OOLWORTHS Yesterday It Emerged That the Public Service ADDING QUALITY to Commission Has Yet to LIFE
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Two cash prizes can be won· N$100 in our chess competition, and N$150 In the Spot The Word quiz. at Education PLUS a new book on sex education could be controversial, TV guides, Ministry shuffles but doubts over financial saving music reviews, arts and all _ the other regular features • • STAFF REPORTER THERE IS doubt as to whether the **************** rationalisation plan currently in effect In our Readers' Letters in the Ministry of Education will result today, readers state their in any significant financial saving. views on the Garoebl It appears that most of PSC's Department of Tjingaele/Unam saga. the affected staff are be- cont. on page 2 ingtransferredintolower .----.:=:.:::.:..!:~:...:.._-L:::::::==============~ posts while keeping their existing benefits. Most of the posts are also said to be vacant and not budgeted for this year. A weekly newspaper M f~I..... )~CL claimed this week that the restructuring will re sult in a 30 per cent re duction in the Ministry's annual expenditure. OOLWORTHS Yesterday it emerged that the Public Service ADDING QUALITY TO Commission has yet to LIFE. approve the rationalisa- tion proposal for the Ministry of Education and Culture, despite Attention all scores of officials receiv ing letters informing them of their new posi tions this week. customers! FRANKIE IN FINE FORM •.• Namibia's ace sprinter Frankie Fredericks Chairperson of the was pipped at the line by former Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, who Public Service Commis -is on the comeback trail, in the lOOm in Rome, Italy, on Wednesday. sion, Willie Brits, con Fredericks is the World 200m champion. Photo: Reuters via Nampa firmed yesterday that the Cabinet criticised.Tjingaete .TOMMINNEV most of the content is close to the action note which the secretariat sends to relevant Ministries after a A LEAKED Cabinet action letter gives Cabinet discussion, but added it had been retyped details of a recent meeting when Auditor and some small changes made. MODEL WERNHIL PARK General Fanuel Tjingaete was heavily There are similarities between the Cabinet docu criticised. ment and a memorandum from Swapo Secretary However, this week Information and Broadcast General Moses Garoeb to University of Namibia WINDHOEK ing Minister Ben Amathila said until there is word Council chair Harold Levy over Tjingaete's pres from the President, the Government has confidence ence on a probe. Amkongo says Garoeb normally in Tjingaete. attends Cabinet meetings on President Sam Will nowbe The leaked letter covers a May 11 discussion on Nu joma' s invitation, as hadd some opposition party corruption, Prime Minister Hage Geingob claimed leaders in the past. He said Garoeb was not present a smear campaign is pn against the Foreign Affairs at the Tjingaete discussion. open from Ministry. It was suggested there should be an inves The document notes that a delegation of ambas tigation into leaks of "confidential information" sadors from Nordic countries, major aid donors, and warns if the Government does not clamp down visited Geingob and President Sam Nujoma to 08hOO to 79hOO on this, the confusion will be used for electioneer express their worries. Geingob is reported as saying ing. the amb~ors were worried about Foreign Af- on Saturdays Cabinet secretary Eddie Amkongo confirmed he had seen a copy of the "leaked" document. He said If cont. on page 2 ently recently gave the go- It is believed that 666 demoted will keep their ahead for the new struc- posts are affected by the current salaries and perks Traffic trials ture. However, it was rationalisation. Sources in including several deputy .. Public Service Manage- . were only "temporary". pointed out that unhappy the Ministry yesterday directors who are being THE courts face an ment was "still working" According to sources at officials could take their questioned how much of downgraded. As many of fairs Minister Theo-Ben increasing problem on the rationalisation pro- the Minstry the letters said cases to the psC as the a financial saving will be those affected will receive Gurirab and permanent with traffic offenders posal from the Ministry. the changes came into ef- whole streamlining effort made by the changes. Of- the same benefits for less secretary AndreasGuibeb He added that the notifi- fect on June 1 (several had not been given the ficials who spoke anony- responsibilities it seems and about properties do who fail to appear in cations given to officials days before officials were Commission's final seal mously to The Namibian likely that few will con nated to Swapo. The am court on the dates set on Monday this week notified). Cabinet appar- of approval. alleged that those being test their transfer by pro bassadors said although on tickets issued by ----:....