Community Development Worker and activist Rosa Namises has called on the City of Windhoek to allow citizens to explore and utilise unoccupied municipal areas to positively showcase the landscape.
A lack of decent housing should be tackled at all ends and should not only be left to local authorities but must be on the national agenda.
The Ministry of Sport Youth and National Service's Executive Director, Mbumba Haitengela, has clarified that the electricity and water bills for the Independence Stadium were paid on Wednesday afternoon before the power outage occurred.
Groot Aub residents say they no longer have confidence in the City of Windhoek to deliver services.
They now want to handle their own administration for faster development at the settlement.
To date, the City of Windhoek has electrified 4,215 households in Windhoek's informal settlements.
This was revealed at the inauguration of the Informal Areas Electrification Project in Windhoek today.
The City of Windhoek's employees are demanding a 10 percent salary and wage increment for 2023–24 to cope with the ever-increasing cost of living.
Protestors say necessities such as fuel and food have become costly while their salaries have remained stagnant for the past four years.
The City of Windhoek remains unmoved by a recent petition delivered by the Katutura Residents Committee. The residents took to the streets a fortnight ago to air their frustrations with high utility bills and the municipality's use of Red Force to collect debt.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Utoni, has urged local authority leaders to avoid political affiliation when carrying out their duties.
Six primary and pre-primary schools in Windhoek that took part in a recycling competition were awarded cash prizes for their best recycling initiatives.
The award ceremony took place at Otjomuise Primary School.
The City of Windhoek (CoW) has launched the Ebike4Windhoek pilot project as part of its effort to reduce carbon emissions and increase transport options.
