Maureen Hinda-Mbuende – Windhoek Observer

08 Sep

Reduction of wages can only be done by consensus

ObserverNational NewsJob Munairo, Justina Jonas, Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW)

Martin Endjala The fear of employers reducing the wages of employees amid the new national wage structure is rising but such changes could only be affected after an agreement was reached between workers' unions and individual employers. Job Munairo the general secretary of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), said the normal practice as per the law before any employer decides to cut employees salaries is still in effect. He said this last week while responding to questions sent to him by the Windhoek Observer. He said employers ought to first notify the labour commission or the union about…

Swakopmund all set to host SADC Development Finance Network meeting

ObserverObserver MoneyMaureen Hinda-Mbuende, Swakopmund all set to host SADC Development Finance Network meeting

Niël Terblanché Local development finance institutions (DFI), namely, Agribank, Development Bank of Namibia, Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia, and the National Housing Enterprise, will host the 2023 SADC-DFIs network forum meetings in Swakopmund. The engagements under the SADC Development Finance Resource Centre (SADC-DFRC) are scheduled to be held from 6 to 9 June 2023. The theme of the forum meeting is ‘Balancing DFI developmental mandate with sustainability’. The Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, will officially open the event at the coast. The objective of the forum meeting will be to discuss and share experiences on how…

Optimism about Model Law on PFM….Deputy Minister says it will bolster existing checks and balances

ObserverUncategorisedEllen Maduhu, Maureen Hinda-Mbuende, Monaosyile Mhango, Ms Boemo Sekgoma, Optimism about Model Law on PFM., SADC Region

Moses Magadza and Clare Musonda Many countries, including those in the SADC Region, have signed up to a plethora of regional and international instruments that seek to improve the living standards of their citizens. The instruments include the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; the African Youth Charter; the UN Declaration of Human Rights; the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…