Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia

lnge Tvedten
Moono Mupotola

October 1995

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 2

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................................... 3

1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 URBANIZATION IN AFRICA ........................................................................................................................... .4
1.2 URBAN POLICIES A.'<D MANAGEME1'<1 IN AFRICA ........................................................................................... 5
1.3 THEREPORT ............................................................................................................................................... 6

2.0 URBANIZATION IN NAMffiiA ......""....."......"............................"".....................".................................."" 7

2.1 A BRIEF HISTORY ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 MA..IN URBAN CENTRES IN NA.\\IIBIA .............................................................................................................. 8
2.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF URBA.'< AREAS .............................................................................. 13
2.4 MIGRATION ............................................................................................................................................... 16

3.0 URBAN MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................. 21

3.1 INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR URBAN ~'1/AGEME~I ..................................................................... 21
3.3 URBAN DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................................... 24
3.4 THE ROLE OF AID 0RGANIZATIONS ............................................................................................................. 27

4.0 POLICY RESPONSE ..........................................................".................................................................. 29

4.1 How TO FoRMULATE PoLicY ..................................................................................................................... 29
4.2 POLICIES AFFECTING URBANIZATION .......................................................................................................... 29
4.3 FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF URBANIZATION ..................................................................... 31
4.4 SUGGESTED URBAN POLICY PRIORITY AREAS ............................................................................................. 33

5.0 RESEARCH PRIORITIES .""""........."""""""."........."..."."...."..."."".."...."......................................................... 36

6.0 BffiLIOGRAPHY ....."..............................".."...""".......""""..."........................"".......".................................... 38

List of Tables

TABLE 1 URBANIZATIONINNAMIBIABYREGION ................................................................................................. 8
TABLE 2 URBAN POPULATION PROJECTIONS 1991-2000 (RATE 4,5 %) .............................................................. 10
TABLE 3 POPUlATION PROSPECTS FOR TiiE FASTEST GROWING Ml.1!'lo lCIP ALITIES AJ.'\\jl) TOWNS

INNAMIBIA(RATE6,5%) ...................................................................................................................... 13
TABLE 4 ESTIMATED PROPORTION OF POPUlATION IN NORTiiERN TOWNS LIVING IN INFORMAL

SETI'LEMENT AREAS (1995) ................................................................................................................. 14
TABLE 5 Socio-ECONOMIC CoNDmONS IN WINDHOEK, 0sHAI<ATI AND RURAL Ow A.\\fBO ( 1990) ............................. 16
TABLE 6 COSTS AND BE:'IIEFITS OF URBANIZATION (N$ MIYEAR) ......................................................................... 33

2 Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This paper has originally been prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Association of Local
Authorities in Namibia Swakopmund, 6 and 7 July 1995. lt was a joint effort by the Social
Science Division/Multi-Disciplinary Research Centre at the University of Namibia and has hence
been published parallel as SSD Discussion paper No. 10.

Urbanisation. and Urban Policies in Namibia 3

ABSTRACT

Africa is in a process of rapid urbanization, which creates challenges in the prov1s1on of
employment, housing and services, but also generates opportunities for economic growth.
Approximately 30% of Namibia's population currently live in urban areas, and the assumed
urban growth rate is 4.5% p.a. A central characteristic of the Namibian urban scene is the
unequal level of development, both within towns and between towns in different regions. The
socio-economic conditions are very difficult for many urban dwellers, particularly in the
expanding informal settlements. There are, however, no indications that they are more severe
than in most rural areas.

The fastest growing urban centres in central Namibia are Windhoek and Walvis Bay, receiving
migrants mainly from the former Owambo regions. Northern towns, particularly Rundu and
Katima Mulilo, are also growing fast and mainly receive migrants from the surrounding rural
settlements. Southern towns seem to have a relatively modest and stable population growth.
Windhoek's population is currently growing faster than employment opportunities and services,
resulting in expanding informal settlements. Walvis Bay suffers from similar pressures, but is
attempting to apply a more rigorous influx control. Northern towns currently have no control over
immigration, which threatens their attempts to become financially independent.

Responsibilities for policies affecting urbanization is dispersed amongst different organizations,
leading to conflicting views about the desirability of urbanization and about institutional
responsibilities for urban management. lt is argued that the Ministry of Regional and Local
Government and Housing must retain a central role in the coordination of urban policies and
management practises. However, lessons from recent experience also suggest that the
involvement of community based organizations is critical, if urbanization is to benefit poorer
households. lt is also clear that there will be severe constraints on local authority capacity in the
foreseeable future, suggesting that they should concentrate on developing appropriate
management and planning systems and providing essential municipal services. Aid
organizations will still have a role to play, but their interventions should be better coordinated.

The costs of urbanization are likely to be high in certain sectors, most of which will fall on
municipalities and organizations providing housing and infrastructure. Unless economic growth
is substantially higher than expected, employment opportunities will not grow fast enough to
enable new immigrants to pay the full costs of new services. The main task of central
government should be to provide an environment making it possible for the local authorities to
implement the intensions of the Local Authority Act, but they will still have to provide funds to
support urban development for some time. Further research is required to define urbanization
policies and to establish the best method of managing activities.

* We would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Danish aid organization Ibis
(WUS-Denmark) for the production of this paper.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The aim of this paper is to discuss the issue of urbanization and urban policies in Namibia.
There is an increasing understanding of the need for a clear policy on urban issues both at the
central, regional and local levels of government, as well as among community organizations,
private interests and development organizations.

lt is particularly pertinent that the discussion involves Local Authorities, and the Association of
Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN). Local Authorities are vested with the main responsibility for
urban management and development, and are the institutions that are most directly confronted
with urban challenges (Government of Namibia 1992). To facilitate such a process, we have
seen it as our main task to raise issues and stimulate a debate rather than proposing solutions
to the issues discussed. lt is our hope that the current discussion paper will be a first step
towards the development of a coherent national policy on urbanization, reflecting the concerns
of the Local Authorities themselves.

1.1 Urbanization in Africa

Africa has traditionally been viewed as a typically rural continent. Of a total population of 280
million in 1960, only 18.8% was urban. Since then, however, Africa's urban population has
increased dramatically. By 1990, 33% of Africa's total population of 645 million people was
urban. Over 50% of the population is expected to be urban by year 2025 (UNCHS 1987,
Mabogunje 1994, UNDP 1994).

South Africa is by far the most urbanized country in the Southern African region, with
approximately 58% of the population living in cities and towns. The urban population is expected
to increase to 69% by the year 2010 (Smith 1992). Namibia is on the other end of the scale with
an urbanization rate of 28%, and is rightly considered to be a predominantly rural society with a
population of 1 ,4 million, a population density of 1, 7 people per km2 and 72% of the population
living in rural areas (N PC 1994a) 1. However, the increasing importance of urban centres is
evident also in Namibia. The average rate of urban growth is high also after international
standards, estimated at 4,5% per annum compared with an average population growth of
3.1%2. And the importance of urban areas in socio-cultural, economic and political terms is
equally evident.

lt is generally acknowledged that African towns are characterized by a common set of problems
related to poor housing and infrastructure facilities, a lack of formal employment opportunities, a
rapid degradation of urban environmental conditions, a growing incapacity of administrative

2

1 The 1991 Population and Housing Census uses a functional definition of urban areas, by including
municipalities and towns with basic social facilities such as schools, pipe-born water, electricity,
hospitals and/or clinics, 28 locations are, based on these criteria, designated as urban in the Local
Authorities Act of 1992 (see Table 2, page 7). The 1991 Census identified a total of 51 locations with a
population of 2000 + (see Appendix 1 ).
As we shall return to, there is considerable controversy over the rate of urban growth both on a
national level and for individual towns, The figure is a "compromise" between the most commonly cited
figures, and is verified by the Central Statistical Office as reasonable, A rate of 4,5% implies that the
urban population in Namibia will double between 1991 and year 2007.

Urbanisatior) and Urban Policies in Namibia 5

structures to manage urban centres, and an apparent ungovernability and insecurity of life. In
Southern Africa, an additional legacy from the colonial era is the "twin-city" phenomena with
former "European" urban areas showing completely different characteristics from "African"
urban areas (Swilling 1994).

At the same time, however, emphasis is also put on the potentially positive aspects of
urbanization (Hardoy and Satterthwaite 1986, Baker 1990). From a national point of view, urban
areas are often viewed as necessary locomotives for development. Well established urban
centers may have a positive role to play through the provision of a range of goods (agricultural
inputs, consumer items), job opportunities, urban cash flows, and services (health and
educational facilities). And in turn, the rural hinter1ands may provide resources (food, labour,
demand for urban goods and services) which enable towns to expand their economic and social
functions. Governments also tend to see urban concentrations as a cost-effective way of
making investments and supplying services. People themselves commonly perceive urban
areas as having better educational and medical facilities, better employment and income
opportunities, and promises of a more "modem way of life". People migrate to town not because
they don't understand what it is all about, but because towns to them represent opportunities
they do not find in the rural areas.

By far the largest urban centre in Namibia is the capital Windhoek in the Khomas region, which
currently has a population of approximately 175.000 (see Table 2). Together with 16 other
municipalities in the central and southern part of the country, Windhoek represents the older,
established towns in Namibia. In addition to these, there are 12 more recently established towns
mainly located in the northern part of the country. One of these is Oshakati in the Oshana
region, with a population of approximately 26.000 (see Table 2). The two types of urban centres
share a number of characteristics and challenges, but also differ in many important respects.
Windhoek and Oshakati will be used as the principal case studies in this paper.

1.2 Urban Policies and Management in Africa

The complex and many-faceted situation found in urban areas in Africa calls for coherent urban
policies and management practises. The development of policies and management practises
has traditionally been highly centralized, but there is currently considerable interest in local
government and decentralization as a way of handling the urban challenge. There are several
reasons for this. One is the economic crisis in Africa, which has undermined even further the
resource base of central governments and forced them to adapt a "rolling back of the state"
strategy. This tendency has been reenforced by an ideological orientation by many donors in
general, and by Structural Adjustment Programmes in particular. A second is the recognition
that popular participation has a potential to improve government legitimacy, quality and
planning. Popular participation, it is contended, can best be achieved within a system where
political and administrative decisions are decentralized. And a third reason for the increasing
interest in local government is an enhanced interest in public administration in developing

Como es ~ | oe emo...
properly,

neither indigenous efforts nor donor assistance are likely to produce the desired results.

At the same time, the complexity of the urban situation has made it increasingly clear that urban

policy formulation can no longer be regarded as the exclusive domain of the state. If decisions
and implementation are the output of a given policy input, there are more actors in the urban

policy field than are usually acknowledged. Communities and community based organizations

implement decisions that have an impact on significant proportions of the population in towns

and cities. And corporate bodies, trade unions, private enterprises and various categories of

development organizations play major roles in the development of urban areas (Conyers 1990,

Adamolekun 1991).

These conditions are also relevant for Namibia, even though the country does find itself in a

relatively unique situation: The extend of urbanization is still relatively modest, and the

magnitude of urban problems still manageable especially given the relatively healthy state of

public finances. At the same time, the young Namibian government should be in a position to

learn from the experiences of others and apply these experiences in the development of

coherent and sound urban policies and management practises.

1.3 The Report.

This paper is divided into three main parts. In Chapter 2, we present a background to the urban

situation in Namibia. In Chapter 3, the current framework of urban management and

development is presented. And in Chapter 4, we discuss some of the possible policy responses

to the situation described. The report is a desk study, based on existing written sources. Much

information is still needed in order to have a sufficient base for the formulation of urban policies.

For this reason, chapter 5 includes a list of the most relevant areas of future research. The final

chapter 6 includes an extensive bibliography.

3 This does not mean that decentralization necessarily is a better option. A number of countries
(including Kenya and Tanzania) have experienced severe problems decentralizing due to lack of both

human and financial resources.

"6 Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia

countries in general. lt is recognized that unless government organizations function ~ro rly,
it er n g us ff rts or nor si t ce r ik l ce sir d results.

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Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia 7

2.0 URBANIZATION IN NAMIBIA

2.1 A Brief History

As opposed to several other areas in the southern African region, Namibia's precolonial
population did not develop larger population centres as they are known for example from
Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The main reasons for this were the small population,
environmental conditions that neither favoured a concentration of people nor catered for a
sufficient economic surplus to maintain specialized urban functions, and the population's
marginal location in relation to regional trade and migration routes.

Urban settlements in Namibia is thus largely an issue of the colonial era, and they have evolved
on the basis of two dissimilar developments. In the central and southern parts of the country,
they developed as administrative and commercial centres first under the Germans and then
under the South African colonial regime. From the very beginning of permanent European
settlement, the policy was to create urban centres as ''white areas". Throughout the colonial era,
both public and private investments were heavily concentrated in these towns. Permanent
African urbanization was discouraged, while a web of laws (including pass laws and prohibition
of property ownership) controlled most aspects of the African residents' lives. The African
population was allowed to move in mainly as labourers, and lived in separate areas ("locations'')
with housing and other social services being inferior to those of the white areas. The large
majority of those moving in were men. From 1913 the towns were administered by Municipal
Boards, and had a high degree of independence. The system of urbanization through separate
development was progressively tightened until 1977, when influx control measures were
abolished through a General Law Amendment Proclamation. People could then move freely to
towns and in principle settle where they wanted, but the employment situation and the economic
conditions in general inhibited larger scale urbanization before Independence (Goldblatt 1971,
Simon 1983, Kotze 1990). 4

In the northern communal areas, urbanization was a much later phenomena. Despite the fact
that the majority of people lived in the north, the lack of investments, both from public and
private interests, effectively hindered such a development and maintained the north as a labour
pool for urban industries elsewhere. Urban areas proper did not develop until the 1960s, as a
response to administrative and military requirements by the colonial state. Towns were
established as centres for the Homelands created by the Odendaal Commission in 1964, with
basic facilities such as government departments ryJater Affairs, Roads, and Transport and
Communications), hospitals, police stations and schools. Other economic investments were still
very limited, with the exception of investments made by the parastatal Bantu Investment
Corporation which was given the main responsibility for economic development5 . The towns

4

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Further inhibiting the influx was the continued requirement for a work certificate in order to rent a
house legally, although this rule became more and more difficult to reinforce as the private and
"informal" housing market developed.
Some will argue that the Corporation's main task was not to develop the Homelands, but secure profits
for the colonial state.

