The information ministry says it is not considering investigating NBC, despite concerns over executive bonuses and a costly vehicle purchase.
This comes after the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) splurged N$5.4 million on executive bonuses and N$1.9 million on a vehicle for its director general.
The parliamentary standing committee on human resources and community development this week recommended that the ministry be investigated since it gobbled up billions in taxpayers’ funds over the past decades.
Executive director of information and communication technology Audrin Mathe yesterday said the ministry intends to study the report and make appropriate decisions.
“I or the ministry never said we are considering launching an investigation. All I said was that we will study the report and make appropriate decisions going forward,” he said.
The report says the committee was informed that the main contributing factor that led to 600 employees striking in 2021 was the N$5.4 million that was paid to the executive management and a selected few senior managers under the guise of ‘performance bonuses’.
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