted that they also, before they were enslaved, worked in their rude way the different copper places in Great Namaqualand and Hereroland. Numerous indications prove that such working was carried on in former centuries.
Hahn held that the Hottentots, as South African aborigines, had moved up from the south, but this theory is not generally accepted, and his contention that, at the the of the Herero influx, the Berg-Damaras were still masters of Hereroland does not find support from the facts. If this were so, a conquest by the Hereros of the large and powerful tribes would have been necessary, and in that event it would be quite impossible to explain how it is that the conquered people, having lost their own language, speak not Herero, but Nama.
The more tenable theory is that the Berg-Damaras had been entirely conquered centuries before the Herero influx by the southward-moving Hottentot hordes. After the stream had passed down to the south it is quite possible, in fact, it is certain that, here and there, scattered groups came together and settled down under their tribal chief with some semblance of racial cohesion, but then they were already speaking Nama, and their period of servitude under the “Khoi-Khoi” must have been, therefore, even then of considerable duration. Only thereafter did the resurrected tribe come under Herero influence. Whether these very black, thick set, but not over tall people are also a branch of the Bantu group is very doubtful. Their outward appearance presents all the characteristics of the pure negro.
Dr. Hans Schinz, following the views of the great majority of missionary students, holds that while the Bushman was the aborigine of South Africa and South-East Africa, the Berg-Damara was the South-West African aborigine, and that the great Bantu influx which drove a wedge across Central Africa right to the western coast line had the effect of isolating the Berg-Damaras in the south.
This view is probably the correct one. They are not Bantu people. Circumcision and other characteristic Bantu customs are not known to them. The writer has had long discussions with the present hereditary Chief and his older councillors, but beyond the fact that they are able to give the names of no less than fifteen Chiefs who at various thes ruled over them, and unhesitatingly assert that they were the very first people in this land, one can glean very little of their mysterious past.
In reply to questions, the Chief Judas Goresib169 of Okambahe (the headvillage),
in the Omaruru district, who is a fine dignified specimen of black humanity, said:–
We are the original inhabitants of the country now known as Hereroland. My people were here long before the Hereros and Hottentots came. Our Chief’s village used, many years ago, to be at the place now known as Okanjande near the Waterberg. It was known to us by the name of Kanubis. Later on the Ovambos (the Chief is certain that these were Ovambos. He says that the Hereros were in the Kaokoveld at that time) drove our people away and they trekked south, and had their chief town where Windhuk now stands, we called it Kaisabis (= the big place.) One of my ancestors, Nawabib, was Chief then. It was only later, by agreement with the Herero Chiefs (Willem Zerua and Kamaherero) that we shifted our chief town to Okambahe during the Chieftainship of my great uncle Abraham …
It is clear that the head village at Okanjande or Kanubis (a Hottentot name) must only have been established after centuries of subjugation to the Hottentots. Probably the southward-moving stream had, when once the main body was settled in the Cape and Namaqualand areas, left gaps of uninhabited or thinly populated Hottentot areas and under some bold Berg-Damara leader a successful war of emancipation was fought with the now weakened Nama rearguard. By that time, however, the race had already lost its language to such an extent that even the surnames and tribal names were Nama.
Nawabib, who was the grandfather of Abraham, must have had to evacuate Kanubis and to move south to Windhuk about the beginning of the last century, and he could not have been very long there before the Berg-Damaras, and with them the Hereros. were once more brought under the ancient yoke of the Hottentot under the brigand leadership of Jonker Afrikaner.
The move of the remnants of the Berg-Damara tribe from Kaisabis (Windhuk) to Okambahe took place about 1866, when, as a result of the Herero war of emancipation in which the Berg-Damaras were phlegmatic and rather useless allies, the ascendency of the “Khoi-Khoi” in Damaraland vanished for ever.
The Chief goes on to say:–
Our origin I cannot speak definitely of, but we remember a long line of Chiefs who lived in this country. I am descended from them. Their names have been handed down by tradition, but beyond their names we know very little.
The first Chief our elders spoke of was Saub. He was followed by Ahhana, Knu-‘Karib, Kari-‘Karup (= the young tiger), Narira, Kong-‘Kteb, Arusib, Karesib, Tsobasib, Nawabib, Kausib, Abraham, Cornelius. (The change from Hottentot to European names designates conversion to Christianity.)
