Namibia: ‘Paying Out 11 000 Veterans Will Take 40 Years’

THE government paying out less than 280 war veterans per year to start their economic projects means that it will take 40 years to complete this exercise.

This is according to group spokesperson Sossy Shimanya, who was speaking during a meeting with ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha at Ongwediva on Friday to express their concerns.

He said the veterans have on several occasions raised their concerns with defence minister Frans Kapofi, but their plight has fallen on deaf ears.

“The payout of 276 veterans…

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