Michael Mutonga and Hâbatte Doëses were last Thursday sworn in as appointed commissioners in the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Namibia in the capital.

The duo fill the PSC’s previously-vacant spot as well as the position vacated by commissioner Florence Munyungano, who retired after 15 years of service. 
The PSC is an independent body that mainly advises the president and government on matters related to the public service.

“As new commissioners, you will benefit from the foundation that has been established already by those who came before you. 

However, you will also be required to have better skills to deal with the new and more complicated challenges that are facing our economy,” Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila told the newly-appointed commissioners. 
Mutonga, who is the current chairperson of the Lotteries Board of Namibia, has previously held a number of board positions.

 He served as the director of administration at the National Planning Commission (NPC).
He holds a Master of Arts degree in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster in England.

Doèses, who is well-experienced in the public administration field, has held positions such as accounting officer, senior government executive and Erongo Regional Council chief regional officer.

Doëses holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Botswana’s Centre of Specialisation in Public Administration and Management.

 She acquired a Bachelor’s degree of Technology in Public Management and a Diploma in Municipal Administration from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa. 
-Nampa