I am the eldest son of Cornelius. Of the last four Chiefs, Nawabib lived to a very old age, Kausib died young, Abraham got so old (he was Kausib’s son) that he had to resign the Chieftainship to my father, Cornelius. Cornelius died at Okambahe in 1910, aged about 60, and I succeeded him. I am now about 46 years old.
The Berg-Damaras of today divide themselves into two classes, namely: (a) the Omene or settled people, and (b) the Chau-Damaras (Hottentot = Dirty Damaras) or wild people.
The
Omene, or settled people, are those living in villages, possessing sheep and goats and later on even cattle. They have managed, apparently from the days of Saub, despite the oppression of the Nama and Bantu peoples, to retain some semblance of tribal unity and identity. They were a conquered people, but under Saub appear to have emerged from utter slavery and through the ensuing generation gradually to have rehabilitated themselves to a certain extent.
These people call themselves Berg-Damaras now, or Omene, and strongly resent the Nama appellation of Chau-Damara, which is a term of utter contempt, the real translation of which decency forbids. The translation already given is merely relative. What Palgrave wrote of them in 1877 may with perfect truth be repeated today.
He writes (referring to their life at Okambahe):–
They make gardens in which they grow mealies, pumpkins and tobacco. In 1875 they had a mile of the river-bed under cultivation and harvested 300 muids of wheat, the greater part of which was sold for more than 40 shillings a muid. For people who have been so recently reclaimed from a perfectly savage state the progress they are making is astonishing. They are a provident people, and are fast becoming rich in cattle and goats… They have not that love for cattle which distinguishes the Hereros and Namaqua, and from the fact that so long as they have been known they have made gardens it is assumed as probable that they were originally a agricultural people, like the Ovambos … They are industrious and make good servants.
With this most people who know them will agree, but they are as a rule not nearly so intelligent as the Hereros, nor are they personally so clean and proud. The Herero s pride keeps him from committing theft, while the Berg-Damara will occasionally fail to resist temptation in regard to his neighbour’s or his master’s goods. As a manual labourer the Berg-Damara far excels the Herero, who, not unlike some Europeans, is inclined to be too proud to work. It is as cattle herd and caretaker that the Herero excels. He is probably the finest native cattle master in the world, and an indispensable assistant to every cattle farmer in Hereroland.
The Berg-Damara is the hewer of wood and drawer of water, and he rather likes it! With him the fates have made it constitutional.
It is not necessary to deal with Berg-Damara customs and laws, as they were not a ruling people at the time of the German annexation, and made no protection agreement. They speak of having made an agreement with Leutwein, but he does not mention it and there is no record of it.
Before giving a few historical details it is necessary to mention that the second class of Berg-Damara, probably four-fifths of the tribe, known as Chau-Damaras, was scattered throughout the Protectorate. They either lived as neighbours of or with the Bushmen in the inaccessible bush or mountains, or as servants and slaves of Hereros and Hottentots; they were content to exist and to labour merely for their food and the rude protection afforded them. Some of them intermixed with Bushmen, and the tall Bushmen of the Kaokoveld and the
Hei-Kom Bushmen of the Grootfontein area are probably to a certain extent the result of an ancient intermingling of these two wild and aboriginal races.
The Berg-Damaras under Herero rule
Chief Judas Goresib says:–
I remember the time when my father lived at Okambahe before the Germans came. We were under the Hereros, but. governed in our own way according to our laws and customs. The Herero Chiefs at Omarurn, Tjaherani, and his successor Manasse, ruled the whole area, and we were under their protection. We paid the Hereros no tribute or taxation, but as they were very rich and had plenty of cattle our poor people worked for them as herds and got food for their labour. We were on friendly terms with the Herero Chiefs and, although there was trouble at thes, we were recognised by them as a separate tribe and could always bring grievances and complaints to the notice of the Chiefs… I will say that, taking everything into consideration, we were better off under the Hereros than under the Germans who came later …
The Chief’s uncle and head councillor, a brother of the late Chief Cornelius, corroborates these views. His name is Gottlieb Goresib. He says:–
