Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has reiterated that government doors remain open to all communities to participate in the Nama/Ovaherero genocide reparations consultations. 

Addressing traditional leaders in the ||Kharas Region at Keetmanshoop, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila assured them that government has not yet sealed a deal on genocide reparations with Germany.

The Premier informed the traditional leaders that Cabinet agreed to draft a Bill and once it becomes law, it will provide for the establishment of a board that will hear ancestral land claims. 

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila concluded her regional visits to the Hardap Region, where she addressed the regional council leadership and management.

The meeting, which was attended by the Hardap Regional Council and delegated functions as well as the Governor, highlighted some of the pressing challenges the country is facing as well as development plans.

Plans by the government to start developing phase two of the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Scheme are at an advanced stage.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said this during her familiarisation visit to the Neckartal Dam project near Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region.

According to the Prime Minister, negotiations are ongoing between the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform and private crop farmers to invest in the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Scheme.

Several development projects in the ||Kharas Region have been abandoned due to budgetary constraints or legal disputes. 

This came to light during the assessment of the implementation of capital projects in the region by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and the regional leadership.