Staff Reporter THE Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, today inaugurated the eight Communal Land Boards. Schlettwein explained that the Communal Boards are to promote fair and sustainable land allocation processes, finalize land registration, expedite the removal of illegal fences, convene timely meetings, and ensure land matters are resolved without any delays....
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Agriculture ministry appoints four women to leading roles in Communal Land Boards – Windhoek Observer
Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform has announced the appointment of four women to key positions within the Communal Land Boards. Emphasising the importance of diverse representation, Minister Calle Schlettwein highlighted that each board will now include two women engaged in farming operations in the board’s area and two women with...
Revolutionising Oversight: Audit Boards and Accountability in Government Projects
Namibia faces a significant challenge in managing price inflation and price fixing within government projects. Understanding the issues requires an intricate analysis that goes beyond superficial observations. We need to focus on legislative frameworks, the role of project management and the transformational impact of technical audit boards, specifically those with independent professionals such as engineers,...
New NEAB, NACC Boards Commissioned
Staff Reporter THE Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, commissioned the new board of directors for the Namibia Estates Agency Board and the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) on Monday. The new board of directors for the NEAB consists of Marvel Tjombonde and Abel Sindano as Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson respectively. Simeon Kahona, Dickson Swanepoel,...
Iipumbu urges NaCC, NEAB boards to uphold public governance standards – Windhoek Observer
Staff Writer Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, has implored Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) and the Namibia Estate Agents Boards of Directors (NEAB) to uphold public governance standards. Iipumbu said this during the inauguration of the boards of directors which jointly took place in Windhoek on Monday. She reminded the directors that sound corporate...
Experts call for removal of underperforming CEOs, boards at public entities
Former presidential economic adviser and incoming chief executive officer (CEO) of the Development Bank of Namibia, John Steytler, has called for the immediate removal of underperforming chief executive officers and board members from state-owned enterprises. As the country’s key investor, Steytler said the government should have taken a more active role in ensuring the success...