City Leaders Asleep At The Wheel
Windhoek is slowly strangling itself. For thousands of commuters, what was once a brisk 30-minute journey has degenerated into an hour-long gruelling, pothole-riddled ordeal. Windhoek is gridlocked from the northern corridor of Elisenheim, Osona and Okahandja onto the clogged arteries of the bumpy Western Bypass, to the south where commuters from Rehoboth, Groot Aub and […] The post City Leaders Asleep At The Wheel appeared first on The Namibian .
Windhoek is slowly strangling itself.
For thousands of commuters, what was once a brisk 30-minute journey has degenerated into an hour-long gruelling, pothole-riddled ordeal.
Windhoek is gridlocked from the northern corridor of Elisenheim, Osona and Okahandja onto the clogged arteries of the bumpy Western Bypass, to the south where commuters from Rehoboth, Groot Aub and Omeya clog the roads.
Yet, far more alarming than the queue of cars is the intellectual traffic jam at the heart of the city’s leadership.
The daily struggles of ordinary citizens paint a bleak picture of urban decay.
