‘Job took the files’ – Gawanas
JEMIMA BEUKES
WINDHOEK
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) councillor Sade Gawanas has accused City of Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda of confiscating a list of applicants for the CEO position.
She also questioned Amupanda’s reluctance to push for public interviews for this position while strongly advocating for public interviews for public service positions.
Amupanda has not responded to questions sent to him.
Gawanas has, in the meantime, demanded for a rerun of the recruitment process, claiming that some tribes were deliberately overlooked while candidates who failed at their previous institutions are positioned to take over the city.
“My question is this: Where are the applications of Coloureds, whites, Damara, Nama, Tswana, and how many are capable but because friends must employ friends, do not get the opportunity to lead this organisation? “Why must those who already ran through all institutions be given this opportunity with their so-called vast experience and PhDs while there are many out there who are brilliant but denied the opportunity?” she asked.
Red flags
She told Namibian Sun yesterday that she received the list of applications from the City’s human resources department and said there are a number of red flags that need to be addressed.
City spokesperson Harold Akwenye said there are criteria used to shortlist candidates for positions, adding that concerted effort was made to ensure ethnic diversity and gender balance.
He added that he is not aware how the councillor got hold of the list and on what she based her claims.
“Surely there are criteria that were used to pick the current shortlisted candidates. Maybe Harold Akwenye is also part of the 68 people who applied. Does it mean that I should automatically be considered?” he asked.
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WINDHOEK
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) councillor Sade Gawanas has accused City of Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda of confiscating a list of applicants for the CEO position.
She also questioned Amupanda’s reluctance to push for public interviews for this position while strongly advocating for public interviews for public service positions.
Amupanda has not responded to questions sent to him.
Gawanas has, in the meantime, demanded for a rerun of the recruitment process, claiming that some tribes were deliberately overlooked while candidates who failed at their previous institutions are positioned to take over the city.
“My question is this: Where are the applications of Coloureds, whites, Damara, Nama, Tswana, and how many are capable but because friends must employ friends, do not get the opportunity to lead this organisation? “Why must those who already ran through all institutions be given this opportunity with their so-called vast experience and PhDs while there are many out there who are brilliant but denied the opportunity?” she asked.
Red flags
She told Namibian Sun yesterday that she received the list of applications from the City’s human resources department and said there are a number of red flags that need to be addressed.
City spokesperson Harold Akwenye said there are criteria used to shortlist candidates for positions, adding that concerted effort was made to ensure ethnic diversity and gender balance.
He added that he is not aware how the councillor got hold of the list and on what she based her claims.
“Surely there are criteria that were used to pick the current shortlisted candidates. Maybe Harold Akwenye is also part of the 68 people who applied. Does it mean that I should automatically be considered?” he asked.
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