Vice Chairperson of the National Council Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Housing, Christopher Likuwa, says there is a need for Namibia's transport systems to be designed, managed and regulated in a manner that prevents deaths or serious injuries.
Road accidents and crashes have claimed 44 lives in the Omaheke Region since 2024. During the period under review, more than 300 individuals were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport Infrastructure and Housing has called for collective responsibility in reducing the rising accidents on the country's roads.
The committee chairperson, MP George !Garab, made the call during a public hearing that deliberated the motion on road accidents.
The Windhoek High Court has dismissed Michael Amushelelo’s bid to stop the installation of speed humps and to have Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi remove them from the Western Bypass.
The Windhoek High Court has cautioned both Michael Amushelelo and the government to allow the legal process to take its course, as it further postponed judgement in an application seeking the removal of speed humps along Windhoek’s Western Bypass.
The Roads Authority's Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTIS) has made further progress in making government services more accessible to communities in the Omaheke Region.
NaTIS officially launched a learner's licence testing facility in Otjinene.
Two hundred and twenty-nine people have died since the start of the year as a result of motor vehicle accidents across the country.
The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund said personal responsibility from every road user is the only way to reverse the trend.
Social justice activist Michael Amushelelo has mobilised city drivers to protest along the B1 road, urging the Ministry of Works and Transport to remove the speed humps and implement an alternative solution.
Several stakeholders have joined forces to launch a drunk-driving assessment and law enforcement campaign starting in July.
The aim is to root out drunk driving, which has been identified as one of the main contributors to road crashes on Namibian roads.
City motorists are up in arms over a decision to install speed-calming measures at a section of the Western Bypass.
Within two days, two accidents were recorded after the installation.
