Republic of Namibia
9
Annotated Statutes
Namibian Broadcasting Act 9 of 1991
authorised, if the decision was taken or the act was authorised by the requisite majority of the
members who were present at the time and entitled to sit as members.
(7)
The board shall cause a record to be kept of the proceedings of the meetings of the
board.
(8) The board may make rules in relation to the holding of, and procedures at,
meetings of the board or any committee of the board.
Appointment of Director-General, and other officers and employees
13.
(1)
The board -
(a)
shall appoint a Director-General as chief executive officer of the Corporation who
shall, in addition to the members contemplated in section 6(1), be a member of the
board and be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the board, but shall not
be entitled to exercise any vote at any meeting of the board;
(b)
may appoint such other officers and employees as it may deem necessary for the
achievement of its objectives;
(c)
may determine the duties and functions of its officers and employees and, subject
to section 22(3) of the Public Enterprises Governance Act, 2006, their salaries
wages, allowances and other remuneration or conditions of employment, including
the establishment or support, on such terms and conditions as may be determined
by it, of (i)
a housing fund for the provision of housing to its officers and employees;
(ii)
associations or institutions for the promotion of the interests of its officers
and employees;
(iii)
aid funds for the rendering of assistance to its officers and employees or
their dependants;
(iv)
a bursary fund to finance or assist in financing the interests of the
Corporation, the training or further training of existing or prospective
officers and employees of the Corporation.
[Paragraph (c) is amended by Act 2 of 2006, as amended by Act 8 of 2015.
A comma appears to have been omitted between the words “salaries” and “wages” in the text
preceding subparagraph (i). The Public Enterprises Governance Act referred to is Act 2 of 2006.]
(d)
may provide for its officers and employees and their dependants by means of
insurance with an insurance company or a pension or pension fund or in any other
manner, pecuniary benefits upon retirement or termination of service or at any
other time;
(e)
shall, in the appointment or promotion of officers or employees of the Corporation
have special regard to the balanced structuring thereof.
(2)
(a) The Minister may, from time to time declare by notice in writing to the
board any office or post on the establishment of the Corporation to be an office or
post which no person shall be appointed in or promoted to except upon the