Disgruntled workers of Maltahohe Village Council are up in arms over late salary payments for the past eight months. 

The workers maintained late payments that subjected them and their families to economic hardship. 

The president of the Namibian Association of Local Authority Officials (NALAO), Moses Matyayi, says local authorities cannot thrive in uncertainty and political pressure.

Matyayi, who was speaking at the association's annual general meeting, stressed the need for accountability and transparency.

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.

The government is considering writing off municipal service debts owed by pensioners and persons with disabilities. This is part of efforts to address growing arrears owed to local authorities.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development has raised concerns about poor financial management and weak governance in some regional councils and local authorities.

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture is still negotiating with various local authorities for land to build schools on.
  

There is a power balance in the majority of Local Authorities, but the Swapo Party still dominates.  

In the Aranos Local Authority, the Swapo Party and Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) gained 3 seats each and PDM 1. 

Based on the preliminary results of the 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, political analyst Panduleni Nghipandulwa believes that the Swapo Party will be the biggest winner in these elections.

Despite one or two minor operational issues, voting in the 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections went well in all 120 constituencies and 59 local authorities.

In a bid to continue serving Namibians and champion their interests, Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi urged residents to vote for the party's candidates in the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections.