The Census exercise has not been a walk in the park, with enumerators being chased and/or harassed by the public.
News anchor Elago Shitaatala spoke to Statistician-General Alex Shimuafeni about the progress made so far.
Although this is not Namibia's first population and housing census, there appears to be a general lack of understanding of the importance of this national exercise.
Not only that, but some say they have not tasted the fruits of the government's planning efforts.
In a critical development for the nation's data-gathering efforts, the National Statistics Agency (NSA) is facing formidable challenges as it undertakes a comprehensive population and housing census.
