Section B: Case Study (50)
Question 2:
Read the article below and answer the following questions.
Appointment of CEO biggest headache for COW
Observer October 28, 2022
Obrein Simasiku
City mayor Sade Gawanas has admitted that the cancer of having no Chief Executive
Officer inherited by the current leadership has left council and staff members divided
and unending boardroom fights. In her admission, she said, this was the toughest
challenge since the new coalition which wrestled powers from the Swapo Party, took
over in December 2020, though commending the leadership for having succeeded to
finally resolve the bickering, which now only awaits the Minister of Urban and Rural
Development, Erastus Uutoni to approve the recommended CEO. The mayor says a
submission to the minister was made in accordance with regulation 28 (3) of the
recruitment and selection under the Local Authority Councils Act 1992 (act 23 of
1992) and in terms of section 27 (1).On that note, Gawanas said she could not give a
definite elate as to when the CEO will start because it is now up to the minister, as
well as the notice period of the successful candidate as per his current employment
conditions.
The mayor refused to be drawn into discussions why Kahimise, who is considered
highly experienced, was not shortlisted. "I will not discuss individuals, but I will say
from the 61 applications the 16 who fully met the requirements were shortlisted and
interviewed. I am just a chairman, and I had a trusteg team that had to deal with that
matter, so why should I interfere with the processes," she said. Gawanas also sought
to clarify the issue of the recruitment which was not supported by some members of
the council, who argued that the process was marred by irregularities. "There was
nothing related to corruption in the process, what was raised by councillor Job
Arnupanda, was the issue of Mayurnbelo forming part of the panel and also the
number of applications that were not tallying. So these issues were interrogated and it
was established that al 1 process were followed and clone in-line with the principles."