Staff Writer
Cabinet has approved the appointment of University of Namibia Director of Research, Innovation and Development, John Sifani as the Chairperson of the board of New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC) for a period of 3 years.
Sifani who replaces Esau Mbako, will be joined on the government owned publishing house board by Helena Amutenya, Selma Ambunda, Johannes Sheya and Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) General Manager for Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement, Edwin Tjiramba, a media and communication specialist.
Similarly, Cabinet endorsed the appointment of Bank of Namibia official, Emma Haiyambo as Board Chairperson of Southern Times Newspaper. Other board members of the regional newspaper include, Eva Shifotoka, Luciano Kambala, Dr. Jacob Nyambe and Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Surihe Gaomas, who is was appointed as a Media and Communications expert.
Emma Leonard and Elifas Tangi Kamati were appointed ordinary members of the Board of Directors of the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa), with Linus Chata appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the press agency for a period of 5 years.
Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Peya Mushelenga who made the announcements, also stated that the existing COVID-19 Communication Centre (CCC), had been approved by Cabinet to become a permanent Government Information Centre (GIC).
“Cabinet directed Offices/Ministries/Agencies (O/M/As) to provide the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology with regular information on the progress made in Government development programmes, projects and activities for the efficient and effective operations of the envisaged Government Information Centre.”
