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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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| 2013-07-26
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I HAVE followed the story of the Polytechnic Rector Tjama Tjivikua, with sadness. The reason for wanting to get rid of the man, if what we read in the newspapers is true, is a sick joke.
Firstly the question that begs an answer is “Does the rector approve his own remuneration package?” and secondly, “Who awarded him the performance score of over 80%?”.
If one must answer these questions truthfully one can easily conclude that the Polytechnic Council must tell the nation their true intentions.
Accordingly a performance score of over 80% is clear confirmation of the man’s excellent performance and surely the results are crystal clear for even the blind to see. In the absence of other reasons, the Polytechnic Council appears to have been acting on instructions from some authority, and if I have to speculate, the Minister of Education.
Minister David Namwandi, must pronounce himself on this matter. In my honest opinion, even the planned forensic audit is just a guise being used to find fault with the man’s work to justify getting rid of him.
Tjivikua has instilled discipline at the Polytechnic and instead of trying to sideline him, let us support him. We have seen the institution grow from strength to strength. In the Polytechnic at least we have a credible institution that has produced quality graduates.
I am stating this fact from my experience as an human resources executive who manages sourcing for talent.
You cannot score the man over 80% on his performance and at the same time use lame excuses to try so desperately to get rid of him. The Polytechnic management has managed the institution’s finances prudently. This cannot be said about some other institutions or SOEs.
The next Polytechnic Council must be constituted of men and women of good academic standing who will not be used as pawns by political forces with hidden agendas.
I salute those who intervened in this matter. That is great leadership.
Concerned Citizen
Otjiwarongo
Firstly the question that begs an answer is “Does the rector approve his own remuneration package?” and secondly, “Who awarded him the performance score of over 80%?”.
If one must answer these questions truthfully one can easily conclude that the Polytechnic Council must tell the nation their true intentions.
Accordingly a performance score of over 80% is clear confirmation of the man’s excellent performance and surely the results are crystal clear for even the blind to see. In the absence of other reasons, the Polytechnic Council appears to have been acting on instructions from some authority, and if I have to speculate, the Minister of Education.
Minister David Namwandi, must pronounce himself on this matter. In my honest opinion, even the planned forensic audit is just a guise being used to find fault with the man’s work to justify getting rid of him.
Tjivikua has instilled discipline at the Polytechnic and instead of trying to sideline him, let us support him. We have seen the institution grow from strength to strength. In the Polytechnic at least we have a credible institution that has produced quality graduates.
I am stating this fact from my experience as an human resources executive who manages sourcing for talent.
You cannot score the man over 80% on his performance and at the same time use lame excuses to try so desperately to get rid of him. The Polytechnic management has managed the institution’s finances prudently. This cannot be said about some other institutions or SOEs.
The next Polytechnic Council must be constituted of men and women of good academic standing who will not be used as pawns by political forces with hidden agendas.
I salute those who intervened in this matter. That is great leadership.
Concerned Citizen
Otjiwarongo
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