Some Eyes NBC’s Top Post – Truth for its own sake.
House / Some Eye NBC Top Posts2006-01-31Staff report 2 By Crispin Inambao Windhoek The NBC executive director position, which became vacant last year following the resignation of Jerry Manyama, has attracted several applicants, including former and current employees of the public broadcaster. An authoritative source, who cannot be identified for reasons of , and Stanley Simata, who is the de facto director of NBC and is considered by many to be the favorite. Possible candidates include Umbi Karuaihe Upi, head of NBC radio services, and Claudia Ikera, head of television. News Editor-in-Chief Msitu Mukwame, and former Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary Bob Vesela Kandetu (now an entrepreneur).According to sources, Matthew Gowasebu, an adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office, also took up the post on his own. Stanley Simillo, a former local programming manager at NBC and now a human resources manager at First National Bank (FNB), said he has been approached to stake his claim, but no one has expressed interest yet. Penny Ukunde, former news and current affairs director who has since joined the ranks of thousands of unemployed people, left NBC after falling out with Mnyama, and Vincent Mwange, who is also an executive. He is one of several people eyeing the post. Mr Mwange also worked for the public broadcaster before leaving to join the Ministry of Defence, where he was a senior spokesperson before joining the review board, the Council of State. Dr Umo Kakujaha, Dr Chris Hobeka and Dr Ruki Chingaete are among those who applied for one of Namibia’s most stressful executive jobs. A record 20 people. Among the long list of applicants is Caroline Dunais, former manager of Air Namibia and Milka Mungunda, executive director of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) and one of the directors of One Africa TV. One Africa TV’s position could be seen as a conflict of interest and therefore weigh against its application for directorship. People said various experts were interested in the top position. Simatar has ample opportunity, despite the company’s strong showings.In his relatively short time as NBC’s boss, people said The company is said to have earned the trust of They say he is “reliable,” “professional,” and “results-oriented.” Whoever takes the high-profile seat at the station will have to contend with a highly disengaged workforce and stem the current wave of retirements, especially in finance and technology departments. Apart from myriad administrative issues, NBC is costing N$300,000 a month in interest alone on his N$30 million overdraft. – In this connection, Ruben Prinz, who was suspended last year as General Manager of the Technical Services Department, was recently brought before a disciplinary hearing chaired by Norman Jombe. His suspension resulted from misconduct. Officials said the evidence against Prinz is so overwhelming that it is likely that the police will be called in to investigate the alleged bid. New Era has also been informed that another forensic audit is underway looking into issues with travel allowances, questionable vehicle lease agreements and bid allocation, particularly involving security gates costing millions of dollars. ”
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