Have you ever puzzled what the Namibian authorities owns and the place?
At the onset, the Executive of the Republic of Namibia owns immovable sources with a combined value of N$47.4 billion, which this newsletter can verify.
Listed right here, New Generation completely breaks down the authorities’s asset register, infrastructural gaps, challenges, and appealing inequalities in the distribution of public infrastructure across the country’s 14 regions.
Legit knowledge confirms that the Namibian Articulate owns a crammed with 8 247 immovable sources nationwide.
A file got from the Ministry of Works and Transport, the executive custodian of the Articulate’s sources, covers a fundamental preference of properties starting from colleges, hostels, hospitals, clinics, workers homes, residences, offices, boreholes, police stations and more. For nationwide security causes, we won’t level to all sources. Nevertheless, while some regions are somewhat effectively-geared up, others sail far at the succor of.
Homes
In response to knowledge at hand, the authorities owns 3 042 workers homes, supposed to accommodate lecturers, nurses, police officers and other civil servants.
The //Kharas situation tops the checklist with 492 homes, followed by Otjozondjupa (458), Khomas (438), Hardap (344) and Omusati (336). There are 171 homes in Kavango East, 146 in Kunene, 77 in Ohangwena, 243 in Oshana, 71 in Oshikoto, 102 in Erongo and 140 in Zambezi.
In stark inequity, Kavango West has seven authorities homes and Omaheke 17.
Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi attributes the low turnover of workers housing to the Executive Alienation Policy, which lets in sitting tenants, in total retired civil servants, to purchase the homes they like.
“Most of these houses are still occupied by retired civil servants. Despite follow-ups, many have not responded to purchase offers,” Nekundi talked about. To make certain that entry to potable water, Nekundi indicated that the Cabinet recently favorite a directive permitting the biological childhood, legally adopted childhood, or spouses of the tenants to purchase the properties on their behalf. “We’ve launched awareness campaigns about the new directive,” Nekundi added.
“New offers are being issued. If no interest is shown, we will reallocate the homes to other civil servants or even to the general public,” he talked about. He burdened out that no authorities home must stay vacant while accommodation shortages persist. Furthermore, the authorities owns 563 residences across the country.
Of these, basically the most are chanced on in Oshana (210), 69 in Khomas, 66 in //Kharas, 59 in Erongo, 27 in Oshikoto, 31 in Otjozondjupa, 26 in Kunene, 22 in Kavango East, 21 in Hardap, 13 in Zambezi, and two every in Kavango West and Ohangwena. Even supposing the combined land mass used to be no longer published, the authorities owns 273 vacant plots countrywide.
Khomas leads the charts with 76 plots, followed by Otjozondjupa (37), Erongo (36), Ohangwena (19), Hardap (18), Oshikoto (18), Oshana (16), Kavango West (8), and Kavango East (7), while Kunene additionally has seven.
The authorities furthermore owns 24 farms, 12 animal handling amenities, 361 boreholes, and 13 public toilets.
Omusati has 220, while Oshikoto follows with 141. The narrative does no longer checklist borehole data for other regions.
Double-dipping
Responding to the allegations that some civil servants continue to receive housing subsidies while occupying Articulate-owned homes, effectively benefiting twice.
Nekundi talked about controls are in situation to prevent this.
“No one is allowed to benefit twice. Allocations are coordinated with the employee’s ministry to verify housing status. Payslips are also required to prove no subsidies are being paid out,” he talked about.
Nekundi talked about annual inspections are conducted, all the scheme by which tenants must provide up to this point payslips. If double-dipping is detected, the authorities takes swift action.
“The Government Housing Policy clearly states that no one is allowed to benefit twice. Generally, this policy has worked well,” he talked about. He explained that one in every of basically the most valuable checks in situation is that allocation of homes and residences is performed in coordination with the applicant’s ministry or agency, which is guilty for verifying the particular particular person’s housing place.
“Before any allocation is made, we check with the applicant’s ministry to validate the information provided,” he talked about. “Applicants must also submit recent payslips to show that no housing subsidy is being deducted.”
As an added layer of relieve watch over, the ministry conducts annual inspections, all the scheme by which tenants are required to put up up to this point payslips. If any tenant is chanced on to be receiving both a housing subsidy and free accommodation, strict action follows.
