Namibia: Democracy At Risk in Local Government

There is a famous quote well worth heeding: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

It appears the minister of urban and rural government, James Sankwasa, may be misunderstanding the Local Authority Act 23 of 1992, particularly section 92 (2) (a) as amended.

It seems he believes the act grants him unfettered power to act as he pleases.

Sankwasa had barely warmed his ministerial seat. He was appointed on 21 March, wrote a formal letter to the Katima Mulilo Town Council…