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The Namibian
Tue 13 Aug 2013
SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair? Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform. SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-07-25
Onandjokwe delays tax adjustments
Hileni Nembwaya
THE Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital in the Oshikoto Region is at the centre of a storm over alleged delays of staff tax adjustments.
Since the introduction of tax relief earlier this year that was announced by the Minister of Finance to be effective in June 2013, some of the Onandjokwe staff members are said to have not yet received their tax adjustments.
The Chief Control Officer of Onandjokwe hospital, Gaylord Shitumbuleni, said they have received numerous complaints about the tax adjustments but dismissed the claims saying the tax adjustments were paid on 30 June 2013 and accordingly reflect on the pay slips.
“We have received numerous complaints about tax adjustments but mostly they were about the calculation methods used and all these queries have been addressed to the staff members,” said Shitumbuleni.
When asked about how the hospital’s recruitment policy works, Shitumbuleni said whenever there are vacant posts at the hospital, they are being advertised in the media and all qualified persons are called up for possible interviews.
He said the hospital’s recruitment is no different from the government’s policy, hence Onandjokwe is 100% committed to using the government’s recruitment policy and there is no diversion on that.
Shitumbuleni also added that the nursing students hostel buildings are too old, and that maintenance plans are currently under way as the matter will be rectified as per maintenance plan very soon.
Some sources who preferred to remain anonymous added that, there are some staff members in Onandjokwe with lower qualifications earning more than others with higher qualifications.
“There is a lot of favouritism going on in that hospital; some nurses are earning more than others especially the ones with lower qualifications”, said a source.
Shitumbuleni further commented, saying that Onandjokwe is fully funded by the government and therefore in all the hospital’s action, they are functioning like all the other government sectors.
“The recruitment process has requirements and every person recruited at the hospital went through the recruitment process and selection which has to satisfy the management in order to be hired,” said Shitumbuleni.
He explained that each year within the government recruitment system there are differences in the recruitment requirements. The current government process does not promote on qualifications obtained after recruited but comes to be effective when a staff member is sent by the government for further studies or else one has to apply for a promotional position.
Onandjokwe was earlier this year reported to become the first hospital in Namibia to have a medical museum.
Since the introduction of tax relief earlier this year that was announced by the Minister of Finance to be effective in June 2013, some of the Onandjokwe staff members are said to have not yet received their tax adjustments.
The Chief Control Officer of Onandjokwe hospital, Gaylord Shitumbuleni, said they have received numerous complaints about the tax adjustments but dismissed the claims saying the tax adjustments were paid on 30 June 2013 and accordingly reflect on the pay slips.
“We have received numerous complaints about tax adjustments but mostly they were about the calculation methods used and all these queries have been addressed to the staff members,” said Shitumbuleni.
When asked about how the hospital’s recruitment policy works, Shitumbuleni said whenever there are vacant posts at the hospital, they are being advertised in the media and all qualified persons are called up for possible interviews.
He said the hospital’s recruitment is no different from the government’s policy, hence Onandjokwe is 100% committed to using the government’s recruitment policy and there is no diversion on that.
Shitumbuleni also added that the nursing students hostel buildings are too old, and that maintenance plans are currently under way as the matter will be rectified as per maintenance plan very soon.
Some sources who preferred to remain anonymous added that, there are some staff members in Onandjokwe with lower qualifications earning more than others with higher qualifications.
“There is a lot of favouritism going on in that hospital; some nurses are earning more than others especially the ones with lower qualifications”, said a source.
Shitumbuleni further commented, saying that Onandjokwe is fully funded by the government and therefore in all the hospital’s action, they are functioning like all the other government sectors.
“The recruitment process has requirements and every person recruited at the hospital went through the recruitment process and selection which has to satisfy the management in order to be hired,” said Shitumbuleni.
He explained that each year within the government recruitment system there are differences in the recruitment requirements. The current government process does not promote on qualifications obtained after recruited but comes to be effective when a staff member is sent by the government for further studies or else one has to apply for a promotional position.
Onandjokwe was earlier this year reported to become the first hospital in Namibia to have a medical museum.
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