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The Namibian
Mon 12 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
| 2013-08-07
Tjivikua’s contract to be renewed
Shinovene Immanuel
THE Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council has resolved to offer its rector, Tjama Tjivikua, a new five-year deal on the same package.
Sources close to the Council yesterday confirmed that a meeting held on Monday rubber-stamped the contract and that Tjivikua is set to be served with a letter setting out the conditions of the new deal this week.
Tjivikua is said to have asked for an increase on top of his current annual package of N$1,9 million, which is already over the top of what State-Owned Enterprise Governance Council and Cabinet resolutions say a chief executive officer should earn.
It is believed that Tjivikua wants N$500 000 more since he did not get any increment over the past years.
The Council will also explain in the letter that financial reasons have previously restricted them to increase his salary. Some members of the Council expect that Tjivikua, whose contract expires in September this year, will challenge the pay package in the new contract as he did with the decision not to renew his contract earlier this year.
The new deal means that Tjivikua (55), who has been at the helm of the Polytechnic since 1995, will serve until he turns 60. Niilo Taapopi, the Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council chairperson declined to comment yesterday while Tjivikua also said he was too busy to comment.
Two weeks ago, Tjivikua claimed his salary was not subjected to the State-Owned Enterprise Governance Council (SOEGC) caps, which classifies the Polytechnic of Namibia under tier two.
The governance council insisted that Polytechnic falls under Tier 2, which dictates that a CEO in that category should only earn between N$451 739 and N$987 197 annually.
The Namibian understands that the Council, which initially did not want to renew the rector’s contract succumbed to political pressure from powers in Cabinet to give Tjivikua a new deal.
Last month, Minister of Education David Namwandi informed the Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council not to advertise the rector’s position. Namwandi’s decision surprised some people who claimed that the minister wanted Tjivikua out.
“The minister changed his mind because he was also under pressure from Cabinet. Who are we not to follow their wishes,” said a source.
One of the reasons given for Tjivikua’s contract renewal is to allow a smooth transformation from the Polytechnic of Namibia to the Namibian University of Science and Technology.
Meanwhile, The Namibian understands that the Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council will serve for another three years after its current term comes to an end tomorrow.
However, reliable sources close to Taapopi have indicated that he is not going to take up a position on the Council again and will reject a further three-year tenure.
Sources close to the Council yesterday confirmed that a meeting held on Monday rubber-stamped the contract and that Tjivikua is set to be served with a letter setting out the conditions of the new deal this week.
Tjivikua is said to have asked for an increase on top of his current annual package of N$1,9 million, which is already over the top of what State-Owned Enterprise Governance Council and Cabinet resolutions say a chief executive officer should earn.
It is believed that Tjivikua wants N$500 000 more since he did not get any increment over the past years.
The Council will also explain in the letter that financial reasons have previously restricted them to increase his salary. Some members of the Council expect that Tjivikua, whose contract expires in September this year, will challenge the pay package in the new contract as he did with the decision not to renew his contract earlier this year.
The new deal means that Tjivikua (55), who has been at the helm of the Polytechnic since 1995, will serve until he turns 60. Niilo Taapopi, the Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council chairperson declined to comment yesterday while Tjivikua also said he was too busy to comment.
Two weeks ago, Tjivikua claimed his salary was not subjected to the State-Owned Enterprise Governance Council (SOEGC) caps, which classifies the Polytechnic of Namibia under tier two.
The governance council insisted that Polytechnic falls under Tier 2, which dictates that a CEO in that category should only earn between N$451 739 and N$987 197 annually.
The Namibian understands that the Council, which initially did not want to renew the rector’s contract succumbed to political pressure from powers in Cabinet to give Tjivikua a new deal.
Last month, Minister of Education David Namwandi informed the Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council not to advertise the rector’s position. Namwandi’s decision surprised some people who claimed that the minister wanted Tjivikua out.
“The minister changed his mind because he was also under pressure from Cabinet. Who are we not to follow their wishes,” said a source.
One of the reasons given for Tjivikua’s contract renewal is to allow a smooth transformation from the Polytechnic of Namibia to the Namibian University of Science and Technology.
Meanwhile, The Namibian understands that the Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council will serve for another three years after its current term comes to an end tomorrow.
However, reliable sources close to Taapopi have indicated that he is not going to take up a position on the Council again and will reject a further three-year tenure.
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