Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has assured current and former councillors affected by outstanding leave payments that the government is addressing the matter, stressing that it should be handled without political considerations.
The just sworn-in Keetmanshoop Town Council office bearer, Gertzon Witbooi, has pledged to work with fellow councillors across party lines for the betterment of the residents.
Grootfontein Municipality has sworn in two new council members after a position was left vacant by Rates and Taxpayers Association councillor Deon Van Blerk in March 2026.
Council has sworn in Zelda Van Rooi as its newest councillor; she takes over from Deon Van Blerk, from the same association.
Staff members and councillors of the Kunene Regional Council who had not received their June payments will be paid tomorrow.
This follows the intervention of Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations has commenced its week-long oversight visit to the Omusati and Ohangwena regions.
Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa has called on party regional and local authority councillors in the ||Kharas Region to embrace service delivery with urgency.
She made the call when she officiated at a workshop attended by the party's political office bearers outside Keetmanshoop.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi called on Lüderitz councillors and community members to collectively address challenges facing the local disability centre during her visit.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), James Sankwasa, says the swearing-in of three local authorities councillors of A Right to Shelter Foundation of Namibia on Monday was unprocedural and against set laws guiding the process.
Newly elected councillors of the United Democratic Front have been urged to prioritise service delivery and ethical leadership as they assume office.
This comes as party president Hendrik Gaobaeb addressed councillors during an induction convention aimed at strengthening governance and accountability.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development has warned regional and local authority councillors to refrain from corruption, mismanagement, and incompetence.
James Sankwasa says poor governance has crippled service delivery and warned that those responsible will be held personally accountable.