Urbanisation. and Urban Policies in Namibia 9

Grootfontein, Karibib, Karasburg, Keetmanshoop, Mariental, Okahandja, Omaruru, Otavi,
Oljiwarongo, Outjo, Tsumeb and Usakos)6 . These have inherited their status from the pre-
independence period, but are also generally the most developed urban areas. They are by law
the most autonomous urban areas both financially and administratively.

Altogether twelve urban areas are defined as towns. Six of these (Katima Mulilo, Ondangwa,
Ongwediva, Opuwo, Oshakati, and Rundu) are in the fonner northern communal areas and the
remaining are located in the central and southern parts of the country (i.e. Henties Bay, Luderitz,
Okakarara, Rehoboth, Arandis and Khorixas). Towns are expected to grow into autonomous
and proclaimed municipalities when conditions related to formalization and income permit. This
will make them more independent, but also give them a heavier financial and administrative
responsibility. Today they are largely financed by central government. Finally, 17 settlements
are defined as villages under the Local Authority Act. These are Aranso, Ariamsvlei, Aroab, Aus,
Bethanie, Gochas, Grunau, Kalkfeld, Kalkrand, Kamanjab, Koes, Leonardville, Maltahohe,
Noordoewer, Stampriet, Warm bad and Witvlei. 7 Villages are smaller settlements, represent the
lowest level of local authority, and are not declared as urban areas. Table 2 below lists the
municipalities and towns in Namibia, by current and projected population. The urban landscape
is further illustrated in Map 2.

As seen from the table, there is a considerable difference in size amongst the municipalities and
towns in the country8. This poses particular challenges to the formulation of a coherent urban
policy. Windhoek is by far the most important urban centre in the country. lt currently (1995) has
34,5% of Namibia's total urban population, and functions as a primate city culturally,
economically, politically as well as in tenns of population. No other country in Southern Africa
has such a large proportion of its urban population living in the capital (UNDP 1994).9 The exact
growth rate of Windhoek is uncertain. Estimates range from 3.85% (MRLGH 1994) to 10% (the
highest range scenario estimated by Windhoek

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Walvis Bay was declared a Part I Municipality by Declaration 16 of 1994.
Five additional areas were originally declared as villages (i.e Aris, Kappsfarm, Omitara. Summerdown
and Wlotzkasbaken), but these were debolished as villages by Proclamation 22 of 1993.
There are no compelling reasons to doubt that the figures from the 1991 Population and Housing
Census are representative, with one exception: Three larger informal settlements in Rundu seem to
have been excluded (i.e. Sauyemwa, Kehemu and Kaisosi). If these are included, the estimated 1991
population increases to approximately 35.000, which effectively makes Rundu the second largest
urban centre in Namibia (Oiivier Graefe, pers.comm.)
Angola is currently an exception due to the large influx of refugees to the capital Luanda, but this
situation is not likely to remain.

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Table 2 Urban Population Projections 1991-2000 {Rate 4,5 %)

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

ldhoek 147056 153674 160589 167815 175367 183259 191505 200123 2o912e 21
\\A a in 41517 43385 45338 47378 49510 51738 54066 56499 59041 f
<atutura 85639 90538 94612 98869 103319 107968 112827 117904 123209 1~
<homasdal 18900 19751 20639 21568 22539 23553 24613 25720 26878
lvis Bay 30452 31822 33254 34751 36315 37949 39656 41441 43306
akopmund 17681 18477 19308 20177 21085 22034 23025 24061 25144
)ab is 8340 8715 9107 9517 9946 10393 10861 11350 11860
otlontein 12829 13406 14010 14640 15299 15987 16707 17458 18244
ibib 3067 3205 3349 3500 3657 3822 3994 4174 4362
esburg 4602 4809 5025 5252 5488 5735 5993 6263 6545
1tmanshoop 15032 15708 16415 17154 17926 18733 19576 20456 21377 ~
·iental 7581 7922 8279 8651 9040 9447 9872 10317 10781
lhsndja 11040 11537 12056 12598 13165 13758 14377 15024 15700
aruru 4851 5069 5297 5536 5785 6045 6317 6602 6899
vi 3506 3664 3829 4001 4181 4369 4566 4771 4985

warongo 15921 16637 17386 18159 18986 19840 20733 21566 22641 :;:
jo 4535 4739 4952 5175 5408 5651 5906 6172 6449
meb 16211 16940 17703 18499 19332 20202 21111 22061 23054 2
kos 3548 3708 3875 4049 4231 4421 4620 4828 5046
1ties Bay 1612 1685 1760 1840 1922 2009 2099 2194 2292
eritz 7700 8047 8409 8787 9182 9596 10027 10479 10950
karara 3725 3893 4068 4251 4442 4642 4851 5069 5297
:angwa 7926 8283 8655 9045 9452 9877 10322 10786 11272
wediva 6197 6476 6767 7072 7390 ·7723 8070 .8433 8813
IWO 4234 4425 4624 4832 5049 5276 5514 5762 6021
akati 21603 22575 23591 24653 25762 26921 28133 29399 30722 3:
oboth 21439 22404 23412 24465 25566 26717 27919 29176 30488 3
na Mul!lo 13377 13979 14608 15265 15952 16670 17420 18204 19023 1!
ju 19366 20237 21148 22100 23094 24134 25220 26354 27540 2l
·ixaa 7358 7609 0035 8397 8775 9169 9582 10013 10464 1(

1dia 4303 4497 4699 4910 5131 5352 5604 5056 6119

AL 425092 444221 464211 485101 506930 529?42 553580 578491 604524 63

rce: Calculutions hascd 0n the 1991 Populntion and Hou~ing Survey

Urbanisation. and Urban Policies in Namibia 11

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Municipality). An increase of 10% since 1991 would imply a current (1995) population of
215,305 and a population in year 2000 of 346.750. This seems unrealistically high. We will
assume that a growth rate of between 4,5% and 6.5% is realistic.

The second major urban growth point in Namibia is Walvis Bay. The main reason for the growth
of Walvis Bay is related to its (perceived) employment opportunities. The Municipality of Walvis
Bay estimated the 1991 population to be 30.452 (Government of South Africa 1992). The
present Municipality argues that the current population is approximately 55,000, but this again
gives a growth rate that seems unrealistically high. There is little doubt that the population has
increased considerably particularly since the town's inclusion into Namibia in 1994, but again we
assume the real growth rate to be between 4,5% and 6,5%. Other municipalities and towns in
the former commercial areas seem to have experienced a more modest growth. The increasing
primacy of Windhoek, combined with the limited new employment opportunities created after
Independence in the secondary towns, seem to be the main reasons behind this development.
Some towns have probably had a real growth rate below the assumed average of 4,5%,
including Tsumeb where the mining industry (copper) has experienced setbacks. Others (like
Swakopmund) have had positive economic developments, but in sectors (like tourism) yielding
limited employment opportunities.

In the former communal areas, the population growth also seems to be uneven. The continued
serious problem of unemployment is a major reason for this. The population growth seems to be
lowest in the towns of former Owambo (Oshakati, Ondangwa, Ongwediva). Many people
(including former soldiers) left these towns after Independence, and these areas also have the
strongest tradition for moving to the main towns in the south (Windhoek and Walvis Bay). In
addition, the existence of secondary urban centres with basic services (like Outapi and
Eenhana) seems to have slowed down the urbanization to the principal towns. The urbanization
rate seem to have been stronger in Rundu and Katima Mulilo, approaching an assumed 6,5%.
There are no obvious economic reasons for this (the unemployment problem is equally serious
as in the other former communal towns), but people from these areas do not have the same
tradition for migrating to the south as people from Owambo. Equally important is the lack of
secondary urban centres in Okavango and Caprivi.

The towns in Namibia thus vary considerably both in terms of size and rates of urban growth.
Table 3 below indicates the prospected population of the fastest growing towns in the country,
given an urbanization rate of 6.5%. Given such a rate, the four towns in question will represent
as much as 58% of the total urban population in Namibia by the tum of the century, with
Windhoek alone representing 41%.10

1° For a closer description of Mariental, Opuwo, Rehoboth, Katima llkJiilo and Aminius, see Devereux
et.aL 1993.

Urbanisation. and Urban Policies in Namibia

Table 3 Population prospects for the fastest growing municipalities and towns
in Namibia (rate 6,5%).

Municipality/town Population 1991 Est.pop. 1995 Est.pop. 2000

Windhoek 147,056 189,183 259,197

Walvis Bay 30,452 39,175 53,674

Rundu 19,366 24,914 34,134

Katima Mulilo 13,377 17,209 23,578

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Source: Calculated on the bas1s of the Nat1onal Population and Hous1ng Census (NPC
1994a)

2.3 Socio-economic Characteristics of Urban Areas

In general terms, urban populations in Namibia are characterized by an older age structure, a
larger proportion of males to females, smaller households, more people in the labour force and
a higher level of education than rural areas (NPC 1995b). The age distribution is particularly
noteworthy. The economically active population is concentrated in urban areas, while there is a
disproportionate number of youngsters and older people in rural areas.

At the same time the differences in socio-economic conditions between the urban centres in the
former commercial and communal areas largely remain. The towns in the central and southern
parts of the country have a stronger economic base, with better formal employment
opportunities and better conditions as regards housing and urban services. There is also,
however, still a significant distinction between the former white areas and the former townships
in these municipalities as regards socio-economic conditions. A recent development is the
growth of informal settlements 11 . Some towns (like Walvis Bay) are actively discouraging
uncontrolled settlement of this type, but most of them have seen the informal settlements grow
at a largely uncontrolled rate.

The major problem for the northern towns is still the lack of formal employment opportunities,
exacerbated by the still unresolved issue of urban land rights which has inhibited post-
independence investments (see below). The dominance of informal economic activities and
concomitant low levels of income have contributed to a significant expansion of informal
settlement areas, with inadequate provision of services including water, electricity and
sewerage. The same conditions of poverty and lack of formal land rights have inhibited their
participation in various urban upgrading programmes (see below). Table 4 indicates the
estimated proportion of the population in the northern towns living in informal settlements.

11 In line with standard colloquial usage, the term "township" is used to denote low-income areas with
formalized housing, access to basic social services and a system of secure tenure. Informal settlement
areas (also called squatter areas) lack all these attributes and are generally (but not necessarily)
poorer and more deprived.

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Table 4

Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia

Estimated Proportion of Population in Northern Towns Living in Informal
Settlement Areas (1995)

Town Total Informal Settlements
population

# %

Katima Mulilo 15.952 11.964 75%

Rundu 23.094 17.321 75%

Ondangwa 9.457 4.729 50%

Ongwediva 7.390 2.217 30%

Oshakati 25.762 15.457 60%

Opuwo 5.049 3.534 70%
. .

Source: MRLGH/Local Authonties (unofficial estimates) .

Having said this, it is important not to see urban areas in isolation. Most households in urban
areas maintain strong social and economic links with their rural areas of origin. They maintain
part of their family there, and there is a continuous transfer of resources between the urban and
rural household units. People also tend to move back to the rural areas when they get older or
when life in the urban area becomes unmanageable. Thus the urban areas to some extent
function as "urban footholds", with households combining an urban adaptation based on formal
or informal income with a rural largely subsistence oriented adaptation. This has implications not
only for social organization and levels of income in the urban areas, but also for people's
willingness to invest in an urban life.

Looking more closely at the example of Oshakati, the current population is approximately
26,000. Around 60% of these people live in one of the six informal settlement areas in the town
(Oneshila, Amunkambya, Uupindi, Evululuko, Sky, Kandjengedi). The population is young, with
67% being between 15 and 30 years of age. 27% of the households in the informal settlements
are female headed. The average size of the households is 5.1, and the households are
composed of a nuclear unit (one or two parents with children) living together with extended
family members, distant relatives and non-relatives. The distant or non-relatives represent a
relatively large group (29%), implying that the households will not necessarily act as one
corporate unit.

The unemployment problem in Oshakati is severe, with the adult population either depending on
informal employment (33%) or being completely unemployed (31%). Only 20% are formally
employed, often in menial low-paid jobs. The most common forms of informal employment are
Cuca-shops and hawking (okapana production). The employment rate is higher among men
than among women (29% and 11 %). The levels of income vary, with 60% earning N$ 500 per
month or less and 40% earning more than N$ 500 per month.

The informal settlements are characterized by poor housing and inadequate physical
infrastructure. Many houses in the formal areas are also overcrowded. 64% of the households

eimieewe . .__.. Policies in Namibia 15

in the informal settlement areas live in shacks, with many of the brick houses being in poor
condition. 81% of the households use community water taps, there are inadequate systems of
sanitation with 65% using the bush, and very few households (6%) have electricity.

The urban-rural links remain an important part of people's survival strategy. As many as 73% of

the population maintain parts of their households 'in the rural areas, 88% have access to land
and cultivates, and 39% own cattle. The importance attached to the rural areas is part of the

explanation for the lack of investments in housing, infrastructure etc. in the urban setting (see
Tvedten and Pomuti 1994).

In the outset, the prospects for improving the socio-economic situation and living conditions in

communal towns like Oshakati are clearly there. They are located in a heavily populated area

representing a considerable market (and even more so if Angola is included). They can offer a

number of services that the rural areas cannot. And there is an "urban culture" that clearly
separates the town from the surrounding rural areas. However, the lack of employment

opportunities remains a major obstacle. Further investments are effectively discouraged by duty
free access to South African goods, but also by the lack of clarity related to urban land tenure,

the lack of entrepreneunal skills, and the obscurity as regards the responsibility of the Local

Authority in facilitating economic development.

