Namibia: Opposition Pledges Leaner Government

Several political parties participating in the upcoming presidential and National Assembly elections have pledged to reduce the number of ministries, and abolish the positions of regional governors and their advisers in an attempt to reduce the bloated civil service.

Three parties - the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), the Landless People's Movement (LPM) and the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) - all want to reduce the number of ministries from the current 26 to less than 15.

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