The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has issued a clarification regarding the recent controversy surrounding the procurement of horses for the newly established horse unit.

A weekly local paper had previously reported that 13 horses were acquired at a cost of N$1.6 million, equivalent to N$130,000 each, but the Minister has stated that this information is false and misleading.

The minister was responding to a question posed by Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Maximalliant Katjimune during a parliamentary session.