Civil servants urged to set pace on work

RUNDU – Information and Broadcasting Deputy Minister Gabes Shihepo on Monday urged public servants to spend their full eight working hours “on the job” for the sake of efficiency and effectiveness.

Addressing a meeting of Ministry staff, Shihepo said public servants should be exemplary employees by getting to work on time and leaving their office at five o’clock – not before. The Deputy Minister also asked public servants to look after Government facilities under their control and to refrain from abuse and vandalism of State resources.He assured his audience that Government, through his Ministry, was working hard to ensure that some very important legislation, such as the Constitution of Namibia, was translated into local languages so that everyone could understand the supreme law of the country.According to Shihepo, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) was trying to do its best to promote local programmes on television in order for young Namibians to know the history of their country.He cited examples such as young children refusing to take traditional food to school because, they claimed, other children would laugh at them.As a result, Shihepo complained, young children nowadays were only interested in taking bread and soft drinks to school.”By promoting local programmes on television, young people might start realising the importance of culture.This can only become a reality if parents take the lead.”- NampaThe Deputy Minister also asked public servants to look after Government facilities under their control and to refrain from abuse and vandalism of State resources.He assured his audience that Government, through his Ministry, was working hard to ensure that some very important legislation, such as the Constitution of Namibia, was translated into local languages so that everyone could understand the supreme law of the country.According to Shihepo, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) was trying to do its best to promote local programmes on television in order for young Namibians to know the history of their country.He cited examples such as young children refusing to take traditional food to school because, they claimed, other children would laugh at them.As a result, Shihepo complained, young children nowadays were only interested in taking bread and soft drinks to school.”By promoting local programmes on television, young people might start realising the importance of culture.This can only become a reality if parents take the lead.”- Nampa