Stakeholders in the transport sector and regional leaders held a Buses Information Sharing and Networking Session at Oshakati to strengthen collaboration and improve service delivery.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund, Rosalia Martins-Hausiku, has called for immediate action to stop the bloodshed on the country's roads.
She revealed that this year, Namibia's road deaths have increased by 12%, a trend which she described as worrying.
Namibia has recorded a sharp increase in road-related deaths and crashes this year, according to the latest year-to-date crash statistics released today.
The figures were released today by NamPol's Head of Traffic Law Enforcement, Commissioner Petrus Swartz.
The Mayor of Walvis Bay, Trevino Forbes, said a well-managed trucking ecosystem can reduce congestion, minimise environmental impact and improve safety for residents and workers alike.
A group of passengers who took a Silas Ndapuka Transport bus from Rundu on Wednesday night are stranded in Grootfontein after the bus broke down.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Road Fund Administration, Ali Ipinge, has announced that debts for vehicle licences older than three years will be written off by the Fund.
The prescribed debt totals over N$371 million.
Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has appointed a Board of Directors to serve at the Roads Authority for the next six months.
The acting Regional Health Director for the Kavango East Region, Chief Health Programme Officer Haita Sitareni has raised concerns over Rundu State Hospital's ageing vehicle fleet and limited infrastructure.
Walters Kamaya, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Social Services, acknowledges that the ministry is facing challenges with its vehicle fleet but has recently procured additional vehicles.
In the wake of recent disruptions along the Windhoek-Rehoboth corridor, the Ministry of Works and Transport, in collaboration with the Roads Authority, has embarked on constructing a permanent two-way bypass to restore seamless connectivity between the two localities.