We hated the Hereros, but they treated us even better than the Germans. They were enemies and conquered us after battles, but then they let us live in peace under our own Chief, and they never interfered with our laws and customs. They were a savage people like us, but they were more lenient than the Germans, and their Chiefs, Kamaherero, Zerua, and others, were just. Only our poor people who worked for the Hereros had a hard the. The rest of us were free and could move about the Hereros land, graze our cattle; rand live in peace. In those days we used to help the Hereros in their wars against the Hottentots. They were not our tribe, so we often disagreed, but our Chief and the Herero Chiefs always settled matters. The Hereros were not a warlike people, they loved their cattle and did not interfere much with their neighbours. I have many good friends among the Hereros, but no German was ever our friend..
It speaks well for the Herero people that quite voluntarily, and many years before German soldiers came to South-West Africa, they set aside for the Berg-Damaras the large reserve at Okambahe, probably over 200,000 acres in size, for the use as residences and grazing grounds of their weaker neighbours. Here the Omene class of Berg-Damara have lived since about 1866, and had up to 1910 enjoyed their own government under the Chiefs Abraham and Cornelius. (After the death of Cornelius the German Government refused to allow his heir, Judas, to rule the tribe, for reasons explained later.)
After the Germans came there was a tendency to scatter again, and today Omene are to be found all over the country. The majority of the Chau-Damara, or unsettled class of Berg-Damara, has disappeared. They were either serfs in the employ of Hottentots and Hereros, or they lived as has already been stated in the wilds, chiefly round the Omatako and Waterberg areas. When the “ironcordon” of von Trotha was stretched from Gobabis to Waterberg, and the squeezing process in terms of his extermination order began, thousands of these wild people met the fate intended for the Hereros. How was the newly arrived German soldier in the field to distinguish between a Berg-Damara and a Herero? He had orders to kill all men, women and children without mercy. Thousands and thousands of Berg-Damara servants went with their Herero masters towards the desert and died there on the way. The same fate was meted out to the majority of those who were servants and serfs to the Witboois and other Hottentot clans.
After all, what did it matter? German policy wished to exterminate the native races and create a “new Germany,” as Professor Bonn puts it. This goes far to explain how a minimum estimate of 30,000 Berg-Damaras (probably far too low) had by 1911 sank to 12,831, according to the official German cen-sus.170 The Hereros certainly did not massacre them, and the Germans must explain what became of these people. When the Hereros went into rebellion the orders of their Chiefs placed Berg-Damaras on the list of those who were to be spared. The Germans were not so delicately discriminative.
Palgrave, in his Report (1877), writing of the reserve at Okambahe, says
I told the Damaras (i.e., Hereros) that any plan they might have to submit to Your Excellency for their own protection and the government of their country must recognise the independence of these Berg-Damaras and provide for their settlement or it would meet with no favour, and they readily agreed with me that it should be the first duty of any one Your Excellency sent to them to select Berg-Damara locations, even if there was no immediate prospect of their being occupied.
The idea, therefore, that the Berg-Damaras were all slaves of the Hereros is quite erroneous. The Chau-Damaras, more by reason of their poverty than from any other cause, were certainly servants and, as such, serfs of their wealthy masters. Even in regard to these, however, there is this singular and somewhat extraordinary fact, that they could by becoming Hereros emancipate themselves, become adopted members of the “Eanda” and “Oruzu,” and immediately acquire the dignity and status of a full-blooded Herero. Very few followed this means of gaining liberty. For this the reasons are probably two. The first is that, no matter how depraved or subjected a native may become, there remains, smouldering in the ashes of his self-respect, a glimmer of national pride. He hates the very idea of losing his nationality. It is one of the characteristics of the South African native that he is always deeply hurt if by any chance he is designated as belonging to another tribe. To call a Zulu a ******, or a ****** a Fingo,
and vice versa, is to these people a grave insult. The same applies to Hereros and Berg-Damaras.
Before the born-Herero male could claim full membership of his family group and religious order certain things had to happen, viz., circumcision and the knocking out of the three lower front teeth and the inverted V-shaped filing of the upper teeth. Hereros who have gone through the ordeal tell, that there was nothing pleasant about it. There were no dentists with cocaine or gas, and the instruments used to remove the lower teeth were a piece of iron (like a cold chisel) and a rock, serving the purpose of a hammer. The filing was also done with a jagged piece of iron.
