Building outfit, training centre shout the odds

OSHAKATI – The management of the Kamwiitulwa Construction Company and the Valombola Vocational Training Centre (VVTC) are at loggerheads, blaming one another for breach of contract.

This came to light after 37 workers of the construction company downed tools last week, saying they did not receive their salaries for last month. They have been renovating the Oshakati International Guest House.A member of the management of the Kamwiitulwa Construction Company, Katrina Shimbulu, told Nampa that her company could not pay its workers as the Training Centre management had failed to honour the contract agreement.Shimbulu said her company had been struggling every month to get the VVTC management to pay their money.”It became worse this month when they completely refused to pay us, for reasons only known to them,” Shimbulu said.Approached for comment, the Principal of the VVTC, Titus Malangu, said Kamwiitulwa was paid.However, another member of the VVTC management said the centre would not pay Kamwiitulwa until the company had completed all unfinished work Kamwiitulwa has decided to take up the matter with labour inspectors at the local office of the Ministry of Labour.- NampaThey have been renovating the Oshakati International Guest House.A member of the management of the Kamwiitulwa Construction Company, Katrina Shimbulu, told Nampa that her company could not pay its workers as the Training Centre management had failed to honour the contract agreement.Shimbulu said her company had been struggling every month to get the VVTC management to pay their money.”It became worse this month when they completely refused to pay us, for reasons only known to them,” Shimbulu said.Approached for comment, the Principal of the VVTC, Titus Malangu, said Kamwiitulwa was paid.However, another member of the VVTC management said the centre would not pay Kamwiitulwa until the company had completed all unfinished work Kamwiitulwa has decided to take up the matter with labour inspectors at the local office of the Ministry of Labour.- Nampa