'We need help'

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob says the government needs help in addressing post-colonial issues affecting the nation, such as inequality, unemployment and the land question.

He made the remarks yesterday during a meeting with a Finnish parliamentary delegation at State House in Windhoek. The delegation came to Namibia to look at possible ways of enhancing cooperation. Geingob said although Namibia had maintained political stability since independence, the economy was still fragile and vulnerable to “external shocks”. Domestically, he said, the country has been battling with problems of a socio-economic architecture “because of the high rate of unemployment and growing inequality that we have inherited” . Although the government was trying to address inequality, several parties must also come in to create job opportunities through investments and other coordinated efforts to address the problem. “For as long as the inequality is growing, we are telling people that we must join hands to see to it that we address this inequality to maintain peace and unity in the country,” Geingob said.