A major milestone during the reporting period of the Erongo region is the upgrading of Uis from a settlement to a local authority, making it the eighth local authority in the region.

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. 

The Gobabis deputy mayor and a member of the Right to Shelter Foundation, Dina Fillemon, have refused to vacate the office after the foundation issued her with a notice of suspension and expulsion earlier this month.

The Ongwediva Town Council has become the first local authority to procure emergency tents as part of its disaster risk management initiative aimed at assisting residents during emergencies.

Following the recent local authorities elections, Wensel Kana from the All People's Party (APP) was elected as the chairperson of the Divundu Local Authority, deputised by Independent Patriots for Change's (IPC) Angeline Peturi.

A group of residents in Gobabis handed over a petition to the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, claiming maladministration

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) responded to social justice activist Shaun Gariseb regarding complaints about various irregularities at the Gobabis municipality.

Grootfontein Municipality is currently without a Chief Executive Officer but plans to fill the vacancy next year.

The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Indileni Lungameni, reports that the council has received 30 applications for the position.

Some residents of Gobabis are camping at the town's municipal head office, waiting for the local authority leadership to receive their petition.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Utoni, has urged local authority leaders to avoid political affiliation when carrying out their duties.