To the pain and inconvenience attendant on these steps preliminary to admission to the Herero “citizenship and full franchise” must be ascribed the second reason why so many Berg-Damara serfs decided to remain serfs.
The Berg-Damaras under German rule
When the Germans annexed the country in 1890 they did not worry much about the Berg-Damaras. Shut away behind the Erongo mountains and bordering on the waterless Namib desert, Okambahe lay outside the main routes to the interior It so happened, however, that when Major Leutwein landed at Swakopmund in 1894 the Chief Cornelius happened to be there with a wagon to fetch provisions, and met the Kaiser’s representative. The following account of what transpired and what resulted therefrom is related in the words of old Gottlieb Goresib, the brother of Cornelius, who says:–
Cornelius happened to be at Swakopmund on business when Major Leutwein handed. He invited Cornelius to come to Windhuk and see him there. Cornelius did so, and ordered his councillors, Mattheus, Lucas, Jonas, Joshua and Solomon to meet him at Karibib. They all went to Windhuk. There Leutwein got Cornelius to sign an agreement placing the Berg-Damaras under the German protection. Cornelius came back and explained matters. He said he had pointed out that the land belonged to the Hereros, and that we were really under their protection by verbal agreement with their Chiefs, and that he, Cornelius, could not sign such an agreement as Leutwein suggested. Leutwein said that he would fix up all disputes with the Hereros, and that he would protect us from them. Then the agreement was made. Cornelius had to agree to German protection and the posting of German troops at Okambahe. He also undertook to supply the Germans with all Berg – Damaras they required for labour on public roads, & c. In return for this Cornelius received 25l. and then 751. in gold and silver. Leutwein. also promised him (a) that the Berg-Damaras would be ruled as an independent nation by their Chief and his successors, (b) that our laws and usages would be respected, (c) that all the scattered Berg-Damaras living under the Hottentot and Herero Chiefs would be collected and one big nation formed at Okambahe, (d) that a big piece of land extending from Okambahe north up to the Ugab River and beyond would be allotted to the Berg-Damara nation.
These were the inducements we had, not a single one of these promises was ever fulfilled. On the contrary, our customs and laws were over-ruled, and the soldiers at Okambahe became the real governors. Cornelius hardly had any power. Our people were flogged and beaten, and there were no courts to which they could go for justice. When Cornelius died in 1910 the Germans said they did not recognise him, and they had decided to have no more Chiefs or allow them to rule their people. They said Judas was no Chief and only an ordinary Berg-Damara like any one else in the tribe. We were all very angry and upset at this, and refused to recognise the five men whom the Germans themselves appointed to rule over us.171 We did not know these people. We only knew the heir of our Chief. We protested, but the Germans merely laughed at us. Once before his death Cornelius and his council went to see the German Governor at Windhuk to complain of the ill-treatment and injustice and to point out that no promises made had ever been kept. The German Governor refused to see Cornelius. Some of the Governor’s men saw Cornelius and chased him back to Okambahe. He got no hearing and no redress. That was in 1909, and Cornelius died the next year. After that we had to apologise and ask forgiveness for having sent a deputation to Windhuk. Then the Germans said we were to have no more Chiefs at all.
In the Herero rebellion we remained loyal to the Germans because we were entirely unarmed. The Germans had taken all our rifles.
After he had made, the agreement, Leutwein, towards the end of 1895, when he had dealt with the Khauas, Franzmann and Witbooi Hottentots, visited Omaruru and had a palaver with the Herero Chief, Manasse Tjaherani. Leutwein writes:–
About a day’s march below Omaruru, on the river of the same name, is the Berg-Damara settlement of Okambahe. I declared (to Manasse) that the German Government required this on account of the labour supply available there.
The Chief, astonished at first that I should have had any knowledge of this settlement … made over the place to the German Government.
Up to the present day (1905) Okambahe has remained directly under the German Government, and has remained loyal during the present rebellion.xvi
It seems curious that Leutwein’s account should differ so much from the Berg-Damara version. Leutwein is silent as to agreements and promises. He does not make any reference to any payments, and in fact, throughout the rest of his work beyond a few passing remarks, he is strangely reticent in regard to the Berg-Damaras.
What the Berg-Damaras thought of this emancipation from “the Herero yoke” and the change to German control has already been stated. Before concluding the chapter a few further opinions may be recorded.
Simon Tsobasib (an old councillor of the tribe, and a cousin of the Chief’s) states on oath:–

