//Gowaseb resigns from NamZim, New Era boards

Written by Patience Nyangove
Thursday, 04 February 2010

FORMER Namibia Broadcasting Corporation(NBC) acting Director General, Matthew //Gowaseb has resigned from his positions in the NamZim and New Era boards.



Until early this week, //Gowaseb was board chairman at both the NamZim and New Era boards.

According to impeccable sources within the two organisations //Gowaseb resigned early this week, without giving reasons for his sudden resignations.

When contacted for comment //Gowaseb confirmed his resignations at the NamZim and New Era boards.

“I have resigned from NamZim and New Era boards because I enrolled for post graduate studies and I need to study intensively. It’s not only these boards I have resigned from, there are also three others in the private sector because I need to concentrate on my studies,” //Gowaseb said.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana refused to comment on the matter referring Informanté to Minister Joël Kaapanda who is said to be out of the country.

“//Gowaseb reported directly to Minister Kaapanda and so the Minister is the best person to comment on this issue,” he said.

//Gowaseb’s resignation from the two boards comes barely a few weeks after he refused to have his contract at NBC renewed protesting the reversal of his staff reshuffle.

His reign at NBC hit the wall when he redeployed Claudia Iikela and Tobias Kandanga in December last year. The two allegedly ran to protest the move to former President and Founding Father, Dr Sam Nujoma and Minister Kaapanda.

Current Head of Division of Television Programmes at the NBC, Iikela and Kandanga, Acting Head of Radio Services allegedly ran to Nujoma and Kaapanda to protest their redeployment to Radio Services and Otjiwarongo Regional Contribution Centre respectively.

A source within Swapo said //Gowaseb is short tempered and broke the trust within the broadcaster by dealing directly with juniors and overlooking a set management structure.

“There is no political interference. It’s just that //Gowaseb is short tempered and because he associated with juniors such as Lahja Kandongo while overlooking Claudia,” the source said.