“Eviction proceedings are started immediately,” Nekundi confirmed. “In addition, we implement an economic rent of up to N$3 500 per month, which is deducted directly through the tenant’s HR department.”
He acknowledged that while the contemporary insurance policies are largely efficient, enhancements are valuable. “We recognise the need to strengthen our housing policy. That’s why we are currently in the process of revising it,” Nekundi published. The revised Executive Housing Policy is anticipated to introduce tighter verification measures and enhance the administration of public housing stock.
Whereas the system works most steadily, Nekundi acknowledged it wishes improvement. A revised Executive Housing Policy is for the time being below overview and must introduce stricter verification processes and better public housing administration.
Colleges & hostels
With the authorities investing heavily in provision of training, with the training ministry perennially receiving a lion’s portion from the Articulate’s purse, Namibia has 2 004 public colleges. Within the meanwhile, there are 298 colleges in Omusati, followed by Ohangwena (282), Oshikoto (226), Kavango East (185), and Kavango West (178).
The Erongo situation has 86 colleges, while //Kharas has 58, Hardap has 63, and Omaheke has 51. Khomas, home to the capital Windhoek, has 139 colleges, a moderate establish aligned with its urban profile.
There are 77 public colleges in Kunene, 152 in Oshana, 89 in Otjozondjupa, and 120 in Zambezi. No topic the preference of colleges, finest 78 hostels exist countrywide, and the correlation between colleges and learner accommodation is uncomfortable. With 24 and 18, respectively, Hardap and //Kharas have the ideal preference of hostels, while Khomas, Kavango East, Oshana and Kunene have between two and three every, per the statistics. A senior ministry of training legitimate warned the dearth of hostels negatively impacts learner efficiency.
“Children from remote areas often drop out or attend class exhausted because they walk long distances daily,” the legitimate talked about. “We need to match school development with supporting infrastructure.”
An earlier narrative by this newsletter published that the authorities, by the ministry of training, injected greater than N$10 billion into capital projects in the training sector in the closing decade.
The funds, which total N$10 107 312 000, have been mature to salvage colleges, refurbish musty constructions, and other infrastructure projects. Several other projects are anticipated to be rolled out this year, adding to this establish.
This contains the construction of hostel amenities at Schuckmansburg Blended College in the Zambezi situation, which is estimated to fee the authorities greater than N$100 million.
The renovation and upgrading of Oshikunde Blended College is underway in the Ohangwena situation and is anticipated to fee the ministry N$68 million. A same amount shall be mature in upgrading Tubusis Most fundamental College in the Erongo situation.
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A up to date predominant college at the Mix settlement in the Khomas situation, anticipated to fee N$56 647 200, is likewise on the cards.
The country has 32 116 qualified lecturers, while the preference of unqualified lecturers stands at 1 506 countrywide.
Healthcare
Shifting to the effectively being entrance, the register lists 262 authorities clinics and 51 hospitals nationwide. Omusati leads with 49 clinics, followed by Ohangwena (30) and Kunene (26). Khomas, despite being home to the country’s largest metropolis and administrative hub, has finest 9 clinics. Areas reminiscent of Oshana and Kavango West (11) additionally have alarmingly low numbers.
The doc additionally finds that there are 11 clinics in Erongo, 16 in Hardap, 18 in Kavango East, 19 in Omaheke, 17 in Oshikoto, three in Otjozondjupa, and 31 in Zambezi.
Scientific institution infrastructure tells a same narrative. Oshikoto has 14 hospitals – greater than every other situation. Ohangwena (5), Omaheke (5), Erongo (4), Zambezi (4), Kunene (4), Omusati (3), Otjozondjupa (3), and //Kharas (3).
Areas of work
There are 798 authorities offices across the country, with Khomas (129), Hardap (78), and //Kharas (75) having basically the most.
Within the meantime, there are 46 offices in Erongo, 18 in Kavango East, 14 in Kavango West, 70 in Kunene, 61 in Ohangwena, 142 in Omusati, 13 in Omaheke, 26 in Oshana, 42 in Oshikoto and 66 in Otjozondjupa.
Namibia operates six correctional amenities, with three in Khomas and the comfort in Erongo and other regions. The narrative further exhibits that finest 29 sports activities fields exist nationwide. Hardap leads with eight, followed by Kavango East with six. The final regions have between one and three every.
Characterize: Heather Erdmann