Continued in Part 2 ]]> Oneword http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/oneword/672-damaras-namibia-part-1.html Entrepreneur Identification Programme http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/669-entrepreneur-identification-programme.html Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:15:08 GMT

Originally Posted by miltonlouw

Exactly Omer, if we know this happened last time with the ODC, Avid, etc.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"

Knowing this opportunity exists and allowing only unscrupulous people to participate without providing viable alternatives makes us just as guilt!

So how about:

Entrepreneur Identification Programme
The Entrepreneur Identification Programme (EIP) is a Private Public Partnership. In other words a company that wishes to identify potential clients for its products or services, wishes to target SME’s, for example the Financial Advisors of the insurance industry. Together with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (or a designated consultant), a roadshow is designed to identified areas within the country.

A step-by-step approach is followed in each area:
Step 1: Identify all businesses and entrepreneurs in the geographical area (census)
Step 2: Invite registration by owners / managers in the EIP.
Step 3: Provide workshops of business studies
Step 4: Entrepreneurial skills testing and certification
Step 5: Mentoring programme (preparation of business proposal and deliverables)
Step 6: Financing mechanism put in place, i.e. share participation by pension funds, loans from development bank, preferential shares with specified dividends for a set period, etc.
Step 7: Constant monitoring (every three months)

As the business grows, it will require more and more services, such as short-term insurance, bookkeeping, etc. The business advisor from the Private Partner Company now has a group of clients that can be serviced. The relationship between the advisor and the entrepreneurs becomes a network of services in the geographical area.

END

BTW - the quote does not come from Burke as presumed, see: essay :eek:

Part of discussion on pension funds and how the 5% should be invested locally. ]]> miltonlouw http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/669-entrepreneur-identification-programme.html Remember the good old days? http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/668-remember-good-old-days.html Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:34:34 GMT It was 06H00 on 21 March 1990, the first day of Namibian Independence. The sun was shining brightly over Windhoek and the anthem “Nkosi Sikelel’... It was 06H00 on 21 March 1990, the first day of Namibian Independence. The sun was shining brightly over Windhoek and the anthem “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” was playing. I was standing in the parking lot of the Academy of Tertiary Education (now where the Polytechnic of Namibia is), and slowly raising the Namibian flag for the first time over the capital. What a memory, what an honour.

Till today, whenever I see the National Flag being raised or lowered, I stand still and take a few moments to consider the promise of a new country and its opportunities as promised on the 21st of March 1990.

Looking back, I must wonder how many of the children born today will benefit from the “fruits of our freedom”?

I can categorically state that most of my generation have benefited greatly BUT must also admit that the young generation of today have been done in.

Recently, I was fortunate to talk to one of my mentors and idols, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, and was once again humbled when he indicated his pleasure in hearing that I am teaching some of the knowledge I have acquired to the young generation of today. (I used to sometimes look down on the "teaching profession" of Namibia - now no more!)

So my challenge to you all of us:

What have you done lately to give back to your community?

