City seeks law changes to keep fibre dream alive

The City of Windhoek says it might seek legislative amendments to the Local Authorities Act to continue its fibre commercialisation project.

This is after the Supreme Court ruled that the municipality does not have the legal authority to provide telecommunications services to residents.

City spokesperson Lydia Amutenya on Monday said the municipality is studying the judgement and considering its next steps.

She said the ruling does not change the importance of the city’s fibre network plans.

Amutenya said the city still views fibre commercialisation as important to its smart city ambitions.

“The city still believes that the monetisation of its fibre is still essential for the objective of a smart city and may, through the line ministry [Ministry of Urban and Rural Development], seek legislative amendments to proceed with the project,” she said.