Government accountability during an economic downturn

13Dec

Accountability by Government institutions has been a talking point in most public discussions lately – especially discussions centering around the issue of corruption. The recent EAN public discussion on the Economic Downturn was no different. Speakers tackled various areas like spending in Government institutions, gross mismanagement and corruption as well as accountability.  One of the speakers, Nangula Uaandja brought up …

The public wage bill,  unemployment and politics …

03Dec

In this Economic Association of Namibia special podcast, Nangula Uaandja notes that public and private sector productivity is directly linked to a lack of motivation by the Namibian workforce. On the Government Wage Bill being too high, she advises Government to cut its workforce. While acknowledging that this cannot be done in isolation and if Government is to cut their …