------------....;..;.---....;..;.--------......;;.------.....:..-, testing to the Public Serv- Namibia is praised for its traffic officers. Many ice Commission. Constitution, the Govern simply throwaway the The only official con ment and Swapo seem to tickets, and even fmned as leaving is deputy be turning against demo ignore provisional permanent secretary JH cratic institufions such as warrants of arrest. Visser. Cabinet an the Auditor-General's and A court official said Ombudsman's offices. nounced on VVednesday that on Tuesday alone that his early retirement The discussion refers to the court had dealt with had been approved. A Harold Kamatuka, a For 330 cases, 250 of which REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA source alleged yesterday eign Affairs official ar that Visser had not been rested by police and were warrants of arrest in his office for the past charged with massive for offenders who had 18 months, although he fraud. But Tjingaete, failed to turn up for trial TENDERS or pay admission of guilt. was drawing a salary of whose investigation led to over N$l00 ()()() a year. It the arrest, is the one criti Only 46 cases were set INTERNAL REGISTERED STOCK \ was not possible to find cised. Cabinet says as tled. out what Visser's retire Auditor-General he ·is When an offender fails ment package will amount meant simply to audit ac to turn up for a hearing a Tenders are invited for N$100,000,000 of 12% Internal Register Stock to be to, although it is under counts and inform the provisional warrant of issued on 15 June 1994 and redeemable on 15 June 1997. stood that his post has now Minister concerned. His arrest is issued. This has been abolished. tough action was "highly a grace period of14days It was impossible to unprofessional and during which the person Tenders must be in multiples of N$lO,OOO, with a minimum of N$50,000, at a gain official comment unprocedural". should appear to explain Namibia Dollars price per centum in multiples of one cent. yesterday from Ministry The Cabinet letter why they could not make of Education, although a speaks of growing tribal it to cOurt. Should the report quoting Minister and political gangs in explanation not be satis Details of the issue.are contained in the Prospectus which is available from the Nahas Angula on the ra Government offices and factory, the person is tionalisation issue ap Ministries. held in contempt of court Treasury, Fiscus ~uilding, Windhoek; at the Bank of Namibia, Daniel Munamava peared in the weekly Gov Attacks on Tjingaete in and fined N$I00. If the ernment newspaper. Cabinet came up in Street, Windhoek. person pleads not guilty, Angula and his deputy, Garoeb's memorandum, the case goes to trial. Buddy VV entworth, are not which called him "highly Tenders on the prescribed fonn must be lodged at the Barik of Namibia, in town. Permanent sec unprofessional and parti Should a person still Windhoek, by WhOO on 13 June 1994. retary Vitalis Ankama was san". Garoeb echoed fail to turn up after the in a meeting. Both the me points raised in Cabinet 14 days, a warrant of dia relations officer who when he says Tjingaete immediate arrest is is Any enquiries should be directed to: is being moved in the proc had been heard boasting sued. The Manager, Operations Department, Bank of Namibia ess and his replacement he would 'get' the Gov Those found guilty are said they were not in a ernment. Tjingaete has given a further fine of Teleph9ne: (061) 226401. position to comment on flatly denied this or that it N$loo or 30 days' im the rationalisation. is his aim. prisonment. YOUR NATIONAL DEVELOPERS Why pay more for the same comfort and luxury? We offer superb sectional ti~e duplexes at a fraction of the price they sell at elsewhere in town. -- -This ...is what we offer: LOUt«;( I OIMING (OYEW> . Ground Floor: Diningroom/Lounge U ....I . COVERED Kitchen . CARPORT Toilet Covered carport . IID1 IID1 Staircase First Floor: 3 Bedrooms Lobby . 1 or 2 Full Bathrooms Balcony You seer what I mean? -THE' N~MIB'~N Development Brigade blamed for Ministry to murder of Namupala Nangolo aid abandoned • JOSEF MOTINGA search the house, alleg had later handed the Malakia alleged that witnesses testified. edly to find out where the weapon over to the Nangolo had given or 10hannes futher de students lIT A Malakia, accused of deceased had hidden poi Oshakati police. ders to his daughter that nied he had beaten murdering Namupala son Brigade students Malakia admitted he only people from the Nangolo with an iron • CHRIS NDIVANGA Nangolo, blamed his role claimed was put in beer had worn a black ~rain- Brigade should drink object and maintained in the incid ~nt on Devel Nangolo sold at his cuca ing suit that day but de- from the beer.