Erasmus Shalihaxwe
The ministry of sports is conducting site inspections in various regions for the development of basic sports infrastructure.
Head of delegation Flora Yambwa said on Tuesday that the visits form part of the ministry’s plan to evaluate identified locations in 121 constituencies.
On 12 August 2025, the team met with the Otjinene Councillor and his leadership to review a proposed development site.
The delegation then proceeded to Okandjira–Ovitoto in the Omatako Constituency of the Otjozondjupa region, where they were received by deputy directors from the Regional Council and officers from the Village Council.
“In the Erongo Region, the delegation engaged the Regional Council management and stakeholders at the Governor’s Office to provide a briefing on their mission and to obtain formal support before undertaking site inspections. On Monday, the team conducted its first site visit in the Erongo Region, at Uis Settlement in the Daures Constituency, as part of the ongoing national programme to establish basic sports infrastructure across the country,” Yambwa said.
Last week, the ministry announced that it had been engaging communities in the development and verification of sites for sports facilities.
“The ministry remains steadfast in fulfilling its mandate to develop quality sport infrastructure across Namibia, in line with the public’s call for improved sport facilities,” Yambwa said.
She added that the site visits began on 2 August and will conclude on 27 August 2025, with two ministerial teams visiting all 13 regions, excluding Khomas.
“To date, verification visits have been successfully completed in the Zambezi, //Kharas, Kavango East, Hardap, Kavango West, Ohangwena, Otjozondjupa and Omaheke Regions. Through these efforts, the ministry reaffirms its dedication to building a future where every constituency has access to sports facilities, ensuring that sports development becomes a pillar of community empowerment and national pride,” she said.
