JUST IN: Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has appointed an 11-member task force to undertake a sweeping review of Namibia's public enterprises, with a particular focus on salary structures, board remuneration and executive recruitment.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Office of the Prime Minister said the task force will serve for three months, from 1 July to 30 September 2026, to assist the Cabinet Committee on Public Service (CCPS), which has been tasked with reviewing salary structures across public enterprises.
The task force will be chaired by Professor Joseph Diescho (photo), with former education minister Dr Itha Kandjii-Murangi serving as vice-chairperson.
Other members are Dr Rev. Tshapaka Kapolo, Dr Conrad Lutombi, Fluksman Samuehl, Commissioner Habatte L. Doeses, Tangeni Amupadhi, Aletha Frederick, Aino Mariane Mukwiilongo, Tanja Jacobie and Mathew //Gowaseb.
According to the Office of the Prime Minister', the body has been mandated to conduct a comprehensive review of governance and human resource issues affecting public enterprises.
Among its key responsibilities are reviewing salary structures across state-owned enterprises, recommending remuneration frameworks for board members and board committees, and assessing existing recruitment policies governing the appointment of chief executive officers.
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We are hearing that GRN took a decision that Social Security Commission will take over the N$3.9b civil servants’ medical aid (PSEMAS administration) very very soon, taking over from a local entity since the (administration contract) has come to an end. That entity has been running this Administration Contract since 2004 and has allegedly been earning around N$7 million every month with its BEE partners.
The tender for the administration contract was advertised by CENTRAL PROCUREMENT BOARD OF NAMIBIA in 2025 and it closed on 15 SEPTEMBER 2025.
If what we are hearing is true and that this move is truly about saving money and giving civil servants better service, and cutting out unnecessary costs, then it is a good thing and should be supported.
Public money must work for the people who earn it. The only concern I have however, is with the Social Security Commission itself. SSC has in the past been associated with unaccounted and missing millions, that history left me wondering if SSC can be trusted to manage a fund of this size with the discipline and transparency it requires.
I also hope this is not just another fight over who controls a lucrative contract among ‘comlades’ but a genuine attempt to fix a system that affects thousands of tax payers.
As a nation, we have already seen how badly things can go when changes and decisions are rushed, as happened with SME BANK, AGRIBSDEV, NamPost and social grants. We cannot afford a repeat of that!
Excerpts from “The Art of Persuasion, The Making of Namibia’s Constitution” on defining independent Namibia’s border:
“Moses Katjiuongua struck a more defiant note: "I don't care so much about expressed will by the international community, but think as we ourselves understand it to be what is Namibia." Theo-Ben Gurirab articulated the most uncompromising position: "As Namibians we should define the territory of Namibia as being inclusive of Walvis Bay and the island and the southern border being the middle of the river."
It was Mishake Muyongo's declaration that would prove most prophetic and ironic: "Namibia is a state that abides by the principles of territorial integrity and rejection of secession", words that rang with conviction from a man who would, within a decade, lead a separatist movement in the very Caprivi region he now sought to bind indissolubly to the Namibian state.”
The book is out 9 February 2026
Planning for 2026 Registration? Read This First
@unam_na has released the 2026 Compulsory Minimum Payments at Registration, including a detailed breakdown of residence (hostel) fees across all campuses
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I’m naturally a loner even with my own family. I prefer being in my own space and I don’t like being in anyone’s face. I’m clingy when I love someone but the distance I can give people is unreal.
On the 1st and 2nd of December 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Namibia held its final bi-monthly meeting of 2025 to decide on the appropriate monetary policy stance for the next two months, guided by incoming data and the assessment thereof.
To continue safeguarding the peg between the Namibia Dollar and the South African Rand, while supporting the domestic economy, the MPC decided to keep the Repo rate unchanged at 6.50 percent.
Read more here: https://t.co/XuiOTV7Yth