Ongwediva — A land dispute has erupted between the Etunda Parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) and the Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority over a swathe of land measuring 1090 by 400 square metres.
The land in question is situated opposite the Etunda Irrigation Project in the Omusati Region. The church wants to build a school hostel and a clinic to the tune of N$25 million with funding from the Dirk Mudge Trust Fund, a fund established by Dirk Mudge the former DTA politician, parliamentarian and founder of the Republican Party, who was one of the framers of the Namibian constitution.
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