Namibia: The Baron of the Communal Lands

IF THE Ohangwena governor, Usko Nghaamwa, gets the two communal farms he wants in the Kavango East region, he will become a baron with five farms under his belt.

According to a notice, carried in one of the daily papers on Tuesday, Nghaamwa and his daughter Rhauna want two farms measuring more than 10 000 hectares. This land is enough to accommodate up to 500 communal farmers, with each getting 20 hectares as per communal land laws.

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