Namibia needs a fit-for-purpose public service

Martin Endjala For Namibia to capitalize on economic opportunities, it will need a fit-for-purpose public service or else economic development can be severely hampered by the absence of an able and capable public service. Ebson Uanguta, the Bank of Namibia’s Deputy Governor during the celebration of the 2023 Africa Public Service Day in Katima Mulilo said: “My plea to all of us here today is to do everything necessary to ensure that poor quality public services are not the reason why we look back 30 years from today and regret that Namibia did not sufficiently capitalise on these once-in-a-lifetime economic…