EDITORIAL: TransNamib needs answers, not another shake-up

TransNamib has changed managers, suspended executives and announced turnaround plans over the years, yet the problems undermining the national railway remain largely unresolved.The latest suspension of senior executives raises a familiar question about how many more management changes TransNamib must undergo before its underlying problems receive serious attention.Locomotive shortages, ageing infrastructure, financial losses, procurement delays and governance instability have persisted through successive leadership changes. Replacing or suspending individuals without addressing these inherent weaknesses risks perpetuating the same cycle of poor performance.This is not to suggest that executives should escape accountability. Where wrongdoing is established, appropriate action must follow. However, disciplinary proceedings cannot substitute for a credible programme to restore operational capacity and financial stability.President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah should consider establishing an independent commission of enquiry to examine TransNamib's long-standing problems, including management decisions, procurement failures, political interference and the implementation of previous turnaround strategies.Such an investigation must establish where responsibility lies, why earlier interventions failed and what must change to restore the railway's performance.Namibia cannot afford to keep changing the people in charge while leaving the problems they inherit untouched.

EDITORIAL: TransNamib needs answers, not another shake-up

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Namibian Sun 2026-11-11

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EDITORIAL: TransNamib needs answers, not another shake-up

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