Namibia's land question

Abstract

Preface provided by author:

The circumstances under which land ownership passed from one social group to another or from community to private individuals have made matters much worse

Let me acknowledge our government for the job they have done so far, although the big test still has to come and the government through the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation will have to show great character if the Ministry have to satisfy the majority of the land hungry Namibian population. Let us not take matters in our own hands and let us learn and avoid what has happened in Zimbabwe and let us try to uphold the order and the rule of law

Therefore, the philosophy behind the land reform process is aimed at redressing the imbalances of the past within the ambit of the constitution. Again, allow me to applaud our government upholding the rule of law while at the same time trying to satisfy thousands of land hungry Namibians who are desperate