The socio-economic situation in Windhoek is in many ways very different. On the one hand, the
proportion of the population living in formal areas is much larger. Some of these (mainly the

former white suburbs containing 28% of the population) have high employment rates, high

levels of income, and high standards of housing and urban services. The situation in Katutura

(with 60% of the population) is different, but also here there are areas with high levels of

employment, relatively high levels of income and reasonable access to housing and urban

services'.\\However, an increasing proportion of the population lives in expanding informal

settlement areas. Employment, housing and urban services have not been able to keep up with

the population increase. Approximately 25,000-30,000 of the population in Windhoek currently

ive in informal settlement areas like Ombili, Greenwell Matango, Freedomland and

Okuryangava Extension 6, representing 17-20% of the population in the city. The problems of

employment, income and housing are much more severe in these areas. A recent survey
indicates a formal unemployment rate of 46% among heads of household, a relatively low

average income and poor conditions of housing and infrastructure (Peyroux et.al. 1995).

Even though Windhoek is a much more "settled" urban area, people in the capital also maintain

strong links with the rural areas. As many as 84% of people in the informal settlement areas

have close family members, mainly in the north, 90% visit their rural area of ongin at least once

a year, and there seems to be a continuous flow of resources between urban and rural
household units (Peyroux et.al. 1995). Nevertheless, there is little doubt that the large majority of

people in Windhoek are "urban" and intend to remain so if conditions allow. Given the generally
superior conditions related to employment and income, housing and social services, Windhoek

is likely to continue to attract people from rural areas. The relatively superior conditions of

2 For ease of presentation, the term Katutura is used to denote all the north-western suburbs. Formally,

however, Katutura is currently only one of several suburbs in this area. Others include Wanaheda,

Okuryangava, Hakahana and Goreangab.

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Urbanisation.and Urban ~ icies amibia 5

i i al t le ent r as liv i acks, it any f ri k uses i g i or
nditi n. f seholds e munity ater s, re r in quate t s f
nit ti n it i g sh, d ry seholds ) ve l ctricity.

he r an-rural lin ain i portant art f ople's rvival t t gy. s any s f
pulati n aintain rts f eir sehol s 1i ral r as, ve ce s d
d lt t s, d n tl . e ort nce t d ral r as i art f
pl nati n r k f n t ents using, n r t t re tc. r n ti g e
edten d omuti 94).

tset, r pects r rovi g i omic i ti n d iv nditi s
munal ns ik shakati r l arly re. ey r o t d avily pulated r a

r senti g nsi erable arket d en ore ngola i n l ed). ey n ff r
ber f rvi s t r l r as not. nd re n lt re" at l arly

parates n ro r nding ral r as. owever, l k f ployment
portunities ains ajor stacle. urt er n t ents r f cti ely i r ed y ty

e s outh fri n ods, ut l o y k f l rit l t r n d ure,
k f t r eurial ki l , d scurity s rds ponsibility f cal

uthority il nomic vel ent.

he i omic i ti n i dhoek any ays ry i r nt. n e nd,
r porti n f pulati n iv al r as uch er. e f se ainly

er hite urbs ntai i g f pulation) ve i h ploy ent t s, i
els f n e, d i ards f using d r n rvi es. he i ti n atutura
it f pulation) i r nt, ut l re re r r as it i h ls f
ployment, l ti ly i h ls f n e d nable e s using d r n

r i 12 wever, n si g r porti n f pulati n iv anding al
t e ent r as. ployment, using d r n r i s ve ot en le ep it
pulati n n se. pproxi ately , 0- 0,0 0 f pulati n indhoek rently

li al t e ent r as ik mbili, reenwell atango, land d
kuryangava xt nsion , r senti g - f pulati n it . e l s f

ployment, n e d using r uch ore vere se r as. ent r ey
i t s al ployment t f ong ads f usehold, l ti ly
r ge n e d or nditi s f using d r t t re yr ux t. al. 95).

ven gh i dhoek uch ore tl d" r n r a, ople pital l o aintain
t g in it r l r as. s any s f ople al t e ent r as

ve l e ily embers, ainly rth, i it eir r l r a f rigin t st ce
ar, d re s ti us lo f rces t een r n d r l

usehold nits yr ux t. l. 95). everthele s, re ubt at e ajority f
ople indhoek r n" d d ain nditi s l . i en nerally
perior nditi s l t ploy ent d n e, using d cial rvi es, indhoek

ik l nti e tt ct ople ro ral r as. e l ti ly perior nditi s f

12 or se f r sentation, atutura d note l rt - estern burbs. or ally,
ever, atutura rently nly e f veral urbs i r a. thers n l e anaheda,

kuryangava, akahana d or ab.

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Windhoek are evident from a UNICEF study carried out in 1990. The study compares the socio-
economic situation in Katutura, the informal settlement areas in Oshakati and rural Owambo. As
is clear from Table 5 below, socio-economic conditions are generally better in urban than in rural
areas 13. Even though the figures do not give justice to important qualitative aspects of rural life
such as subsistence production, social and economic networks and a known and safe social
environment, the difference between urban and rural Namibia depicted represents an important
background when discussing the issue of migration.14

Table 5

2.4 Migration

Socio-economic Conditions in Windhoek, Oshakati and rural Owambo
(1990)

Socio-economic condition Windhoek Oshakati Owambo
(Katutura) (Informal) (rural)

Female headed households 36% 40% 45%

Household heads employed 68% 31% 24%

Households farming 27% 52% 100%

Households with cattle 23% 17% 48%

Household income/year R 7419 R 4336 R 255

Household heads without education 17% 27% 45%

Household heads with grade 8 + 33% 15% 6%

School attendance (5-15 years) 78% 76% 89%

Water in/outside house 100% 85% 50%

Toilet facilities 100% 25% 5%

Infant mortality rate 47/1000 70/1000 73/1000

Sick children (past two weeks) 66% 68% 68%

Women under 20 yrs with children 20% 39% 13%

Source: Umcef 1990.

The migration to urban areas is changing the population pattern in Namibia, and has important
socio-cultural as well as economic ramifications. lt also represents a considerable challenge for
Government, which is to manage and develop the expanding urban centres. We do not have
sufficient data to have a clear perception of the magnitude of the urban migration. Based on the
assumed urban growth rate of between 4.5% and 6.5%, the urban population in Namibia will

13 The data in the table are from 1990, and should be seen as indicative. Given the large influx of people,
and expansion of informal settlement areas, it is likely that the socio-economic conditions have
deteriorated somewhat in Windhoek. However, the socio-economic conditions in Oshakati have also
deteriorated particularly as regards income. A large number of formal and informal employment
opportunities disappeared with the South African Defence Force.

14 Additional socio-economic data for localities with populations of more than 2000 people are available
on diskettes from the Central Statistics Office. The type of information accessible is listed in Appendix
2 of this report.

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Urbanisation. and Urban Policies in Namibia 17

grow with approximately 25,000 people between 1995 and 1996 (see Table 2 and Table 3).
This rate includes a natural growth of 3.1 %, thereby implying an average migration rate of 1.4%
or approximately 10.000 people per year. 15 Again, however, the ambiguity of existing data and
the differences between urban centres should be emphasized.16

As noted in the introduction, the urbanization trend is Africa wide. The more specific factors
behind this trend differ between different regions and countries. They are normally considered
to be a mixture between "rural push factors" (such as rural poverty, lack of income generating
opportunities, lack of social services, and social constraints experienced particularly by the
younger generation) and "urban pull factors" (superior employment opportunities, superior
access to health and educational facilities, and the "attraction of town
life".) What is important for people's decision to move is their perception of these conditions,
which do not necessarily coincide with the actual situation.

Most of the factors mentioned are relevant also in the case of Namibia. The social and
economic conditions in the rural areas are difficult for many, and the employment opportunities
limited. Conversely, most urban areas do offer superior employment opportunities, education
and medical facilities. However, it is equally clear that everybody is not in a position to exploit
these opportunities, and many end up in situations at least as difficult as in the rural areas. The
informal settlements are expanding, and the unemployment rate remains high. Once having
arrived in an urban area, many will find it difficult to return to their rural area of origin even
though they may eventually be forced to do so.

When people decide to move, there are two main factors determining where people go. One is,
as discussed above, the individual household's opportunity situation per se (education,
employment opportunity, economic resources). The other is the same household's contacts and
social network in urban areas. The importance of this is evident in all urban areas. In the
informal settlements in Oshakati, each settlement is dominated by people from the same area
and ethnic group in Owarnbo (Tvedten and Pomuti 1994). And in Windhoek, the dominance of
Owambos has been evident for a long time. Of the current population in Katutura, approximately
42% are Owambos, 19% are Damaras, 19% Hereros and 10% Namas. The proportion of
Owarnbos among post-independence migrants is considerably higher. Very few are from other
northern regions (Pendleton 1994)17. When people arrive in an urban area, they first move in
with, and are taken care of by, relatives or friends. lt may, as a recent study from Windhoek has
shown, take several years before they establish a separate dwelling (Peyroux et.al. 1995). This

15 The 1991 Population and Housing Survey (NPC 1994a) is relatively weak on the issue of migration. it
does show that 300.000 of the 1.3 million people born in Namibia lived in a district different from
where they were born at the time of the Census, but have no information on other migration trends.
This is to be rectified in an lntercensus Demographic Survey, to be carried out by the Central Statistics
Office (National Planning Commission) in 1995/96.

16 The Windhoek Municipality operates with 1000 newcomers per month as a "rule of thumb". As shown
above, however, it is likely that a large proportion of the people establishing themselves in the
reception and informal settlement areas are not migrants but have lived in Windhoek for a
considerable time (see also Peyroux et.al. 1995).

17 Out of a sample of 1864 people, only 1 and 4 were from Okavango and Caprivi respectively
(Pendleton 1994). In a sample of 101 household heads from the informal settlement areas in Katutura,
only 5 were from Okavango and none from Caprivi (Peyroux et. al. 1995).

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is normally done when employment and income is secured, or when conditions in the dwelling
become too difficult (often resulting from over-crowdedness).

There is thus a general migration trend in Namibia with a main influx from the north to the
central parts of the country, as illustrated in Map 3. The migration seems to be particularly strong
between the regions of Oshana, Oshikoto, Ohangwena and Omusati (former Owambo) and
Windhoek/ Walvis Bay, with a much more limited number of people moving from Okavango and
Caprivi to the main towns in the south. The Damaras, Hereros and Namas living in the central
and southern parts of the country have a much longer urban tradition, and represent a smaller
proportion of current rural-urban migrants. A secondary migration trend is between rural areas
and towns in the north. As noted this trend seems to be stronger in Caprivi and Okavango than
in former Owambo, largely explainable by the fact that migrating Owambos either seem to
remain in secondary centres or bypass the primary urban centres to go directly to Windhoek,
Walvis Bay or other southern towns.

Different municipalities and towns currently tackle the urban migration differently. On the one
hand, towns in the north have no influx control and people settle in informal settlement areas
largely as they please. In the current state of transition between the former communal system
and the planned formalization of land access under the Local Authority Act, there are in effect
no serious obstacles 18. On the other end of the scale, Walvis Bay has effectively discouraged
informal settlements by turning people without proper access to land away. There are a large
number of "backyard squatters", but this is also currently discouraged. Windhoek is in many
ways in an intermediate position. There is an elaborate system of reception and resettlement
areas which is to cater for new-comers in the process of securing own land and housing, but the
influx is too large and the practical problems of implementation too great, for the Municipality to
manage.

18 The "informal land reform" is becoming an obstacle in towns like Rundu (Graefe et.al. 1994). People
pay increasingly high prices for land without legal status or title deed to traditional leaders, for lack of
any better alternative.

Urbanisation and Urban Po!icies in Namibia 19

Map 3

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NAMIBIA

Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia

lt is unlikely that the current rural-urban migration will decrease in the near or intermediate future
unless conditions in the main urban centres deteriorate significantly, alternative growth centres
are developed or conditions in the rural areas improve.

A more even development between the urban centres in Namibia in terms of population growth,
economic opportunities and employment creation will be very important for the future of urban
Namibia. lt will curb migration particularly to Windhoek, relieve the increasing social and
economic problems particularly in the northern towns and make it easier to develop coherent
urban policies. Such a development is partly the responsibility of Central Government, but much
can also be done by the local authorities themselves. 19

19 Possible ways of redistributing financial resources and administrative capacity include more target
directed transfers from central government, redistribution of income tax to regional and local levels of
government, and "solidarity funds" between local authorities involving transfers of financial resources
and exchange of skilled personnel.

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Urbanisation. and Urban Policies in Namibia 21

3.0 URBAN MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

3.1 Institutional Responsibilities for Urban Management

The main responsibility for urban policy formulation and management rests with the
government. As already discussed, however, there are a number of other actors who have a de
facto influence on the urban landscape in Namibia including parastatals, private interests, aid
organizations and community organizations. Policies and management practises are thus
developed and managed in different institutions, often being unaware of the actions of each
other. Effective implementation by one institution will largely depend on complementary policies
by others. In some cases, there may even be conflicting interests between the institutions
involved.

Further complicating the development of policies and management practises is the fact that
there is no obvious answer regarding the extent to which urbanization is desirable. On the one
hand, urbanization may facilitate the cost effective expansion of service provision to new
households, but it may also create risks for unemployment and social destruction as well as
adding costs for water supply and housing.

An urbanization policy should seek to establish under which conditions urbanization is desirable,
and how these conditions can be fostered and financed. To be effective, it is vital that efforts are
effectively coordinated and consolidated. In the Namibian context it is natural that such a
responsibility rests with the Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing (MRLGH),
in collaboration with the National Planning Commission.

Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing. A substantial part of the activities of
regional and local authorities are co-ordinated through the Ministry of Regional and Local
Government and Housing. The Ministry is subdivided into three Directorates, i.e. the Directorate
of Regional and Local Government Coordination, the Directorate of Housing and the Directorate
of Community Development. The Directorate of Regional and Local Government Coordination is
again subdivided into four Divisions. These are i) the Division of Local Government
Coordination, ii) the Division of Town and Village Administration, iii) the Division of Regional
Government Coordination and iv) the Division of Town and Regional Planning.

The main functions of the Ministry regarding local government are stipulated in the First National
Development Plan as: i) coordination and management of regional and local government, ii)
rendering town and regional planning services to regional and local government (in accordance
with the Local Authority Act of 1992), iii) dealing with specific matters concerning towns and
villages in terms of the Town Planning Ordinance and the Township and Division of Land
Ordinance of 1963 (both as amended), iv) acting as a secretariat for the Namibian Planning
Advisory Board (NAMPAB), v) training officials for regional councils and local authorities and vi)
presenting development budgets to the National Planning Commission, on behalf of regional,
town and village councils.

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Coordination of activities both within the Ministry and between the Ministry and the National
Planning Commission in particular is currently not functioning satisfactorily. Problems are also
experienced in the implementation of the Local Authority Act and in the Ministry's longer term
planning efforts. The work of the MRLGH is hampered by the limited allocations from Central
government, currently only approximately 4% of the government budget

Other Ministries. There are also other ministries that are responsible for issues related to urban
management and development, including the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource
Development, the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry
of Mines and Energy, and the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication?° Finally, the
National Planning Commission is responsible for national prioritization in economic planning,
including regional planning. Coordination between the ministries is currently a serious problem
and inhibits an effective implementation of urban development efforts. For some of the
ministries, the real will to decentralize activities can be questioned.

Regional Councils. There is currently no clear perception about the role and responsibilities of
regional councils for urban areas, and the Regional Councils Act of 1992 is not very specific on
the issue (Government of Namibia 1992). However, their potential impact on urbanization is
considerable. They are responsible for development within regions, and the location and design
of infrastructural and social services will influence urban migration. The effectiveness of regional
councils is currently hampered by the lack of qualified personnel and the limited economic
resources allocated from government In fact, a main source of income remains the 5%
assessment rates from proclaimed municipalities and towns. This means that regions containing
municipalities and towns (i.e. in the former commercial areas) receive considerable funds,
whereas regional councils in the former communal areas do not Given the role regions are to
play for national development, the option of pooling these resources for the benefit of all
regional councils should be considered. lt is also necessary to question whether a tax on local
authorities is the most effective way of financing regional councils, given the increasing
responsibilities of the municipalities and towns themselves.

Municipalities. All Municipalities have an organized and formal administrative structure,
performing the functions as a local authority. Administratively they are divided into departments
of general administration, finance, health and engineering. Their functions include water supply,
provision of systems of sewerage and drainage, collection of garbage, construction and
maintenance of streets and public places, supply of electricity and gas and facilitating housing
development. They are in principle independent from higher authorities, both administratively
and financially. Municipal councils have between seven and twelve members. Their
administrations vary considerable in size, from a total number of 1550 employees in Windhoek
to only a handful in smaller municipalities. Currently most Municipalities are financially sound,
with their main sources of income stemming from rates, charges and fees from provision of
urban services (water, electricity, sewerage) and sales and taxation of land. Government
contributes to their finances in the form of loans for development purposes and subsidies on
streets, traffic control and fire brigades.

Windhoek has a total revenue base of N$ 188 million (1993/94) and a staff of approximately
1550 people of whom around 10% are in administrative functions. The main sources of income
are electricity (39,6%), water (16,7%) and property tax (16,3%). The principal expenditures are

20 The Department of Water Affairs (MAWRD) and the Department of Works (MWTC) in particular are
considerable stakeholders in assets in the former communal towns.

Urbanisation.and Urban PoJicies in Namibia 23

salaries and wages (25,3%), repairs and maintenance (12,5%) and general expenses including
goods and services (37,6%) (Kim 1993). With the current influx of people particularly to the
informal parts of Katutura, the costs for the development of urban services will be considerable
in the years to come. Whereas the Municipality previously was in a position to build up
substantial capital funds, income and expenditures are now balancing implying an increasingly
difficult financial situation.

Towns and Villages. In principle towns and villages have the same responsibilities and sources
of income as Municipalities. However, in practise towns currently experience severe constraints
related to lack of qualified staff and inadequate income, and are dependent on central
government to cover salaries and maintenance costs. In addition, the Town Councillors are
often inexperienced and with a limited understanding of their role and functions. Each Town
Council has seven members, with a town clerk in an important administrative function. The lack
of development in most towns currently undermines the authority of the Town Councils and may
jeopardize their political legitimacy.

In addition to problems experienced in supplying urban services and developing effective
structures for the collection of fees and other charges, a major problem for the development of
the towns is the delay in formal proclamation. The current situation both prevents the Town
Councils from selling or leasing land (potentially one of their main sources of income), and
inhibits investments from private and other interests. There seem to be two possible ways of
solving the current problem: one is to ease the formal requirements for proclamation; the other
is to establish a separate institution solely responsible for implementing the process of
formalization.

In sharp contrast to Windhoek, the Oshakati Town Council currently has a total staff of
approximately 75 people, of which around 10 are in management positions. The total income is
approximately N$ 6.5 million (1993/94), with around 61% coming from electricity fees, 30% from
water tariffs, with the bulk of the remaining income being transfers from central government
(Oshakati Town Council1995). 21 The potential income is considerably higher. Large parts of the
population, mainly in the informal settlement areas, do not pay for urban services, and
considerable incomes are expected from the sale and rent of land upon declaration. However,
largely due to limited resources and technical know-how the town is currently not in a position to
use the available funds for development interventions. In 1993/94, approximately 35% of the
funds available remained unused. 86% of the expenditures were used for servicing water and
electrical facilities, with hardly anything being used for development purposes.

Community Based Organizations. Community Based Organizations (CBOs) have as we have
argued an important role to play in urban management and development. Some have influence
by virtue of the status and position of their members (Lions Clubs etc.), while others have
influence because public management structures have proven inefficient and inadequate and

21 At present SWAWEK and OWA provide bulk electricity and water to urban areas, and local authorities
are responsible for collection of fees. With the possible privatization of SWAWEK and
commercialization of DWA, this arrangement may be questioned in the future. The privatization of the
"retail" supply of water and electricity is likely to increase prices and will require major adjustments in
municipal financing.

24 Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia

local authorities have realized that CBOs have to be involved. The latter is particularly the case
in densely populated and informal settlement areas, including those in the northern towns.
CBOs may be involved both in formalizing policies and management practises, and in
administering urban service provision (including collection of fees in close collaboration with
public urban institutions).

Whereas CBOs may be important, or even necessary, to solve the challenges of urban polices
and management, there are also potential dangers. This is not least the case in Namibia, where
there are no strong traditions for these types of organizations. 22 One relates to the issue of
representativeness. Experience from Namibia show that CBOs easily become dependent on
external funding and develop into organizations for special interest groups. On the other hand
some Local Authorities see strong CBOs as a threat. Many Town Councils still have a weak
political base, and CBOs more in direct contact with the communities are seen as potentially
undermining their iegitimacy.23 The chaiienge will be to find a balance between strengthening
CBOs and supporting the development and the credibility of Local Authorities.

Traditional leaders. Traditional leaders are often disregarded by urban policy makers and
planners, and the formal role of traditional leaders both in rural and urban areas will be curtailed
with the implementation of the Traditional Authority Act. Nevertheless, there is little doubt that
they still have a considerable influence particularly in informal settlement areas in the north (see
Tvedten and Hangula 1993, Graefe et.al 1994). Whereas there may be good reasons for
reducing their role as regards land allocation, law enforcement etc., their continued strong
standing makes it vital to include them as partners of cooperation.

3.3 Urban Development

The development of urban areas involve a large number of activities. Some of these (mainly
provision of land, housing and urban services) fall under the direct or indirect responsibility of
the MRLGH and Local Authorities. Others (including education, health and creation of
employment opportunities) fall under the responsibility of other ministries. However, they are all
closely linked to the issue of urbanization and urban development.

Land. Access to land is a prerequisite for provision of shelter and development of viable
economic enterprises. Local Authorities are responsible for the development of land within
urban areas, as well as for sale of plots. All plots in local authority areas are, in principle, to be
transferred with freehold title. However, a system of "Perrnissions to Occupy" (PTOs), where
households and businesses lease plots, has been introduced in some of the designated
communal towns as a transitional arrangement until the towns are formally declared. In others
(including Oshakati) the issue of land is in a limbo. Land control is still de facto being based on
the communal system of allocation, and there are no clear guidelines for the transition from the
old communal system to a new system based on leasehold or freehold title. This applies to the

22 Community based organizations were actively discouraged or suppressed by the colonial state, partly
because they were seen as potentially politically dangerous. In addition, traditional institutions are,
largely for the same reason, generally weaker in Namibia than other countries in the region.

23 This is likely to become even more pronounced towards the next Regional and Local Authority election
in 1997. Councillors will then be elected on an individual basis from wards, instead of on party lists as
in the previous election.

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process of planning, surveying and registration, the issue of compensation for households who
have paid for their land under the old system and/or have to move to make room for new
developments, as well as to the issue of secure tenure for real low-income groups (MLRR
1995).

The emphasis on leasehold or freehold title (as opposed to community based arrangements still
prevalent in rural areas) raises the issue of affordability. The cost of serviced land is
unaffordable for most low-income groups in the Municipal Towns, and in the northern communal
towns the local authorities do not have funds to carry out land developmene4 . In addition, the
continued insecurity of tenure in the north inhibits investments both by households and business
interests, especially since land titles are the most common form of loan security. The
development of alternative systems of urban tenure (leasehold arrangements, community or:
block ownership etc.) will be of central importance in order to make it possible for low-income
households to remain in uroan areas.

Physical planning. The MRLGH also has the responsibility for physical planning of the land
under their jurisdiction. In the case of Municipalities private consultants are normally hired to
prepare development plans for towns. These are scrutinized by the Namibian Planning Advisory
Board. Once a development plan is approved by NAMPAB, the Municipality or town can
implement their development plans. Once again there is a division between Municipalities and
the communal towns: the latter currently do not have the necessary funding and qualified
personnel to carry out a proper planning, and the interest from private investors is limited. The
problem can at least to some extent be solved by Local Authorities
with limited financial and human resources sharing planners and other necessary expertise.
This will also limit "patchwork development" and secure a sharing of experiences.

Housing. As regards housing, the 1991 Population and Housing Census indicates that 82% of
the 73,870 households in urban areas live in what is called "good housing" (NPC 1994a). The
figure seems too high, and is clearly misleading for most urban areas (see section 2.3). The
private sector housing finance institutions cater well for the needs of the middle and upper
income groups, and there is currently a frantic building activity taking place, particularly in
Windhoek. However, the private sector is not interested in the low end of the market, because
of the risk involved on return on capital and the cost of administering small loans.

For the low income housing groups, there are few options available. The parastal National
Housing Enterprise generally caters for the middle income group, even though there are plans
also to involve lower-income groups. This leaves the national Build Together Programme as the
main actor in the low-income housing field. The programme has undoubtedly recorded
substantial results. A total of approximately 3500 loans have been granted all over the country
over the past three years, out of which around 1200 houses have been fully completed (UNDP
1995). However, it does not nearly satisfy the demand and large parts of the urban poor still fall
outside: Whereas up to 80% of the population in the informal settlement in the urban north are

24 The cheapest 300 square meter plot in Windhoek currently cost N$ 5841, implying a monthly
instalment of N# 113,63 for land only. Considering the credit needed to build a house and payment for
urban services, a large proportion of the households in Windhoek cannot afford this. People are, in
effect, forced to squat.

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unemployed and most still have no security of tenure, 80% of the beneficiaries of the
programme are employed and no loans have been given without at least a PT0.25

Currently what has been called "the people's housing process" (i.e. housing with no support
from the outside) cater for most of the shelter construction among low-income groups (Turner
1976, Skinner and Rodell 1983). People build dwellings with the help of savings and private
loans, and friends or informal sector builders, and may have to do without proper services at
least for a period either because they are too expensive or because they are not available. The
pace of building fits the households' own circumstances and priorities, and is not determined by
rules and regulations of lending institutions etc. Both national and foreign NGOs and aid
organizations are active in supporting this process, but against many odds. The organizations
active in this field include the National Housing Action Group (NHAG), the Namibian Credit
Union League (NACCUL) and the foreign aid organizations GTZ, CRIAA and IBIS. To support
the "people's housing process", and create conditions for real low-income housing, is
undoubtably one of the main challenges in the urban sector in the years to come.

Urban services. Compared to most other countries in the region, the provision of urban services
(water, electricity, sanitation and other municipal services) is widely distributed and of high
quality in Namibia (NPC 1995). The bulk supply of water and electricity is the responsibility of
DWA and SWAWEK, but within the municipalities and town boundaries the local authorities are,
as noted, vested with the responsibility of supply, maintenance and collection of tariffs and fees.
The problems of extending the services to the low income urban areas are of several types:
some towns experience constraints related to funding, management capacity and the need to
meet the minimum standards set by the government; often there is also a problem of collecting
fees and tariffs; and finally, there are serious problems of maintenance, particularly in areas
where the services are public and shared by many.26 In some cases the best solution may be
for the Local Authority to contract out some of these tasks to private enterprises, while retaining
control in accordance with the Local Authority Act.

Proper access to water, electricity and sanitation is important for a number of reasons. For
example, it has an impact on health, education, crime, security and economic opportunities for
small scale entrepreneurs. In addition, there is an increasing awareness of the negative
environmental effects of inadequate service provision, including deforestation, pollution of water
and an unhealthy environment. Again the issue of affordability is central, and the search for
ways of combining private and community supplies, where appropriate, must be given high
priority.

