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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE secretary general of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo), Joseph Kaundenge, supports the idea of the government introducing a regional quota for national recruitment programmes.<\/p>\n

He said yesterday the employment quota system would give all regions in the country a fair share of representation in public institutions.<\/p>\n

Kauandenge yesterday took issue with the Namibian Correctional Service (NCS), claiming the list of those shortlisted for recruitment into the service mainly contains names from one ethnic group.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not sure whether this outcome is by design or pure coincidence. However, this is a serious slap in the face of the doctrine of ‘One Namibia, one nation’.<\/p>\n

\u201cNamibia is experiencing one of the highest unemployment rates, especially among the youth,\u201d Kauandenge said in his statement.<\/p>\n

The written test followed more than 15 000 applicants undergoing physical tests at various correctional facilities countrywide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis outcome paints a bitter picture of ethnic exclusion, and it seems to be engineered deliberately by those in charge of this exercise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must put it on record that those who made it to the shortlist are equally Namibians and deserve all opportunities made available to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it raises questions and red flags when one ethnic group dominates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For the sake of diversity and national cohesion, Kauandenge said the NCS management could have foreseen the impact of their decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are we not seeing names like Van Wyk, Swartbooi or Kauandenge and those names? Why are they missing from that list if this was a national exercise?<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you’re recruiting in your company, you have to be sensitive about this issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre we saying only those from that particular region can really outperform the rest of the country?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

Kauandenge said a quota system for national employment schemes would help promote diversity in Namibia.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, NCS spokesperson commissioner Michael Mulisa says Kauandenge was referring to the list of candidates who wrote a test in Windhoek yesterday.<\/p>\n

He says the names of other applicants who were shortlisted for the written test have been posted at various correctional institutions countrywide.<\/p>\n

Mulisa says he has requested more information from the service’s human resources department to determine what transpired, before he can respond to Kauandenge’s assertions.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. THE secretary general of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo), Joseph Kaundenge, supports the idea of the government introducing a regional quota for national recruitment programmes. He said yesterday the employment quota system would give all regions in the country a fair share of representation in public institutions. 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