The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in the Otjozondjupa Region has condemned the Grootfontein municipality's decision to appoint a debt collector.

The council appointed Red Force Debt Management to trace businesses and residents with outstanding accounts.

In a media release, the Otjozondjupa SPYL Regional Secretary, Alfeus Kamati, says Red Force disregards the welfare of residents and only considers the interests of those who hired it. 

The Swapo Party Youth League is calling on the government to do away with middlemen in the procurement of goods.

SPYL Secretary for Information and Mobilization Moses Shikerete says the 650-million dollar medical supplies tender is evidence that the system is prone to abuse by connected individuals.

Shikerete called for the cancellation of the medical supplies tender and to conduct a thorough review of the whole award process.

The SPYL says the government has personnel in each department to handle procurement without involving intermediaries.

The Swapo Party Youth League's Hosea Kutako branch feels that the pioneers are neglected in the main party's structure.

Branch Secretary Absalom Shihepo says it is time to bring the pioneers closer to the leadership through the established Pioneer Development Program, which will engage the youth at least every six months.

Shihepo says it is vital that pioneers are groomed from a tender age to understand what leadership is all about and make positive changes in their communities.