Namibia: Havana Inaccessible After Road Closure … Baby Dies While Mother Waits for Ambulance

A baby died when the mother gave birth in the street of Havana informal settlement as she was waiting for transport. The inaccessibility of the area due to the closure of the Monte Cristo road is blamed on the situation.

Furious residents gathered in big numbers at the Havana fourway stop, on the outskirts of Windhoek, to air their grievances and demanded that the road be opened until the contractor is prepared to start construction.

Access to Havana was affected when the expansion of Monte…