The current road charges are not sufficient to provide optimum funding of what the Roads Fund Administration requires on an annual basis.
Its Chief Executive Officer, Ali Ipinge says the current contribution of N$1,7 billion per annum is not sufficient to maintain the national road network.
Over the past 22 years, the Roads Fund Administration has invested over N$30 billion in the road and transport sector.
With about ninety-six percent of Namibians making use of roads to travel or transport goods, urgent investment to sustain the aging road networks at all levels is needed.
Ipinge says safe and sustainable roads are a catalyst for socio and economic development, hence the need for new innovative ways of doing business and filling the funding gap.
Ipinge while calling on collaborative efforts, stated that the institution has however managed to keep up with its objective of ensuring safe roads in the country.
Additionally, Ipinge emphasized the important role traffic agencies play in maintaining safety on roads saying the institution remains committed to supporting traffic law enforcement initiatives and programmes.
One such program is the three-year N$15 million agreement between NAMPOL and RFA, which provides for increased support to assist NamPol traffic department with capacity building and equipment to carry out their mandate.
Amongst others, RFA handed over 14 vehicles, five-speed cameras and 60 screen devices to the tune of over N$13 million.
With the festive season slowly approaching, NAMPOL's Inspector General Lieutenant General, Joseph Shikongo said the vehicles will assist in maintaining law and order on national roads.
"The number of road accidents on our roads is alarming during the festive season and is always the number one cause of death in Namibia, this has been blamed not only on motorists but deficiencies in lack of traffic officers hence we are delighted to receive this 14 vehicles, majority of the vehicles and equipment have already been deployed to regions for traffic operations."