Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has appointed Mateus Kaholongo and Ambassador Neville Gertze as Executive Directors at the Presidency, following recommendations from the Public Service Commission.
Mateus Kaholongo has been appointed as Executive Director and Accounting Officer in the Office of the President. His appointment is on a fixed-term contract of three years and one month, effective from 1 June 2025.
Kaholongo is currently serving in an acting capacity in the same role. He previously held senior positions as Deputy Executive Director in the Office of the Vice President and as Director in the Office of the Prime Minister.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Master’s degree in Political Science, and is an admitted legal practitioner of the High Court of Namibia.
Ambassador Neville Gertze has been appointed as Executive Director in the President’s Private Office. His fixed-term contract is for five years, also effective from 1 June 2025.
Gertze holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and an MBA. He brings over two decades of diplomatic experience, having served in various roles including Commercial Counsellor to South Africa, Namibia’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, and Ambassador to Germany.
Most recently, he served as Namibia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 2017 to 2025. He also served as Namibia’s Chief of Protocol from 2015 to 2016.
The appointments were made in accordance with Sections 5(1), read together with Section 1(A)(1), of the Public Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995).
