STAFF REPORTER
WINDHOEK
Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab says criticism against President Hage Geingob’s establishment of various economic committees - which many have described as useless and without tangible results - is unfair.
After announcing a Business Rescue Task Force recently, Geingob was described by his detractors as a “man who limps from conference to commission, panel to task force”, in reference to the many initiatives he has established since taking office seven years ago.
Recently, Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda – a leading critic of Geingob’s policies – listed several of these initiatives, which he called gimmicks.
Among these are the poverty conference (2015), the Genocide Negotiation Commission (2016), the Investment Conference (2016), the National Land Conference (2018), the High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy (2019), the Economic Growth Summit (2019), the Business Rescue Task Force (2021) and the Fourth Industrial ‘Revolution’ Tas
12 July 2021 | Government
HOPEFUL: Erongo governor Neville Andre on Friday delivered the state of the region address in which he laid bare the challenges facing the region and development plans for the future.
PHOTOS: NAMPA
STAFF REPORTER
WINDHOEK
Erongo governor Neville Itope has announced that his office is planning to host the first-ever Namibian Fishing Indaba to align the new with the old fishing right holders.
He said this on Friday while delivering the state of the region address in Swakopmund, where he called for the region’s citizens to remain hopeful and positive despite the litany of challenges facing the region.
12 July 2021 | Government
IMPLEMENT FIRST: Analysts feel policy directives issued by advisory committees President Hage Geingob has appointed should be implemented before they are judged to be a failure. PHOTO: NAMPA
OGONE TLHAGE
WINDHOEK
Political commentators say various policy ideas crafted by President Hage Geingob’s various committees need to be implemented for them to work, failure of which will render the various committees formed unnecessary.
Others also feel that Geingob’s plans are facing resistance from officials who are not willing to implement them.
Since assuming the presidency in 2015, Geingob established various advisory bodies to craft policy directives, in order to help him achieve his dream for a prosperous Namibia under his watch.
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26 May 2021 | Government
COLLAPSE: Assets of the Rundu town council are on the verge of being auctioned.
PHOTO: KENYA KAMBOWE
KENYA KAMBOWE
RUNDU
The Rundu town council is on the verge of losing its equipment and vehicles if it does not reach an agreement by today with Arovar Trading Enterprises, a company that won a High Court battle in which they demanded N$1 million for services rendered in 2017 which the council failed to pay for.
Among the attached assets are the council’s Mercedes water truck, a Tata tipper truck, a grader, a Toyota Quantum bus and three concrete mixers.
The council dug its own grave after it failed to honour the 3 November 2020 High Court order.