Rundu thatch hub a white elephant

The N$50 million thatch hub established at Rundu to formalise the thatch grass industry, particularly in the north-eastern regions, has become a white elephant. The hub, which was initiated by the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development through the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC), was completed in 2016 but has not yet started operating. Small-scale […]

Public Accounts committee concerned about local authority councils’ financial matters

The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Public Accounts has expressed concern over the mishandling of financial matters by regional and local authority councils. Mike Kavekotora made the observation when tabling the Auditor General’s reports on Regional Councils for the financial year ended in 2015 and Local Authorities from 2010 to 2015 in the National […]