Employment. Urban development also relates to the general socio-economic development of
urban populations. Perhaps the most central issue is that of employment. Employment and
income generation is necessary for the well being of individual households, it is necessary for
investing in housing and infrastructure, and it is a precondition for the local authorities to recover
the costs of supplying services. Although government has made a major policy commitment to
improving economic growth and private sector employment, most of the formal sector growth
since independence has come from the public sector. Namibia's direct foreign investments

25 lt has been argued that the MRLGH is not the proper institution to implement a programme like the
BTP, and that this should rather be done by professional building societies like the National Housing
Enterprise.

26 In some areas, the problem of fee collection is exacerbated by the fact that people have used these
services for years without paying for them, and the fact that those who should pay fees may be
important potential supporters of elected officials.

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continue to be low. In addition, current government attempts to promote informal employment
and facilitate links with the formal sector have still not yielded significant results. Thus the
unemployment problem continues to be a serious threat to urban development, not least in the
north. Concerted efforts are necessary, both from government and private interests.

Social services. Social services are controlled exclusively by line ministries, with no direct
involvement from local authorities. In theory, regional councils should have some influence over
line ministries' spending in the regions but this process is still poorly developed. In the 1995/96
government budget, education is allocated 25%. The expenditure pattern in the past years
show that a high share goes to urban schools, especially those catering for middle or higher
income groups. The challenge faced in the educational sector is to find ways of improving the
accessibility and quality of schools for the urban poor. High repetition rates, high teacher/learner
ratios, high drop-out rates and poor facilities are common problems.

The health sector was allocated 16% in the 1995/96 budget. MHSS has in the past few years
tried to move from a curative health care system to a system that is more preventive. However,
this can only be achieved if people have access to clean water, better nutrition, vaccination and
improved accessibility of health services. The basic health services are easier and cheaper to
supply in urban areas, though access to water is becoming a constraint in some of the larger
municipalities and towns.

3.4 The Role of Aid Organizations

Aid organizations play a central role in the development of urban areas in Namibia. Through
their financial resources and highly qualified personnel, they have had an important impact on a
number of urban areas particularly in the north. However, given the lack of clear policy
formulations and the weak financial position of many of the local authorities, there is a danger
that their impact may become too strong, even in the areas of policies and management
practises. They need a close coordination with government and among themselves to have a
positive and sustainable impact on the urban scene in Namibia.

Among the international aid organizations, there are three main actors. The Deutsche
Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) mainly works in Oshakati and with central
government, and has concentrated on sewage water awareness management through the
large scale SWAM project. The French organization Development Centre for Research-
Information-Action (CRIAA) has worked in Rundu with development of infrastructure in the
town's informal settlement areas, and in Windhoek with support to the construction of 300
houses in a squatter resettlement area. And the Danish organization IBIS (WUS-Denmark) has
implemented a large urban upgrading project in Oshakati, focusing on physical infrastructure
(water, electricity, sewage and roads) and support to community development organizations.
They also support local authorities with technical experts.

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The approaches of the three organizations differ and seem to be poorly coordinated, but they all
claim to work in close collaboration with MRLGH and the relevant Town Councils.27 Whereas
the Ministry and the Town Councils complain that they are not sufficiently involved in the
planning and implementation of projects, the organizations complain that the same institutions
are not sufficiently responsive. The problem partly seems to be one of communication, and
partly one of inequality: whereas the aid organizations have considerable economic resources
and highly qualified personnel, the government institutions suffer from lack of both of these
assets. For the aid organizations it often becomes a question of either bypassing government
organizations, or not fulfilling their obligations towards the donor agency and the community.
The government institutions argue that it is the responsibility of the aid organizations to make
their projects fit the current capacity of government institutions even if it means slowing down
the development process. lt should be added that this is particularly important in a situation
when Local Authorities, and indeed the MRLGH itself, are striving to find their place and fulfil
their obligations.

A number of small organizations are also working with issues related to urban development,
including the National Housing Action Group (an umbrella organization for community based
housing), the Namibian Cooperative Credit Union League (urban credit), the Urban Trust of
Namibia (urban related research) and various organizations working with the promotion of small-
scale businesses (Institute for Management and Leadership Training,· the Private Sector
Foundation, regional branches of the Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the
Namibian Development Trust). Most of these have relatively limited resources (both economic
and manpower), and all depend on foreign support in one way or another.

The weakest link in the chain between the local communities, the aid organizations and the
various government structures seems to be at the level of the communities themselves.
There are only a few urban communities who have managed to establish strong and
coherent community organizations, in a position to define their own needs and priorities.
Although real participation in development and policy formulation is difficult to accomplish
for reasons we have already discussed, we have also argued that a genuine involvement of
communities increasingly stand out as a prerequisite for urban development. Conventional
methods of planning and implementation have largely proven to be inadequate in the type
of communities in question. 28

27 Even here, the coordination seems to be limited. CRIAA and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation work with
training and development of management and planning practises for Local Authorities in the country
as a whole, whereas GTZ and Ibis work directly with specific Local Authorities. They all seem to be
largely unaware of each others activities.

28 The Community Development Committees (COCs) in the informal settlements in Oshakati (supported
by Ibis) are currently the best examples of what can be accomplished if sufficient time and resources
are invested to support such institutions.

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4.0 POLICY RESPONSE

4.1 How to Formulate Policy

At present there is no coordinated process of policy formulation on urbanization in Namibia. The
National Report of Population (NPC 1993) contains one paragraph on urbanization, in which it
states that government will attempt to minimize urban migration by promoting rural development.
As we have argued, however, others have seen urbanization as potentially constructive,
providing the opportunity to improve employment and services.

The Draft First National Development Plan contains no broad statements about urbanization,
and seems to imply that, because Municipalities are supposed to be self-financing, there is no
need for central government to be concerned with them. However, the draft NDP1 does state
that the government will:

*Accelerate the proclamation of Towns and Villages
* Devise a town planning development policy
* Slow the rate of rural-urban migration
* Promote cost-recovery for services
*Expand and upgrade services in Towns, Villages and Settlements
* Clarify the roles of local authorities, regional councils and central government
* Provide further training for regional councils and local authorities

Urbanization policy must cut across all sectors, involving better co-ordination among various
government authorities. Experience with other cross-sectoral policy formulation is mixed and
largely untested. For example, government's commitment to private sector development cuts
across many authorities and has been effectively incorporated into the policies of most
ministries. However, there are many areas (eg. investment promotion and informal sector
development) where programmes have yet to be coordinated in practice. Other cross sectoral
policies include those affecting the environment, population, nutrition, poverty, employment and
rural development. Whilst some of these policies have been formulated and presented in
national documents, most are still viewed as the responsibility of one institution, and it is largely
in these institutions that effective action has taken place.

In view of this experience, it is probably realistic to expect MRLGH to play the coordinating role,
supported by Cabinet and NPC statements, in the development of a national urbanization
policy.

4.2 Policies Affecting Urbanization

There is currently a strong commitment to the principle of decentralization of urban
management and policy formulation to the level of Local Authorities. lt is argued that this will

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improve the effectiveness of urban services development, and thereby facilitate a more
functional urbanization and migration pattem. However, there are several factors constraining
the rate at which this can proceed.

Perhaps the most important one is the lack of trained personnel, and the related opportunity
cost of the trained people who do exist The training of appropriate people, and retaining them
in public sector, will be a long term process and effective decentralization will require central
support for many years.

Additional factors constraining effective decentralization is the weak financial base of many
Local Authorities particularly in the north. While the potential for relatively healthy finances do
exist (through assessment rates, fees and charges on urban services and, not least, sale of
freehold property), there is a long way to go before this is effectively implemented.

The effectiveness of Local Authorities in fulfilling the obligations handed down in the Local
Authority Act will also depend on the future rate of urbanization. There is no official policy on
migration control, except that the Draft NDP1 states that rural-urban migration will be reduced by
promoting growth in rural areas including secondary growth centres. In addition to promoting the
development of secondary growth centres, government could also influence migration by
campaigns aimed at making people aware of the difficulties of finding employment, having
access to proper shelter and social services etc.

However, it remains a fact that the most important way of affecting urban development and
migration is through employment creation. The government's impact on employment in urban
areas includes the effect of the following policies:

* Public sector employment
* Promotion of private investment through fiscal and promotional activity
* Promotion of small enterprises

At present, government is committed to reducing the size of the civil service, as well as
decentralizing the civil service away from Windhoek. If implemented, this could result in the loss
of at least 10,000 well-paid formal sector jobs over the next five years, and a net loss in
Windhoek of even more than this as some jobs are transferred to other towns. NDP1 projects a
drop in public sector employment from 67,000 in 1994 to 63,000 in the year 2000.
There is no official statement on the decentralization of government institutions. However, some
ministries have attempted to decentralize parts of their operations, including the Ministry of Basic
Education (MBE) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development. Whilst this will
reduce the employment opportunities in Windhoek, it should generate opportunities in other
urban areas especially in the north. There are no plans to relocate whole sections of Ministries
out of Windhoek.

Government places great emphasis on private sector growth and has reduced taxation,
curtailed capital flight and strengthened the Investment Centre in an effort to promote private
investment. The projections in NDP1 suggest an average annual growth of 3% to 5% a year.
However, the main growth sectors are subsistence agriculture, fishing, fish processing, other
manufacturing and tourism which will provide relatively little employment in the urban areas.
Growth rates in service sectors and construction, which currently provide much of the
employment in Windhoek and other urban areas, are projected to be less that 3% per year.

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According to NDP1, employment in manufacturing, construction and seNices (excluding
government) is projected to increase by an average of 7,000 jobs per year.

As we have shown, formal sector employment provides livelihood for less than half of the
population in urban areas, where most people are engaged in small scale income generating
activities which may, or may not, provide an adequate income. lnteNentions to promote the
informal economy tend to concentrate on a relatively small number of entrepreneurs and it is
unlikely that this sector will solve the urban unemployment problem. Studies have also shown
that the market for the most common informal enterprises is largely saturated (NoNal and
Namoya 1992, Tvedten and Hangula 1994).

4.3 Financial and Economic Implications of Urbanization

As should be clear by now, the issue of urbanization is not solely a question of economics but
involves a number of important socio-economic and socio-cultural conditions. However, from a
policy point of view it is necessary also to see urbanization in the light of national resource
allocation.

The main economic implications of urbanization arise from whether it promotes economic
growth, and whether it has an impact on the scale and efficiency of seNices provided. There are
also substantial financial implications arising from the fact that it may be possible and necessary
to provide more seNices in urban areas than in rural areas. The following analysis assumes that
urban migration is at a rate of 10,000 people per year (see section 2.4), of which 5,000 are
workers, 3,000 are learners and 2000 are pensioners and children under school age.

Employment. The main costs of urbanization arise from the risk that people will find it less easy
to obtain employment in urban areas than in rural areas, even though those who are fortunate
enough to find work will eam higher retums to their labour. From an economic point of view, the
opportunity cost of labour can be assumed to be the retums to labour in subsistence farming
(estimated at 5 N$/day), which is the largest source of employment and is able to absorb large
amounts of labour. Those eaming higher wages in towns generate benefits to the economy
equivalent to the amount by which their wages are higher than the opportunity cost, whilst those
who fail to find employment generate economic losses equivalent to the opportunity cost of
labour. Thus, if 5,000 workers move to urban areas each year, and only 1000 find wage
employment at an average wage of 10 N$/day, 2500 find informal employment and 1500
remain unemployed, then the economic benefits are N$ 1.0m29, and the economic loss N$
1.5m30 .

Other aspects of economic activity. The employment of people in rural and urban areas also
generates other economic benefits in terms of operating surplus, or from linkages to other
sectors of the economy. These benefits must be evaluated in economic prices. Thus, for
example, subsistence agricultural output must be valued at import parity prices, rather than

29 i.e. 2.000 people " (10-5) N$/day " 200 days.
30 i.e. 3.000 people " 5 N$/day " 200 days.

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market prices, which would greatly increase the benefits arising from subsistence agriculture
employment Equally, employment in some urban-based activities generate substantial profits,
shared amongst the owners of capital and government, which greatly increase the benefits of
urban based employment

Education There are also substantial economic benefits from education, arising from the fact
that it is cheaper to provide education in urban areas, Expenditure on education amounted to an
average of about 1,000 N$/person in 1993/94, If it is twice as expensive to provide these
services to people in rural areas as it is to provide the same services in urban areas (eg, 1,300
N$/person, compared with 650 N$/person), then the savings from urban migration would
amount to N$ 1 ,8m, again assuming 3000 learners migrate to town each year,

Health There are few reasons why the cost of running a primary health centre should be lower
in urban areas than in rural areas: indeed, it is likely to be higher in urban areas, However, with
a higher density of population, it is possible to provide the same access to health facilities with
fewer, larger and more efficient health centres and hospitals. Average per capita spending on
primary health care is currently about N$ 200. If the same access can be provided at half the
cost in urban areas, then the savings for 10.000 urban migrants would amount to N$ 2.0m.
Alternatively, the same expenditure could be maintained, with greater access for the new
immigrants.

Electricity. For electricity, estimated total output is about N$ 189m.31 However, this reaches only
50% of the population at most, implying an average expenditure of about 250 N$/person.
Assuming again that the cost of providing electricity in rural areas is twice that of providing it in
urban areas (eg. 400 N$/person, compared with 200 N$/person), then the savings from
providing electricity to 10,000 urban migrants would amount toN$ 2.0m.

