Residents of the Otjinene Constituency have raised concerns over the poor condition of roads in the area. They say the situation has been ongoing for years, affecting residents who depend on these roads to travel to Otjinene.
A N$552 million road infrastructure project covering 31 kilometres between Karibib and Usakos has been completed.
In an effort to reduce road crashes in the Kavango East Region, authorities have launched a Road Safety Forum with a Road Safety Committee.
Otjiwarongo Municipality has officially handed over the C28 route for rehabilitation, as part of a tripartite agreement with the Road Fund Administration and the Roads Authority.
The road links the industrial area to the major routes of Outjo and Kalkfeld.
The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Housing, George !Garab said road accidents have reached a point where they can no longer be treated as an ordinary transport challenge, as they constitute a national public health, social, economic, and development crisis.
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
Urban and inter-departmental public transport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is operating with a heavily reduced fleet, the result of the diesel shortage that has hit the country since May.
Transport companies have cut frequencies and rescheduled journeys due to the lack of fuel.
Ongos Valley Group has addressed concerns over the deterioration of two sections of the Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road, saying rehabilitation plans have been submitted to the relevant authorities for approval.
With less than four months remaining before the end-of-year deadline, Namibia and Botswana are under pressure to move the Trans-Kalahari Railway project from plans to action.
The manager of the ride-hailing company Yango, Alex Mungai, has emphasised that every trip completed on the Yango digital platform records movement using GPS technology, making it possible to verify the movements of both drivers and passengers.
