Namibia Vision 2030 - Ministry of Environment and Tourism

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There is a sound macro-economic environment that attracts and maintains private
financial and real investors in the country. A condition of high economic growth
exists which places Namibia in a ‘high’ income category, eliminating duality in the
economy and assures equity in the pattern of economic growth. All Namibian workers
earn a decent wage which allows them a life well above poverty level. We now
live very well as a people.
It is imperative to seek viable options to poverty reduction and social upliftment that
ensure environmental sustainability. Off-farm livelihood options are created so that
subsistence agriculture is almost non-existent. Various initiatives of the poverty reduction
strategy have proved to be successful in contributing towards rural upliftment,
and also succeeded in reducing urban poverty.
We have achieved considerable institutional advancements, including employment
creation; improved social service delivery to the poor; re-directing investment patterns
to open up a greater range of more environmentally friendly economic opportunities
and livelihood options for the poor; promoting entrepreneurial drive and
small-scale enterprise development; de-regulating the business environment to unleash
the absorptive potential of the informal sector; and, making the formal labour
market more flexible in order to increase employment options and opportunities.
3.4.7 The Private Sector
Our development strategy is based on the principle of partnership. Partnership is
recognised as a major prerequisite for the achievement of dynamic, efficient and
sustainable development in the country. This involves partnership between government,
communities and civil society; partnership between different branches of government,
with the private sector (the business community), non-governmental organisations,
community-based organisations, and the international community; partnership
between urban and rural societies and, ultimately, between all members of
Namibian society.
We, therefore, promote a system in which harmonious and effective public and private
relations are preserved; and at the centre of these relations is the human resource
development, resulting in a well trained and educated nation, which is innovative,
self-empowered and determined to succeed. Nation-building will be both a
private sector (including civil society) and public responsibility.
The business community makes increasing contributions to the education and training
sector, as the major recipient of the products of the system. In addition, the