Water. it is more complex to evaluate the economic costs and benefits of supplying water to
urban migrants. Where the urban areas are in the same regions as the rural areas from which
people are migrating, then the same principles of cost-savings should apply. However, if urban
migration involves moving from areas of better water supply to ones of poorer water supply (as it
does in the case of Windhoek), then there will be additional costs, rather than savings, since the
cost of supplying Windhoek with water will rapidly increase, once current schemes reach
capacity. The magnitude of this effect is potentially large, involving an increase in marginal unit
costs from 4.18 to between 6 and 8 N$/m3. Assuming an average per capita consumption of
200 1/day, this would involve additional costs of N$ 1.4m for 10.000 immigrants.

Housing, sewerage and refuse collection. One of the main effects of urbanization is the need to
invest in housing, which is usually built from local materials in rural areas. This constitutes an
economic burden (if the cost of housing is greater than self-built rural housing), as well as a
financial burden (if people are unable to pay the full costs of housing provided by urban
authorities). Current unit costs are up to N$ 10,000 per house, though efforts to reduce this by
lowering standards, could reduce unit costs to say N$ 7.500. An additional 10.000 immigrants
would require about 2,000 houses, requiring an investment of about N$ 15m, with annual
financing costs of at least N$ 1.5m.

31 Value added estimated at N$ 135m (NEPRU Parastatal Review) and intermediate inputs estimated at
40% of value added (Botswana 1-0 matrix).

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Providing new services. In practise, many of the above social services and utilities would not
have been provided to people in rural areas, and there are thus no savings in providing new
services. However, assuming that the economic benefits of providing the services are greater
than the costs of providing the services (otherwise the services should not be provided in that
way), then the economic benefits would be greater than the savings estimated above. Providing
that the country can afford to supply services, this assumption should hold, though it may raise
issues about how to mobilize the required resources and how to institute any cost recovery
measures. In principal MPE and MHSS should see some savings, whilst SWAWEK, DWA,
housing providers and municipal service suppliers should incur additional costs, which will only
be partly recovered, at least initially. The structure of urban migration also has an important
effect on economic costs and benefits. If migration consists mainly of the working part of
families, then the potential costs are high (from the loss of employment), whilst the opportunity
for savings in providing services are low.

Table 6 summarizes the main costs and benefits of urban growth. As can be seen there may be
marginal benefits, but costs and benefits could go either way depending on how they are
managed.

Table 6 Costs and benefits of urbanization (N$ m/year)

Item Benefits Costs

Increased wages 1.0 -

Employment - 1.5
Education 1.8 -
Health 1.0 -

Electricity 2.0 -

Water - 1.4
Housing - 1.5

Net benefits 1.6

4.4 Suggested Urban Policy Priority Areas

On the basis of the preceding analysis, some urban policy priority areas can be outlined. These
are of two main types. One is related to the national political and economic framework within
which municipalities and towns operate, and the other to the policies of the local authorities
themselves.

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Currently the lack of clear policies and priorities by Central Government on crucial issues such
as urbanization, industrial growth, employment, shelter and the environment makes it very
difficult for local authorities to plan and implement their own areas of responsibility. More
concretely, central government must give immediate attention to:

i) The development of a sound and coherent urban policy for Namibia. This must outline
what role central government perceives municipalities and towns to have for the
economic development in the country, how this role is to be implemented and the
financial resources central government is willing to commit for such a development to
take place. As an immediate priority, the current budget allocation of 4% to the Ministry
of Regional and Local Government and Housing must be increased in order to enable
the Ministry to provide contributions to the Local Authorities necessary for these to firmly
establish themselves and meet the demands of urbanization.

ii) With reference to the overall role of urban areas for economic development, central
government must further specify its priorities as regards private and public investments
in larger urban areas, smaller towns and rural areas respectively. lt is suggested that
priority is given to facilitate industrial growth and employment creation in smaller
communal towns. This will curb the migration to the largest municipalities, create
employment in the type of urban areas where the employment problem is most severe,
and stimulate urban-rural economic links and regional development in the formerly
disadvantaged communal regions. This policy will require coordination between
MRLGH, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Local Authorities and other relevant interests.

iii) The increasing rate of urbanization is likely to have important implications for the utility
of the current structure of water provision, electrical power provision, infrastructure
(roads, railways, airports) and social services (health and education). The specific needs
of urban communities must be taken into consideration when planning for future
investments in these areas. In particular, emphasis must be given to supply these basic
services at rates which are affordable as well as sustainable.

iv) Housing provision is already defined as one of the four priority areas of central
government. However, much still remains to be done particularly for the urban poor.
National policies must both facilitate the "peoples' housing process" and develop
housing schemes with less rigid requirements for eligibility.

v) There is an increasing awareness of the environmental implications of concentrations
of people in urban areas, regarding access to clean water, deforestation, industrial and
domestic waste etc. lt is unreasonable that Local Authorities should pay the bill for these
conditions that follow from population movements beyond their immediate control. The
Government must pay more attention to the urlban aspects of environmental
degradation, and allocate sufficient human and economic resources to combat negative
environmental implications of urbanization.

Within the framework of national policies on the special conditions of urban areas, the Local
Authorities themselves should give priority to:

i) Increase efforts to explain the role of local authorities to urlban populations, both in
order to facilitate their democratic accountability and to develop an understanding for the
link between cost recovery and urban development. The latter is vital to secure a
financial base for a sound development of municipalities and towns.

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ii) Local authorities must become more efficient in their administration and planning in
order to attract investments and develop, rather than simply manage, their towns. Ways
to share expertise and cooperate in finding adequate planning systems must be
developed.

iii) Aid organizations should continue to play a role in urban development. However,
these must be better incorporated into local government structures and must cooperate
better between themselves in order to avoid "patchwork" and contribute towards
coherent policies and management practises.

iv) The Local Authorities should give more emphasis to the development of alternative
systems of tenure rights and service provision for the urban poor, particularly those in
informal settlement areas. These alternatives should include various forms of block or
community service provisions.

v) To be able to relate constructively to urban communities, the establishment of
community based organizations must be actively encouraged. They should not be seen
as competitors by the Local Authority Councillors, but rather as institutions of
cooperation.

vi) The considerable differences still existing in the capacities of local authorities to
function effectively is unacceptable. Alternative ways of supporting the development of
the poorest and least effective authorities both in terms of finances and human
resources must be considered. Possibilities range from the establishment of a solidarity
fund between local authorities, to an active exchange of qualified personnel.

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5.0 RESEARCH PRIORITIES

As emphasized in the introduction to this paper, the information available concerning the issue
of urbanization in Namibia is still inadequate. Further research is necessary in a number of
areas, in order to have sufficient information to formulate relevant policies. Below is a list of
areas where we feel more research is particularly pertinent. 32

* Local Government Finance. Democratic states may agree to the establishment of
democratic local governments, but if this is not coupled with a decentralization of fiscal
powers and resources, a contradiction may open up and undermine democracy.

* Town Planning Systems and Processes. In some towns and cities the planning system
has virtually no impact on the emerging urban form. This raises a serious question about
whether conventional physical planning that assumes high levels of formalized control
can adequately deal with the urban challenge.

* Urban Management Capacity. The questions arising from the limited management
capacity in many local authorities concern the precise training needs and what training
capacity exist to meet them. In addition, there is a need for qualitative information about
the type of training, training methods and underlying principles of public management.

*Migration. An understanding of the process of migration is necessary for any
informed policy on urbanization. Central research topics include social and economic
characteristics of migrating households, regional variations in the extent and pattern of
migration, and the potential role of regional urban growth centres in curbing or
redirecting migration.

*Rural-urban links. Urban households maintain close social and economic links with
their rural areas of origin, and this has implications for social organization, economic
conditions and people's long time commitment to the urban setting.

* Employment. Consumption-focused strategies aimed at delivering basic services
cannot resolve the urban crisis if they are not linked to wider strategies to establish a
sustainable economic base for the city via job creation and income generation.

* Urban Infrastructure. Regarding infrastructure and services, the provision of new, and
the maintenance of existing, services is heavily dependent on the availability of finance,
spatial planning assumptions and the affordability levels of the urban population. To
manage this complex task, cities and towns have a shared interest in user-friendly
mechanisms for generating targets, costs, timing and capacity needs on the basis of a
set of changing and unstable assumptions.

* Housing and Standards. The tendency of resolving the housing debate by focusing on
infrastructure and services has detracted attention from the significance of above-
ground shelter and the forces involved in its delivery. This link to economic processes

32 The Social Sciences Division at the University of Namibia is currently in the process of establishing an
Urban Development Research Programme. The institution has carried out applied socio-economic
studies in urban areas for a long time, but there is a need to consolidate the efforts and develop
Namibian research capacity in the field.

Urbanisation.and Urban PoJicies in Namibia 37

draws attention to the problems of housing finance [sources, costs, terms] and the flow
of finance through the urban system through, inter alia, the housing market.

* The Environment. The implications of rapid urban expansion for environmental
degradation in a period of economic and social distress, and when local authorities are
being handed more responsibilities than resources.

· 3 s Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia

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Authors

NEPRU Publications
Updated: 18 September 2001

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Pages Published

Cost VAT Amount Total Amount

NB1 Monetary independence for Namibia Charles Harvey & Jan lsaksen (eds) 122 1990 N$25.00 N$3.75 N$28.75

NB2 Aid, donors and development management Stephen Lister (ed.) 184 1991 N$25.00 N$3.75 N$28.75

NB3 National Conference on Land Reform and the Land Republic of Namibia- OUT OF PRINT 614 1992 N$60.00 N$9.00 N$69.00
Question, Windhoek, 25 June- 01 July 1991. Vo. 1,
Research papers, addresses and consensus document

NB4 Macroeconomic modelling in Southern Africa: a Simon Stone (ed.) 92 1992 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
comparative perspective -ISBN 99916-38-03-2

NB5 Coping with Aridity. Drought impacts and preparedness Richard Moorsom with Jutta Franz & Moono Mupotola 251 1995 N$50.00 N$7.50 N$57.50
in Namibia- experiences from 1992/93- ISBN 99916-38- ·
02-4 - OUT OF PRINT

NB6 In Search of Research -OUT OF PRINT CMI/NEPRU/SSD 173 1998 N$45.00 N$6.75 N$51.75

NB? Namibia- A decade of Independence 1990-2000 Henning Melber, Hopolang Phororo, Bruno Venditto, Dirk 211 2000 N$50.00 N$7.50 N$57.50
Hansohm, Peter Manning, Klaus Schade, Wolfgang Wemer,
Thomas Hastings · , ~ .. _ ·- .. .. . . ~ .. -· __ . _._

NB8 NEPRU- The first 10 Years 1990-2000 Henning Melber,Dirk_Hansohm,_ WolfgarigWemer ___ .. ···-· ···"' 60 2000 N$30.00 ___ N$4.50 N$34.50

NAMIBIA ECONOMIC REVIEW & PROSPECTS

NERP1 Overview of the Namibian Economy

NERP2 ·: Namibia Economic Review and Prospects 199711998

NERP3 · Namibia Economic Review & Prospects 1998/1999

Dirk_Hansohm ~~l],<> __ ~~po~ola and DanieiMotinga

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NERP4 Namibia Economic Review & Prospects 1999/2000 Klaus Schade, CaliciousTutalife, Nino Frodema, Wolfgang 51 2000 N$95.00 N$14.25 N$109.25
Wemer, Dirk Hansohm; Bruno Venditto, Johannes Ashipala,
Hopolang Phororo, Ebson Uanguta, Hoster Bebi, Panduleni
Elago, Erwin Naimhwaka

NAMIBIA BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY ISSN 1680-6603 I
NBCS1 Namibia Business Climate Survey Johan Dahl, Antoni Masarakufa, Maano Nepembe, Calicious 20 2001 N$60.00 N$9.00 N$.69.oo

Tutalife, Grace_Mohamed, Lauence Muljavikua (NCCI) .

RESEARCH REPORTS ISSN-1 026-9231 I
NRR1 Namibia and the Southern African Customs Union Jan lsaksen 18 1992 N$14.00 N$2.10 N$16.10

NRR2 Rural development priorities in northern Namibia Peter Oates & Piersyigne . 50 1992 N$25.00 N$3.75 N$2-8.75

NRR3 Agricultural research, extension and training services in Erastus Auino, Kahijoro Kahuure, Enny Namalambo & Piers 130 1992 N$53.00 N$7.95 N$60.95
Namibia Vigne

NRR4 The European Community and Namibia: a user's guide Paul Goodison 63 1992 N$29.00 N$4.35 N$33.35
to the Lome Convention and the development resources
of the EC annual budget

NRR5 Namibian agriculture: policies and prospects Waiter Elkan, Peter Amutenya, Jochbeth Andima, Robin 46 1992 N$24.00 N$3.60 N$27.60
Sherboume & Elineyan der Linden

NRR6 Namibia's tax system Eline van der Linden · ·; 87 1993 N$38.00 N$5.70 N$43.70

NRR7 Perspectives on the development of a statistical system Helge Brunborg, Lasse Roberg & Liv Simpson 147 1992 N$59.00 N$8.85 N$67.85
for Namibia

NRR8 Export processing zones and their relevance to Namibia Robin Sherboume 27 1993 N$17.00 N$2.55 N$19.55 . ,_ '· ..... '-- ..

NRR9 Disability and rehabilitation in Namibia: a national survey Barbro-lsabel Bruhns; Andrew Murray, Tjiuai Kangueehi & . 170 1995 N$67.00 N$10.05 N$77.05
Tangeni Nuukuawo ".. _.

