Revamping methods for development
Revamping methods for development

Revamping methods for development

*Nghili Sakaria Kaukungua recently graduated with a Diploma in Local Government at the University of Namibia where he is continuing with his Bachelor’s degree
Yanna Smith
By: Nghili Sakaria Kaukungua

The skillful guidance of conducting the profile of townships that can cater to the needs of modern society and the future generation appears to lack almost detrimentally in terms of its visual aspect. Many regions within the country are poorly mapped and are still expected to undergo modernisation. Some concealed outlooks that I feel may be important to address are the levels of the mark towards modernization. At what particular relation should all the regions of the country possess an equitable receipt of information and access to land, as well as the methods used for boundary demarcation?

In an African set up, the decolonisation of Africa was a priority for the UN (as a means of development) during the middle of the twentieth century. Since then, the development of the continent has become the priority. The UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have led to substantial progress, but much more work needs to be done before the hopes of the people of Africa can be fulfilled.

The United Nations continues to work through the MDGs to strengthen Africa. Progress has been made towards the attainment of many of the MDGs, in particular those on education, gender equality and the empowerment of women and combating HIV/Aids and other diseases. Many challenges remain for Africa, including controlling the spread of the Ebola virus, which, if not contained, could negatively impact Africa's development. Significant progress has been made towards consolidating peace and security in Africa, and strengthening its democratic institutions. But tremendous work will have to be done before Africa is truly secure and at peace.

With the completion of the Millennium Development Goals, the UN is now working with Africa to chart a development path to a more sustainable future. It is cooperating with the African Union, including the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) and the regional economic communities who developed the African Agenda 2063, a transformative 50-year development agenda initiated in 2013. To help Africa achieve more sustainable development goals, institutional support has been provided by the United Nations to the High-level Committee of African Heads of State and Government on the Post-2015 Agenda, especially in the formulation of a common African position.

In Namibia, it is very transparent when recognising the importance of national management of the environment and its resources. The demarcation of land in the towns within each of the 14 regions has been and should be able to continue to emulate ideas of sustainable development for a modern society. Keeping a collection of information pertaining to landed property which serves as the groundwork for land accessibility, is a proper system for a country like Namibia to thrive in business. Future disputes over land ownership should be minimised if not eliminated, and instead substituted with a more well-equipped or well-suited Land Administrative approach of Systematic Land Titling and Registration for its intended role or purpose.

Namibia is one of the most attractive tourism destinations in the world, so of course there is a means to direct our development status to one that can engage with tourists and allure their interests to invest in our economy. However, an undertaking of chance should not hinder the progression of human capital within our country. We still need to focus on acquiring the necessary skills and the knowledge on matters that are relevant to national development. Education is fundamental towards the increase of human capital, it is fundamental towards the understanding of how better to set the mark for modernisation in Namibia, it is fundamental towards obtaining the firsthand knowledge of the state. Subsequently, the people of the country should understand more about what is going on in their own country than what foreign globetrotters do. This will eventually pave the way for educated students to enter the workforce and take the initiative to emulate anticipated concepts for development from their own innovative ideas. In this sense, education is a key factor for revamping development procedures.

As the regions continue to grow, new facilities are introduced and the outlook of the towns begin to expand much to the solicitation of the needs of the masses. But because Namibia is a developing country we need to consider the adhesive appearance among all the 14 regions. If the goal is to modernise every town or city in each region to a similar standard as that of the capital we must adjust the layout of the towns as you enter the town and exit toward the next town, focusing on the essence of what is absolutely necessary for every town. Every town needs access to nearby hospitals. Every town must construct sufficient housing, access to better quality education systems including vocational training. and access to safety and security centres. There must be provision of clean water for every town from a sufficient water source, the welcoming billboards of a town should be placed no further than three kilometers from entering a town. Cemeteries are a basic necessity in any society and should be placed in a respective location within a town away from the entrance of the town to sustain a more appealing look for the town. These are some incitements towards strategic planning of towns to possess the necessary features once developed.

Windhoek is overpopulated, and the lack of modernisation in other various towns does provoke the migration of people from rural areas to the city. If methods to reconstruct every town can be implemented, this will surely create a more consolidated society and improve social intercourse among the regions of the country, causing local inhabitants to make themselves relevant in a society that can use them.

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