Communal land board avails land
Young people are the future leaders and as such, must have shares in the means of production such as owning land and capital.
The communal land board during the 2019/20 financial year has approved 1 116 customary land rights, 15 leasehold land rights and 55 occupational land rights in the Ohangwena region.
Ohangwena regional governor, Walde Ndevashiya, made these remarks whilst delivering his maiden state of the region address at the region’s Billy Mwaningange rural development centre in Eembaxu village.
Ndevashiya also indicated that communal land disputes remain a challenge in the region due to the lack of procedural land allocation by some of the traditional authority leaders and illegal fencing cases that are often left unreported.
“Nevertheless, the communal land board has been at work,” he noted, adding that the board managed to successfully resolve 8 out of 27 land disputes that were tabled in the region.
In terms of urban land, Ndevashiya said, Eenhana town council, through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements entered into with various developers, managed to avail 1 200 serviced plots at the town, while Okongo village council land was demined through the Explosive Ordinance Clearance Exercise in an effort to make more land available.
Limited resources
The new Ohangwena governor emphasised that land is one of the basic factors of production, but its availability is limited, especially in the urban areas, where the population growth is exponential due to perceived existence of greener pastures.
Ndevashiya believes the young people are the present and future leaders and as such, must have shares in the means of production such as owning land and capital.
Ndevashiya noted that the local authorities in the region are facing a serious shortage of serviced land, hence, efforts are underway to work closely with the said authorities in order to fast-track land delivery.
He urged all Ohangwena inhabitants to rededicate their efforts towards evaluation and re-alignment of regional implementation strategies to ensure exclusive development in the region. - Nampa
Ohangwena regional governor, Walde Ndevashiya, made these remarks whilst delivering his maiden state of the region address at the region’s Billy Mwaningange rural development centre in Eembaxu village.
Ndevashiya also indicated that communal land disputes remain a challenge in the region due to the lack of procedural land allocation by some of the traditional authority leaders and illegal fencing cases that are often left unreported.
“Nevertheless, the communal land board has been at work,” he noted, adding that the board managed to successfully resolve 8 out of 27 land disputes that were tabled in the region.
In terms of urban land, Ndevashiya said, Eenhana town council, through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements entered into with various developers, managed to avail 1 200 serviced plots at the town, while Okongo village council land was demined through the Explosive Ordinance Clearance Exercise in an effort to make more land available.
Limited resources
The new Ohangwena governor emphasised that land is one of the basic factors of production, but its availability is limited, especially in the urban areas, where the population growth is exponential due to perceived existence of greener pastures.
Ndevashiya believes the young people are the present and future leaders and as such, must have shares in the means of production such as owning land and capital.
Ndevashiya noted that the local authorities in the region are facing a serious shortage of serviced land, hence, efforts are underway to work closely with the said authorities in order to fast-track land delivery.
He urged all Ohangwena inhabitants to rededicate their efforts towards evaluation and re-alignment of regional implementation strategies to ensure exclusive development in the region. - Nampa
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