NRR10 Namibia: National report on women, agriculture and LoriAnn Girvan .> : 73 1995 N$33.00 N$4.95 N$37.95
rural developmentfor the Fourth World Conference on
Women

NRR11 Financing the Namibian vocational training system Jutta Franz .. :·-. 95 1995 N$41.00 N$6.15 N$47.15
·--·- _;_~.;._,.;..,k...,..,___ --~ ...... : .. ·----- -··---

NRR12 Media training in Namibia Anna Erastus~Sacharia & Jutta Franz 152 . . ·--- 1995 N$61.00. N$9.15 N$70.15

NRR13. An Assessment of Training Needs in Omaheke Anne-Marie.Brits ". ~Utt?.fra~z & Ebson Uanguta ~ -·~ __ .._ -- __ :.. .-... - 135 1996 N$54.00 N$8.10 N$62.10

NRR14 Review of Public Enterprises and Parastatal Bodies in AishaAbdei_Hatli~;·· :. .". i:..~.:. __ , __ .,. - .. ·.::-~f: ____ i: .-- .. J... - 93 199{3_ N$40.00 N$6.00 N$46.00
Namibia

NRR15· Community financing of rural water supply Cathy Pres~and, ~.<:lrX'::!a!!_s_e.n§:fred Greir1er ·" 81 . :1997 N$36.00 N$5.40 N$41.40

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Monetary Options for Namibia

Small enterprise support institutions in Namibia

Policy, poverty and inequality in Namibia. The cases of
trade policy and land policy

A survey of subsistence farmers in the Ohangwena
region

Cattle Marketing In Northern Namibia: A Commodity
Chain Approach

The Distributive Aspects of Namibia's Fisheries Policy

Value Added Tax (VAT) in SADC: Potentia/Impact
Case Studies of Namibia & South Africa

· Elements of a medium-term research programme on
poverty, livelihood and employment

Brian Kahn, Daniel Motinga, Anne-Marie Brits, Moono Mupotola-
Sibongo , __ ,, , ... ;· ..

Anna _Erastus-Sac~.a.~_a;_ Dir1<_ ~ansohm,_ Ge_r.;on. Kadhikwa

Dirk Hansohm, Daniel Motinga, Klaus Schade, Wolfgang Wemer,
AmeWiig ,-_ "".. ·

Klaus Sc~ade, Nar:!!e11e ~alili, Rowlan_Simpson

Laurent Liagre, Anna Erastus-5acharia, Hoster Bebi, Wolfgang
Wemer_:

Peter Manning

Hoster Bebi

Dirk Hansohm, Daniel Motinga, Wolfgang Wemer

WORKING PAPERS ISSN-1 026-9258

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Review of four UNDP base studies on Namibia Jochbeth Andima

Expenditure Data and Analysis on the Central Revenue Nama Goabab
Fund and the Second-Tier Authorities

Review of FNDC projects in the Caprivi area Jan '::l_offma_n

The integration of women into the rural development Jochbeth Andima
process

Comments on papers prepared for the Donor Pledging Jan lsaksen
Conference, June 1990

Budgets and plans: possible lessons from Botswana

: Notes on aid management, agriculture and rural
development

Namibia's external trade development prospects

Notes on the present status of the rock lobster industry

African Development Bank proposal "Namibia: trade
policy reform study": an evaluation

~tephen Lister

Stephe~ Lister _

j=)~ui«:>~Shipoke ··"'"·"'"'·· .. _

~ete~.A~utenya.:: -~'"·,:

Eline van der Linden ;-_·

N~~t1:::. ~~~; Some notes on an industrial policy for Namibia ~~!!.1!!i~~!le!l~&-~~!J1.9 Shi~-~~ _ .. _ :..:-... __ ,:_:£:;::: _;. __ :.:~~:~:~~.~~~~

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ID Pages Published

NWP12 Subsidisation, taxation and viability of the commercial Peter Moll 53 1994 N$26.00 N$3.90 N$29.90
agricultural farming sector. NEPRU background paper
for the Land Reform Conference, 1991

NWP13 Walvis Bay: report of a fact-finding n" ;sion NEPRU 24 1992 N$16.00 N$2.40 N$18.40

NWP14 Bilateral economic links between Namibia and South John Orford 15 1992 N$13.00 N$1.95 N$14.95
Africa -

NWP15 Notes on the housing situation and housing policy in Ruth Bogosi 5 1992 N$9.00 N$1.35 N$1 0.35
Namibia. Prepared for the National Conference
Operation Masakhane for the Homeless,
Johannesburg,29-30 April1992

NWP16 The Consumer Price Index and inflation in Namibia Simon Stone 34 1993 N$19.00 N$2.85 N$21.85

NWP17 Women's Role in the Development Process with Special Jochbeth Andima 20 1993 N$7.00 N$1.05 N$8.05
Reference to Factors of Production

NWP18 Some Notes on the Namibian economy two years after Tor Sellstrom 9 1992 N$11.00 N$1.65 N$12.65
independence

NWP19 Observer's report on the Angolan elections, 29-30 Tor Selstrlim 7 1992 N$10.00 N$1.50 N$11.50
September 1992

NWP20 Assessment of popular participation in the formulation Susan Brown 32 1992 N$18.00 N$2.70 N$20.70
and implementation of development policies and
programmes: a case study of Namibia

NWP21 The monetary independence of Namibia Sophie Chauvin 18 1992 N$14.00 N$2.10 N$16.10
'~ ~ ... ·- ..

NWP22 Population distribution and migration Peter Amutenya, Jochbeth Andima & Henning Melber 18 1993 N$14.00 N$2.10 N$16.10

NWP23 Namibia's energy sector: a country review Eline van der Linden . 41 1993 N$22.00 N$3.30 N$25.30 .......

NWP24· Country report: Namibia's trade and investment climate John Orford, Robin ~herboume & Eline _y_ander Linden 50 1993 N$25.00 N$3.75 N$28.75

NWP25 Socio-economic survey of the southern communal areas Ric~~rd.Moorsom; Jochbeth_~nd!ma_ &,Saul Kahuika 31 1993 N$18.00 N$2.70 N$20.70
1992: summary

NWP26 A fisheries agreement between tile European Richard Moorsom &Paul qoodison {eds) 92 1993 N$40.00 N$6.00 N$46.00
Community and Namibia: workshop report, Windlloek,
25 Marcll 1993

NWP27 Towards greater participation and equality? Some Reinhart KMier ." __ l .. ; ". -··--··'" 10 1993 N$11.00 N$1.65 N$12.65 . _ ....... __ ._ .. -·-findings on tile 1992 regional and local elections in
Namibia

NWP28 " : The economics of tile 1993194 budget N~-~'3l!. .. ,, - - ---~:::.:.:; ;~;;~:.~ ............. 16 1993 N$13.00 N$1.95 N$14.95
.....

Swedisll assistance to Namibia: an assessment of the He_r:~_ng Melber, Jor ~~l~str9111. &_ ~~~s..J~~s.~tt~. NWP29' 48 -· ' 1994 N$24.00 '" ~,,r-J$3.60 N$27.60
impact of SIDA,1990-1993

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ID Pages Published

NWP31 Poverty and income distribution in Namibia. Background Simone Stone & Mihe Gaomab 30 1994 N$18.00 N$2.70 N$20.70
paper for the NPC's macro-economic issues paper

NWP32 Population issues in Namibia. Background paper for the Jochbeth Andima, Saul Kahuika & Henning Melber 21 1993 N$15.00 N$2.25 N$17.25
NPC's macro-economic issues paper

NWP33 The role of the informal sector. Background paper for Eline van der Linden 17 1993 N$13.00 N$1.95 N$14.95
the NPC's macro-economic issues paper

NWP34 The Namibia-Angola border fence and its socio- Peter Amutenya & Eline van der Linden 24 1993 N$15.00 N$2.25 N$17.25
economic implications: report of a fact-finding mission,
17-20 June 1992

NWP35 An evaluation of current methods of collecting trade Eline van der Linden & John Orford 31 1993 N$18.00 N$2.70 N$20.70
statistics in Namibia

NWP36 Evaluation study of current methods of collecting trade Colin Gleichmann 46 1993 N$13.00 N$1.95 N$14.95
statistics in Namibia

NWP37 The social dimensions of monetary, currency and credit Robin Sherboume 24 1993 N$16.00 N$2.40 N$18.40
policy in Namibia

NWP38 The private sector and employment: comments on Richard Moorsom 16 1993 N$13.00 N$1.95 N$14.95
aspects of the President's inaugural speech to the
National Council on 23 February 1993

NWP39 An analysis of the fishing capacity of the Namibian ffeet Richard Moorsom 61 1994 N$29.00 N$4.35 N$33.35
in quota-limited fisheries: a methodological summary

NWP40 Future agricultural trade and cooperation between new Bank of Windhoek/AGRECONA 78 1994 N$35.00 N$5.25 N$40.25
South Africa and Namibia. Papers presented to the
Agricultural Outlook Conference, Windhoek, 10 March
1994

NWP41 Economic analysis of land reform options. NEPRU Ray.Purcell 44 1994 N$23.00 N$3.45 N$26.45
background paper for the Land Reform Conference

NWP42 Urban women and se/f-llelp housing in Namibia: A case- Christiaan Keulder 21 1994 N$15.00 N$2.25 N$17.25
study of Saamstaan Housing Cooperation

NWP43· Fiscal policy and employment in Namibia MiheGaomab 23 1994 N$16.00 N$2.40 N$18.40

NWP44 The Concept of Civil Society and the Process of Nation- Reinhart KoBier & Henning Melber 13 1994 N$12.00 N$1.80 N$13.80
Building in Africa

NWP45 · Namibian Development Services Directory Richard Moorsom 138 1994 N$56.00 N$8.40 N$64.40

NWP46 Credit Unions in Namibia: The Critical Issues Dirk Hansohm & Chris!Iaan_ Keulder .c. 27 1995 N$17.00 N$2.55 N$19.55

NWP47 Urbanisation and Urban Policies in Namibia lr!Q~_"fv~d~e!l ~-~~.n()_~~~~~!a " ~- ............... ~ . . !-· " ..:. ". ·.~ .. : .. ~ 41 .1995 N$17.00 '····· N$2.55 N$19.55 - .......

NWP48<·.· Urbanisation and Internal Migration: Regional
Dimensions in Post-Colonial Namibia

':!er:'.f.1i!1_9_ Me_l_bE)'ii. c_.l_,,:..~c;,:'J.-1..~ _ . -'"- .. '.\\~,-~-~:-i -~:. -.:.:.~. 38 1996 N$20.00 N$3.00 N$23.00

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ID Pages Published

NWP49 The State of the Informal Sector in Namibia: Role, Dirk Hansohm 23 1996 N$16.00 N$2.40 N$18.40
Characteristics and Prospects

NWP50 Existing and Potential Enterpreneurs in Ondangwa. Gerson Kadhikwa, Tjiuai Kangueehi & Anna Erastus-Sacharia 45 1996 N$23.00 N$3.45 N$26.4t
Oshakati, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay

NWP51 Consumer Price Index in Namibia: An Evaluation and Mihe Gaomab 43 1996 N$22.00 N$3.30 N$25.30
an Analysis of its Reliability

NWP52 The economic policy framework for the promotion of Dirk Hansohm 14 1996 N$12.00 N$1.80 N$13.80
small-and medium scale enterprises in Africa

NWP53 Projects and Opinions on Economic and Business Moono Mupotola-Sibongo 57 1996 N$27.00 N$4.05 N$31.05
Prospects in Windhoek

NWP54 Seven Years Independence. Current Developments NEPRU 48 1997 N$24.00 N$3.60 N$27.60
and Future Prospects in Namibia- Some Topical
Highlights

NWP55 Renewal in Africa? The Informal Sector and its Dirk Hansohm 28 1997 N$17.00 N$2.55 N$19.55
Promotion in Namibia, San Francisco, 23-25 November
1996

NWP56 Workshop Proceedings: The Effects of Liberalisation on Moono Mupotola-Sibongo (ed.) 100 1997 N$42.00 N$6.30 N$48.30
the Beef and Maize Sector in Five SADC Countries

NWP57 Country Reports: The Effects of Liberalisation on the NEPRU 166 1997 N$65.00 N$9.75 N$74.75
Beef and Maize sector in Five SADC Countries

NWP58 Training Needs Assessment Strategy Programme for Hoster Bebi, Lesley Blaauw & Peter Nias 66 1997 N$30.00 N$4.50 N$34.50
Local Authorities in Namibia

NWP59 Livestock Buying and Quarantine Management in Caprivi Christiaan Keulder & Wolfgang Wemer 46 1997 N$23.10 N$3.47 N$26.57

NWP60 From Communal Pastures to Enclosures: The Wolfgang Wemer 29 1997 N$17.00 N$2.55 N$19.55
Development of Land Tenure in Herero Reserves

NWP61 Land Reform in Namibia: The First Seven Years Wolfgang Werner 21 1997 N$14.00 N$2.10 N$16.10

NWP62 Namibian Business Climate: A Survey in relation to Ntintin Oranje 32 1998 N$12.00 N$1.80 N$13.80
SADC

NWP63 The market for millet and millet products Cathy Presland, Akiser Pomuti 30 1998 N$21.00 N$3.15 N$24.15

NWP64 Namibia's Trade with Angola Klaus Schade 22 1998 N$17.00 N$2.55 N$19.55

NWP65 Twinning for Development: Cooperation between Public Henning Melber & lngeTvedten 26 1998 N$19.00 N$2.85 N$21.85
Institutions in Norway and Namibia

NWP66 Construction and Brick-Making in North Central Namibia Dirk Hansohm .... ·.- ···-- .. --· -· . -··· ~ - ."" ,.:..:_,4 " 24 1998 N$18.00 N$2.?0 N$20.70

NWP67 Support Institutions for Small Enterprises in Zambia and Dirk Hansohm, Anna_EEa~tus-Sacha~a._(3_~~(Jn Kadhikwa 24 1998 N$18.00 N$2:70 N$20.70 ..
Zimbabwe

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TRAVEL AND MEETING REPORTS

The Role of Donors in Transitional Settings: The Case
of Namibia (1990-1996)

Structural adjustment and poverty alleviation in

Southern Africa - What support can Europe offer? An
economic viewpoint

Co-operation and networking among SME service
providers in Southern Africa

Banking and less formal forms of finance in Namibia:
The challenges of microfinance

Economic perspectives in Southern Africa: A view from

a small country

Sustainability of Budget Deficits: A Case Study of

Namibia (1991--1999)

The Impact of Fiscal Deficits and Public Debt on Real

Interest Rate and Investment in Namibia

Determinants of Private domestic Savings in sub-

Saharan Africa: The Case study of Namibia (1980-1998)

Grape Production in Namibia

Fiscal Consequences of Pension Reform: The

Introductuion of Means-testing into the Namibian Old-

Age Pension Scheme

Land Reform and Poverty Alleviation: Experiences from
Namibia

ISSN-1026-924X

NTMR1

NTMR2

NTMR3

NTMR4 ,

Notes on the National Housing Seminar, Windhoek, 19-
20 April 1990, convened by the Ministry of Local

Government and Housing

Travel report on the NEPRU speaker/consultation tour

of South Africa, 11-22 August 1991

Report on the National Conference on Youth

Employment Strategies, convened by the Ministry of

Youth and Sport, Windhoek, 26-28 February 1992

Report on the Workshop on Gender Research

Methodology, convened by the Development

Cooperation Office of the Swedish Embassy, Windhoek,

9-13 March 1992

Authors

Henning Melber

Dirk Hansohm i»: +.

