Good English vs Poor Housing Policy

Is comrade Prime Minister auditioning for a standup comedy gig?

It would be a welcome addition to the already sterling online influencer efforts of Namibia’s eighth administration.

Our leaders are still comfortably sleeping in the warm embrace of the free market, expecting big business to suddenly develop a pro-poor conscience and for their moolah to miraculously trickle down to the kapana stalls.

This week, we watched the PM’s office clearly baffled by how the system he protects actually operates. Imagine thinking the solution to a 36-year streak of consistent national housing blunders is to ask commercial banks to be slightly nicer.

Prime minister Elijah Ngurare complained that a N$2-million house takes 20 years to pay off, while a luxury vehicle takes only five.