VP tells traditional leaders to stop sale of communal land

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2026-10-19

OTJIWARONGO, 19 October 2026 - Vice President, Lucia Witbooi speaks at the 27th Meeting of Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at Otjiwarongo on Monday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 19 OCT (NAMPA) – Vice President (VP) Lucia Witbooi on Monday called on traditional authorities across the country to stop the sale of communal land in their respective jurisdictions.
Witbooi made the call during the official opening of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Otjiwarongo.
She said the sale of communal land deprives community members of fair access to land, natural resources, water wells and co...

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OTJIWARONGO, 19 October 2026 - The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa at the 27th Meeting of Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at Otjiwarongo on Monday afternoon. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 19 October 2026 - A section of members of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at a meeting in Otjiwarongo on Monday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 19 October 2026 - Chief George Simasiku Mamili (left) of the Mafwe Royal Traditional Authority in the Zambezi Region poses for a photo with Mulisa Simiyasa at the 27th annual meeting of Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at Otjiwarongo on Monday morning. (Photo by: Confidence Musariri) NAMPA

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