Sankwasa issues stern warning to LAs over RFA financial assistance

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2026-10-13

GOBABIS, 23 March 2026 - Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, speaking at the official opening of the induction workshop for local authorities and chief executive officers from the Omaheke and //Kharas regions. (Photo by: Zebaldt Ngaruka) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa warned local authority councils that financial assistance from the Road Fund Administration (RFA) is meant to supplement, not replace, their legal responsibility to build and maintain municipal roads.
Speaking at the Urban Roads Management Conference in Windhoek on Monday, Sankwasa reminded local authority leaders that, under the Local Authorities Act of 1992, counc...

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