High-sounding Harambee plan launched

Government plans to build 20 000 houses, service a minimum of 26 000 plots, build 50 000 rural toilets in the next four years and eliminate the bucket system by 2017.

Delivering his second State of the Nation Address in parliament yesterday, President Hage Geingob also said government has not yet finalised the details on the Solidarity Tax Initiative, but that there are plans to widen the tax base and to establish a state lottery. He also launched the Harambee Prosperity Plan, which he said is based on five pillars, namely effective governance and service delivery; economic advancement; social progression; infrastructure development and international relations and cooperation. Expected outcomes from the Harambee plan are a more transparent Namibia; a high-performance and citizen-centred culture of service delivery; significant reduction of poverty levels; a reputable and competitive vocational education training system and a spirit of entrepreneurship and enterprise development.