Frans Enkali on Sankwasa remarks on illegal communal land sales

Following the 27th annual meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders – where urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa issued a stern warning against the illegal sale of state-owned communal land – Desert FM gets the perspective of the Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) via spokesperson Frans Enkali.

Enkali rejects allegations that traditional authorities sell communal land for exorbitant amounts like N$50 000 per hectare, clarifying that customary law regulates land allocation, not commercial sale. He outlines the OTA’s structured allocation process, where administrative fees remain capped at N$600 for crop production plots, and attributes unauthorised land sales to private individuals acting outside the law.