VIVA THE NAMIBIA WOMEN - FORWARD WITH THE TORCH LIGHT TO THE BOARDROOMS!

Recently, the Namibia women have been illuminating and brigthening up the boardrooms with their torch light intelligence. Many of them are now slowly but surely making it to the top. Like in many nations, Namibian women are slightly more than their country parts when it comes population numbers. But as it is in various nations, women were mostly left behind especilaly when it came to managing institutions in the decision making spheres. However, this seems to be changing and will change for real especially now that the ruling party has adopted a 50-50 gender representation policy in its structures and simply this will be reflected in the broader structures of the country at all levels.

Here is a list of some of our Namibian women who have so far made it to the top leadership - actually leading the public and private institutions.

This week, two new appointments were announced:

1. Daisry Dumeni - Team Namibia CEO
2. Hilma Itula - Communication Regulation Authority of Namibia, CRAN's CEO

Recently

3. Paulina Elago - Top leader at the Southern African Customs Union, SACU

Existing top leaders

4. Inge Zaamuani-Kamwi - MD at NAMDEB
5. Nangula Uaandja - Managing Partner at PriceWaterHouseCoopers
6. Nangula Hamunyela - MD at Shell
7. Monica Kalondo - MD at Stimulus
8. Twapewa Kadhikwa -Owner of XWAMA
9. Martha Namundjebo - Tilahun - United Africa MD/Owner
10. Theo Namases - MD at Air Namibia (although suspended this week)
11. Ester Anna Hipondoka - Namibia Training Authority - Acting CEO
12. Saara Naanda - CEO at TransNamib
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This list does not include female Ministers though....

Women are defnitely on the move - and we have to support them as much as we celebrate their illumination of the boardrooms in terms of women power and intelligence.