The National Council Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Housing had an engagement with the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Roads Authority (RA) and the Ministry of Health and Social Services to discuss the motion on the urgent need for critical measures to combat the rising road accident crisis
The Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has appointed interim boards for the Public Assets Management Agency of Namibia (PAMA) and a temporary board for the Namibia Airports Company (NAC).
The appointments are aimed at improving management of public assets and governance.
The government is spending nearly N$87 million to replace the ageing Omdel-Wlotzkasbaken pipeline, a critical piece of water infrastructure at the central coast.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has called for accountability and improved service delivery at the Government Stores and Government Garage in Windhoek.
The Ministry of Works and Transport has emphasised that no leadership positions at the planned national airline, Namibia Air, have been filled.
In a statement, the Ministry dismissed recent speculation about appointments, saying no names have been formally considered or approved for any leadership role.
The Windhoek High Court has dismissed Michael Amushelelo’s bid to stop the installation of speed humps and to have Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi remove them from the Western Bypass.
Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi informed the National Assembly that there is currently no proposal before his office to introduce tolling, adding that government is not preparing to implement such a system in Namibia.
Social justice activist Michael Amushelelo has mobilised city drivers to protest along the B1 road, urging the Ministry of Works and Transport to remove the speed humps and implement an alternative solution.
The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, has motivated the motion on Namibia's accession to full membership of the Maritime Organisation of Eastern, Southern, and Northern Africa.
The Ministry of Works and Transport has installed electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its headquarters in response to rising uptake of electric vehicles, Minister Veikko Nekundi said on Thursday.
