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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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| 2013-07-31
Schlettwein calls for development of retail charter
WINDHOEK – The Minister of Trade and Industry, Calle Schlettwein, has urged the local retail sector to develop a Namibian Retail Charter in order to facilitate the sector’s transformation.
Schlettwein said this during a one-day strategic consultative meeting with stakeholders in the retail sector in Windhoek on Monday.
“The Namibian Retail Charter should be a guide for policy review and transformation of the Namibian retail sector within a given time frame, and in the context of the goals and targets of Vision 2030 and our fourth National Development Plan,” he said.
Schlettwein noted that the charter should reflect Namibia’s reality, have the objective of facilitating the transformation of the sector, and bring about tangible benefits for Namibians.
The minister said this charter should include work streams such as, but not limited to, local sourcing and assistance with the promotion, marketing and distribution of Namibian produce and manufactured goods, transparency and fairness in procurement procedures, terms of credit and payment, and rebate provisions to the extent that no discrimination or bad treatment may exist towards any Namibian supplier.
He added that the charter should also support domestic value chain and supplier development, as well as regional value chain development.
Also to be included are local ownership and control, including the empowerment of formerly disadvantaged Namibians; gender equity, human resource development, employee health and safety; and corporate and social investment.
“The charter should not be limited to consumer protection regarding the safety and standards of products, the supply chains of these products, and their environmental and social impacts,” Schlettwein indicated.
The minister, however, stated that the NRC should be a voluntarily adopted transformation charter, which constitutes a framework and establishes the principles upon which transformation will be implemented in the retail sector.
He added that it should constitute a partnership programme which provides the basis for the sector’s engagement with other stakeholders, and should establish targets and quantified responsibilities with respect to all work streams. – Nampa
Schlettwein said this during a one-day strategic consultative meeting with stakeholders in the retail sector in Windhoek on Monday.
“The Namibian Retail Charter should be a guide for policy review and transformation of the Namibian retail sector within a given time frame, and in the context of the goals and targets of Vision 2030 and our fourth National Development Plan,” he said.
Schlettwein noted that the charter should reflect Namibia’s reality, have the objective of facilitating the transformation of the sector, and bring about tangible benefits for Namibians.
The minister said this charter should include work streams such as, but not limited to, local sourcing and assistance with the promotion, marketing and distribution of Namibian produce and manufactured goods, transparency and fairness in procurement procedures, terms of credit and payment, and rebate provisions to the extent that no discrimination or bad treatment may exist towards any Namibian supplier.
He added that the charter should also support domestic value chain and supplier development, as well as regional value chain development.
Also to be included are local ownership and control, including the empowerment of formerly disadvantaged Namibians; gender equity, human resource development, employee health and safety; and corporate and social investment.
“The charter should not be limited to consumer protection regarding the safety and standards of products, the supply chains of these products, and their environmental and social impacts,” Schlettwein indicated.
The minister, however, stated that the NRC should be a voluntarily adopted transformation charter, which constitutes a framework and establishes the principles upon which transformation will be implemented in the retail sector.
He added that it should constitute a partnership programme which provides the basis for the sector’s engagement with other stakeholders, and should establish targets and quantified responsibilities with respect to all work streams. – Nampa
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