The heavy rainfall yesterday damaged several houses in Windhoek, leaving residents scrambling to repair them this morning.
Among the worst-hit areas were Otjomuise, Havana, and Greenwell Matongo, where many homeowners were seen patching up broken structures.
The City of Windhoek is warning residents to be cautious of scammers posing as municipal officials and asking for money from them.
The individuals contact residents, claiming they must immediately pay if they do not want their municipal services disconnected.
The City of Windhoek Parking Management System has been reintroduced, and motorists will be required to pay a fee of between three and eight dollars per hour for parking on certain streets.
The Parking Management System is one of the social services the municipality provides to motorists.
As of last month, the City of Windhoek's total debtors' book stood at N$1.2 billion.
According to its spokesperson, Lydia Amutenya, after a public notice that households would be disconnected if they didn't pay up, clients have been flocking in to make arrangements to avoid being inconvenienced.
The City of Windhoek Council will soon start consultations with relevant stakeholders before finalizing its budget for the 2023–2024 financial year.
The council says the budgeting process is an integral part of the annual planning to focus on key projects required by the city.
The City of Windhoek has refuted claims of relocating some residents to an area where the |Khomanin Traditional Authority claimed to have several gravesites.
The Authority visited a once-forgotten grave site last week in the Moses ||Gäroeb Constituency.
More than 500 cleaners at the City of Windhoek have vowed to continue demonstrating until their demands are met.
The workers claimed to have lost trust in their trade unions, saying they are tired of the back and forth with the management after numerous failed engagements.
With occasional but heavy rains experienced in the capital, the City of Windhoek has extended a call to the residents living in unsuitable and flood-prone areas to approach the city's Human Settlement and Disaster Risk Management Departments for relocation to higher ground.
Vendors running their informal businesses along the Hosea Kutako Drive in the Northern Industrial Area in Windhoek have moved to this location from Walvis Bay, Erongo Region, where the impact of COVID-19 devastated their enterprises.
