The Governor of the Erongo Region, Natalia |Goagoses, said Namibians should dismantle the architecture of fraud and corruption by constructing a future of transparency, integrity and shared prosperity.

|Goagoses made this remark during the All African Fraud and Corruption conference hosted by Sidaso Trading at Swakopmund.

In a speech read on her, |Goagoses emphasised that corruption scares away investments, inflates the cost of public projects, and denies Namibian citizens quality education, healthcare, and infrastructure.

"When a contract is awarded based on a bribe and not on merit, our people get substandard roads that wash away in the rain. When public funds are embezzled, a clinic goes without medicine, a school without textbooks, and a family without clean water."

|Goagoses urged Namibians to move away from simply chasing corruption to strategically preventing it. 

"This means embracing technology, digital procurement platforms, e-governance services, and transparent online portals that leave a digital audit trail. It means simplifying regulations to reduce bureaucratic discretion, the fertile ground where bribery grows. In Erongo, we are piloting such systems in our local authorities, and we are eager to share our lessons and learn from yours."

She further added that a strong anti-corruption framework is meaningless without the political will to enforce it. 

"We must empower our institutions like Namibia's ACC with independence, adequate resources, and unwavering political support. But enforcement is not just the job of government. The private sector must be a full partner. We need to see more whistleblowers protected, more auditors asking tough questions, and a business community that blacklists, not celebrates, the corrupt. The pillar of culture reclaiming our ethical compass. Ultimately, laws and systems are run by people."