Dirk Hansohm, Lesley, Blaauw, Anna Erastus-Sacharia

Charles C. Okeahalam, Dale W. Adams

Dirk Hansohm

Hoster Bebi -

Hoster Bebi

Ebson Ngurimuje Uanguta

Namene Kalili

Ben H. Harris

Wolfgang Wemer

Tor Sellstrém =: ©"...

John Orford & Ruth Bogosi-

John Orford & Ruth Bogosi ... _. . Solid Dan TY ; crt hm add a etn A

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24

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ID

NTMR5 Report on the National Workshop on Industrial Policy,
convened by the Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Windhoek, 27-28 Apri/1992

NTMR6 Population and development: a background report on
the Third African Population Conference at Dakar,
Senegal, 7-12 December 1992, with special reference to
the Namibian situation

NTMR7 Relocation of the veterinary cordon fence: report on
/FAD field mission, October 1992

NTMR8 Ministerial Meeting on Cross-Border Trade, Investment
nnd Payments in Eastern and Southern Africa and the
Indian Ocean Area, Kampala, Uganda, 27 August 1993

NTMR9 SADC Workshop on the Productive Sector, Mbabane
Swaziland, 1-4 November 1993

NTMR10 Report on Avoiding Marginalisation: Can South and
Southern Africa Become Globally Competitive

NTMR11 Two sub-region workshops on micro and small
enterprises promotion, Gaborone, 2-5 November 1994

NTMR12 Senior policy workshop on stimulating and sustaining
small and medium scale enterprises, Addis Ababa, 14-
I 8 November 1994

NTMR13 SARIPSISAPES Institutional and Academic Framework
of the Masters in Policy Studies: Planning Meeting,
Harare 8-10 March 1995

NTMR14 Third SEPAC Conference on Small Enterprise
Promotion in Sourthern Africa, Gaborone, 31 October-
1 November 1996

NTMR15 39th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association,
San Francisco, 23-26 November 1996

OCCASIONAL PAPERS ISSN-1026-9223

NOP1

NOP2

NOP3 ··

Strategic Territory and Territorial Strategy: The
Geopolitics of Walvis Bay's Integration into Namibia

The Collapse of State Socialism in Eastern Europe -
Lessons for Southern Africa?

Scopes for Policies towards the Development of
Informal Small Business in Namibia

Authors
... - ~- ....

Peter Amutenya,. Jo~~ <:)rford & Robin Sherboume

Henning Melber >'

Peter Amuteny~~,. :'; .. · (

Saul Kahuika

Saul Kahuika

ljiuai Kangueehi & lrene Tlhase.

Dirk Hansohm & Wendley Shiimi

Dirk Hansohm & Wen.dley Shiimi

lrene Tlhase · ·

Dirk Hansohm & Am1a Erastus-Sacharia

Dirk Hansohm ·' .· .. · ..... ----- ·- J~ __ :_ .:

David Simon
.. ~i::.-'..l.·.~ -··~- -·-. ~ ' ".

~_elnhardt Kossler. ~~-<: .. ~~:_:.:..::.~. ; .. -·;·- .: .....

_M,at~!a,~ ~eich~~ '::.:~~~~,;.;:~:;, . ::L.... ..:;!t;1;?;c'.L .. : . .. o;:.;b."~-'L,';~,

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8 1993 N$10.00 N$1.50 N$11.50

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10 1994 N$11.00 N$1.65 N$12.65

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11 1995 N$11 .00 N$1.65 N$12.65

11 1995 N$11.00 N$1.65 N$12.65

12 1996 N$11.00 N$1.65 N$12.65

9 1997 N$10.00 N$1.50 N$11.50

65 1995 N$30.00 N$4.50 N$34.50

22 1995 N$15.00. N$2.25 N$17.25

88 t'"'~-"· ~ 19~5 N$38.00 __ ;~ :.C.:. _N$~.~~. N$43.70

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ID

NOP4 Migrants, Money and the Military: The Social
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Ovambo, Northern Namibia

NOP5 Namibia's Nominal and Real Multilateral Exchange Rate

NOP6 Should the Namibian Dollar be devaluated?

NOP7 'That weird Folly - Love for Work": On the Coming about
of In Industrial Working Attitudes

NOPS8 What's in a map? Regional Projects in Windhoek,
Namibia

NOP9 Low-income Housing Projects in Windhoek, Namibia. A

Contribution to Sustainable Urban Development?

NOP10 - Problems with the Establishment of a National Currency
and an Independent Monetary Policy for a LDC. The
Namibian Case

NOP11 Domestic Workers Daily Lives in Post-Apartheid
Namibia

NOP12 From Reserve to Homeland: South African "Native"
Policy in Southern Namibia

NOP13 Namibia Since Independence: Lessons from the East

Asian "Miracle"

NOP14. Meanings of Development

NOP15 The Role of Remittances in the Namibian Economy

NOP16 Outlook of the Namibian economy: The role and
funding of small and medium enterprises

NOP17 Production and exchange among the Himba of
Northwestern Namibia

NOP18 Business Training in the Age of Globalisation

NOP19 Interests and socio-economic development in the
Caprivi Region - from a historical perspective

NOP20 Development of Urban Settlements in Independent
Namibia

VIEWPOINTS ISSN-1027-1805 |

NVP1 NEPRU Viewpoint on Production & Investment

NVP2 Focus on Poverty and Government Policy

Authors .

Douglas Webb & David Simon

John Orford»... © i

Robin Sherbourne:

Reinhart K6Bler.:

David Simon ~~ --

Astrid Seckemann

Sophie Chauvin

Dorte Ostreng

Reinhart Kdssler

Thomas Hastings

Reinhart Késsler

Thomas Hastings .

Terhi Karvinen

Michael Bollig .

Tobias Busser : -

Wolfgang Zeller.

Astrid Seckelmann : =" -.

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NVP3 Focus on the Annual Budget 1996197 NEPRU 0 1996 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP4 Quarterly Economic Review NEPRU 0 1996 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP5 Focus on Urbanisation, Migration and Regional Policy NEPRU 0 1996 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP6 Quatterly Economic Review NEPRU 0 1996 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP7 Quarterly Economic Review- March 1997 Hoster Bebi, Anne-Marie Brits, Mary Hansen, Ebson Uanguta, 0 1997 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Dirk Hansohm & Cathy Presland

NVP8 Focus on the Annual Budget 1997198 (March 1996) Dirk Hansohm, Henning Melber, Peter Nias & Ebson Uanguta 0 1997 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP9 Focus on the Effects of Liberalisation on the Beef & Moono Mupotola-Sibongo, Wolfgang Wemer, Klaus Schade, 0 1997 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Maize Sedors in Five SADC Countries- June 1997 Lesley Blaauw

NVP10 National Development Plan 1- June1997 Anna Erastus-Sacharia, John Motinga, Peter Nias & Ebson 0 1997 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Uanguta

NVP11 Quarterly Economic Review- June 1997 Felicien Arigbo, Hoster Bebi, Mary Hansen, Dirk Hansohm, John 0 1996 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Motinga, Cathy Presland, Klaus Schade, Ebson Uanguta &
Wolfgang Wemer

NVP12 Quattetly Economic Review- September 1997 Felicien Arigbo, Hoster Bebi, Dirk Hansohm, Henning Melber, 0 1997 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Klaus Schade, Ebson Uanguta

NVP13 Quatterly Economic Review- December 1997 Dirk Hansohm, John Motinga, Hoster Bebi, Wolgang Wemer, 0 1997 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Lesley Blaauw & Cathy Presland

NVP14 Quarterly Economic Review - March 1998 Lesley Blaauw, Dirk Hansohm, Esau Kaakunga, John Motinga, 0 1998 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Klaus Schade and Wolfgang Wemer

NVP15 Off-shore Resources in Namibia - An Expo '98 John Motinga and Wolfgang Wemer 0 1998 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Viewpoint- April1998

NVP16 Quarterly Economic Review- June 1998 Lesley Blaauw, Dirk Hansohm, Esau Kaakunga and Klaus 0 1998 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
Schade

NVP17 Focus on tile SADC Free Trade Area (FTA)- August Lesley Blaauw, Mary Hansen and John Motinga 0 1998 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
1998

NVP18 Quarterly Economic Review- September 1998 Lesley Blaauw, Dirk Hansohm, Ntintin Oranje and Klaus Schade 0 1998 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP19 Quarterly Economic Review - December 1998 Lesley Blaauw, .Ntintin Oranje, Klaus Schade, Dirk Hansohm 0 1998 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP20 Quattetly Economic Review- Match 1999 Dirk Hansohm, Nameni Kalili, Klaus Schade, Rowlan Simpson 0 1999 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00

NVP21 Quuttr.Jtly Economic Review- September 1999 Ebson Uanguta, Dirk Hansohm, Namene Kalili, Klaus Schade, 0 1999 N$0.00 N$0.00 N$0.00
~owtan Simpson

NVP22-26 Can Namibia Do better? Policy options to improve Di~ ~ansohm, Robi~ .. Sherboume_, Nino ~rodema . > 0 '
1999 N$0.00

·-···
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NVP35

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Quarterly Economic Review- December 1999

Quarterly Economic Review- March 2000

Quarterly Economic Review - June 2000

Viewpoint on VAT

Quarterly Economic Review - September 2000

A Viewpoint on the National Budget

Quarterly Economic Review- December 2000

Viewpoint: The Lome Convention, the Cotonou
Convention and Namibia

Quarterly Economic Review- March 2001

Business Climate SuNey - Viewpoint

Viewpoint on the National Budget

NVP38 " ·' · Quarterly Economic Review- July 2001

NEPRU NEWS BULLETIN ISSN 1680-6581

NNB "' .. NEPRU News Bulletin

Authors ". ,4 ' ~ ..
. _.,: .. __ !, · .... \\:.....1:!

Ebson Uanguta, Klaus.Sc~ade;·Nino Fredema, Dirk Hansohm;:.:.:!
J_Oh!'_~_~i~ala __ :v·.~ .._·;~--~.i.f.o·' ·- . d>:._
Ebson Uanguta,;,.John Ashlj>ala, Panduleni Elago, Erwin ... · -. ·>l
~aim_!J~ka, .l:l()~lang Pho!'Oro, Klaus Schade, Dirk Hansoh_m. :.:.:.:

Ebson Uanguta;John Ashipala, Rosa Endjala, Klaus Schade,
Calicious Tutalife -~ ~-~~ _. , .. : ;~~ ~

Hoste_r_Bebi, _ i·_~. -:: ". ~t:~:!l.~~~ --~_._ .. _._:.';.' ~~:~~

Klaus Schade, 'Rosa Endjala,;, Anna Erastus-Sacharia; Erwin ,· ~' .
Naim_!!wakc:I,J:~ino .Froden:'~_Dl~ f:lansohm "". :. __ ~..:.~.'

Klaus Schade Namene Kallll ~Dirk Hansohm Rosa Endjala 't>"".':,)
Calicious Tutalife ':,: · : ·, · · · · · , . ----- - -. .... ___ ,...-oll-~--------- ---- ·~---~-----

Anna Erastus, Ben Harris;Namene Kalili, Erwin Naimhwaka,:· .,~·­
Kiaus' Schade, Christoph Stork, Calicious Tutalife, Klaus SchadEi, ·;
Plri<.H~~~~~~~f~~:-~..:,:-~:~:i...~~-1!.:·-ri~~-:-~~.--~ · :. ___ ~-~:-~-~-.. A:~ ... ~::~;:~~
Rosa. Endjala, Ni~ f.'IOdema, Klaus Schade, Dirk Hansohm _ : '"

Johan Dahl Rosa Endjala Dirk Hansohm Ben Harris Namene · · ,,. ·
Kalilb'Antoni Ma5arakufa":!Grace Mohamed Daniel Motinga · ::_. " ·
_Maa~ ~epem~_Kiaus:s_chl!~!!.:c .. _ ,:· __ · . · .. .. j~)~''

Johari Dahi;Antonl Masarcikufa, Maano Nepembe, Calicious "· ·: .
IIJ!a~ife_,.;:;__::?~·c:t_)"-~i,j".:.:i,~-.:~, ·,-,·· : ;·~.A:~·,

~a_li!__S~1i~e._Na!T!e_ne_K11J~!i.~~~I)~ ". Ne~mbe_ ..
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Anna.Erasfus; Rosa Endjala, Namene Kalili, Antoni Masarakufa,::'·
Grace Mohairiined;.Daiiiel Motlnga, Erwin Naimhwaka; Maano· ." ;;;.
~~~i!)!>e; .G.ali~io1Js~"f.l!!31~~.""-!_~h~~-Dahl. " : .':;:: .\\~L'

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