Education ministry working towards reducing its wage bill

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 12 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has embarked on a number of initiatives to reduce its wage bill.
Addressing the media here Thursday, line Minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa explained that the wage bill has reached levels that are unsustainable from an economic perspective.
The key initiatives include non-filling of management positions at schools on a permanent basis except for principal posts, while the vacant posts for head of departments are now being filled ...