Affirmative Repositioning (AR) MP Tuhafeni Kalola is calling for gym memberships and wellness programmes to be included as medical aid benefits for public servants.
Giving notice of a motion in the National Assembly, Kalola proposed that the Minister of Finance, in collaboration with the Public Service Commission, direct the medical aid scheme administrator to consider adding gym memberships and wellness programmes as core benefits.
He also proposed that the scheme negotiate corporate discounts with registered gyms, fitness centres and wellness facilities across all 14 regions to improve access for public servants.
Kalola further called for a benefit structure allowing members to claim gym memberships through their medical aid, citing a similar approach by Namibia Health Plan.
He said greater investment in preventative healthcare could help address lifestyle-related illnesses and reduce future medical costs.
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WATCH: Sybrand Potgieter, grapes manager at Etunda explaining to the President that Etunda has 15 hectares of grapes, which is enough for the Namibian market without importing from other countries.
“We just need pest control specialists to assist in controlling insects like fruits flies on the grapes, so we need to work together with the government to get insect control workers from private companies,” Potgieter said
He added that the plantation could produce more job opportunities for the youth.
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@Stix_Munene1@grootman_NAM1 Won’t solve things directly but it would help understand the situation on the ground , evidence based decisions. We keep blaming trucks or bus drivers.