Viva Namibia, Viva Responsibility! ]]> miltonlouw http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/668-remember-good-old-days.html Grand-daddy was a cattle-thief http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/667-grand-daddy-cattle-thief.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:04:43 GMT My grandfather was a cattle thief My family on my fathers’ side is part of the Plaatjies clan. The family, like that of my mothers’, originally came... My grandfather was a cattle thief
My family on my fathers’ side is part of the Plaatjies clan. The family, like that of my mothers’, originally came from the Cape. They have stayed in Windhoek for three generations and we have a number of relatives throughout Southern Africa, most of them staying in a coastal town. My grandmother was staying in Walvis Bay at the time of his birth and this has led to many interesting stories I tell of our family. My favourite must be the story of my “grandfather” in the time of the British colony in Walvis Bay. Please, this is not a true story.)

In the late 1800’s my grandfather was a fisherman in Walvis Bay. It was already a British enclave and the ships of various countries would often stop in the bay to replenish their supplies. As Walvis Bay is surrounded by desert, there was no farming of livestock. The visiting sailors were in need of fresh meat, so once a month my grandfather would report for the purpose of “collecting stray cattle”.

He and his mates were provided with horses and a rifle each and sent into the hinterland to find any cattle that were freely walking around. They succeeded most of the time and were this able to provide fresh meat for the sailors and their own families, while also able to supplement their income.

However, I am sure the rightful owners of the cattle considered my grandfather and his band as cattle thief. In the meantime, the sailors saw it differently, they considered him a privateer. In much the same way, Sir Francis Drake of the British Navy (also known as the Queen’s Pirate) was seen by other nations as a pirate rather than an English hero.

Thus, my Grandfather was a cattle thief! ]]> miltonlouw http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/667-grand-daddy-cattle-thief.html On being Coloured http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/666-being-coloured.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:09:26 GMT I am a Coloured. I am a coloured because my parents raised me as such, and because of the environment around me. Most importantly, I can answer my... I am a Coloured. I am a coloured because my parents raised me as such, and because of the environment around me. Most importantly, I can answer my young daughters, (who were not born during Apartheid), when they ask me, “Daddy what am I?”

I can laugh loudest and longest when I see a caricature of a coloured woman gossiping with her neighbour over the fence – it happens in my family even though know it is over the Cellphone, and sometimes in the doctor’s waiting room.

The next observation by people is obviously the one about the typical coloured. It is either the “LBS, lieg, brag en steel” (lie cheat and steal) or the drinking, smoking drugs, swearing and loafing around – and most commonly having babies at a young age. I even had a white young lady tell me that I should not wear baggy clothes the way “the coloureds do”. DUH! And let’s not forget the one thing that carries over from one generation to another – our love of going to nightclubs and just hanging (“nee daddy, ons hang net”).

These attributes are found across all cultures. The fact that as a group we are more tolerant, and probably make more fun of it ourselves does not mean that all coloureds are like this. These are activities which are often brought about by the political, social, economical and technological environment (PEST factors).

I believe the perceptions of a drinking and marijuana smoking culture has its origins in the origins of our own “nationhood”. Most of our forefathers were the offspring of (male) European settlers who settled in the cape and their Bantu slaves (female). These bastards were rejected by their mothers’ family and not recognised by their fathers.

It is a historical fact that many workers were paid with wine rather than money. Now consider being rejected by both sides of your family and paid in alcohol. What is your worth as a person? Are you worth 5 litres of wine?

This cycle is obviously degrading and leads to a very low self esteem. This leads in turn to low confidence levels in your worth and that of your family. This is the big challenge facing the Coloureds with which we still struggle today.

So, those who do drink, do drugs, swear and loaf around (in all cultures) are really broken people who have not realised their own true worth in life. So let’s leave the stereotyping out.

So if we are not that, what are we as a tribe?

Most of us (me included) has lost touch with what we are as a coloured tribe in Namibia, and the broader Southern Africa. Most importantly we must accept our history and be proud of what our forefathers have to done to get us to where we are today. It is time to stop using the terminology of we are “so-called coloureds”.

We are Namibian Coloureds proud to be working to a better future for our family, tribe and country! ]]> miltonlouw http://www.hellonam.com/blogs/miltonlouw/666-being-coloured.html