WINDHOEK: vThe Public Service Commission of Namibia (PSC) participated in the two-day Southern African Development Community (SADC) public service commission meeting in Cape Town, South Africa aimed at creating the region’s public commission forum and benchmarking.
The event, which took place on 14 and 15 May 2024, saw delegates from the SADC region forging cooperation amongst the region’s members to proactively respond to opportunities and challenges facing the regional PSCs and ensure professionalisation and excellent service delivery in the public service.
A media statement issued on Wednesday by the Office of the Prime Minister said once established, the SADC forum will be a vehicle through which PSC will share expertise and experiences.
‘It will be a game changer in strengthening public service delivery through the implementation of various reforms in the public service,’ it said.
Quoted in the statement, Chairperson of the South African Public Service Commission, Professor Somadoda Fikeni while open
ing the forum said it was created based on three principles of mutual respect on core creation (the power of working together as a regional block); transparency and cooperation (value of Ubuntu, people-centred and excellent service delivery-driven) and diversity.
‘Respecting our diversity, respect for each other, bound by a common goal. We come from different backgrounds with mutual respect as equals,’ he added.
The Namibian delegation was led by PSC Chairperson, Commissioner Salmaan Jacobs.
Source: The Namibia Press Agency