The City of Windhoek emerged as the overall winner of the 2026 National Local Authorities Sports and Recreation Association (NALASRA) Games, which brought together 43 local authorities and about 1,500 employees from across Namibia.
Grootfontein Municipality plans to relocate 65 families currently residing in single quarters to new social housing units. The relocation, initially scheduled for last year, was delayed due to the installation of prepaid water meters and some families lacking deeds of sale.
Newly elected Mayor of Grootfontein, Moritz Gaingob, has revealed that the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer for the town will happen before May 2026.
The position has been vacant since the departure of former CEO Kisco Sinvula in 2023.
Grootfontein Municipality has undertaken a groundbreaking ceremony to implement electricity services at Omulunga Extension 7.
Once completed, the electrification project will benefit about 400 houses in the area.
The Municipality of Grootfontein announced plans to impound stray livestock roaming the streets and informal settlements of the town.
The Grootfontein Municipality's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Indileni Lungameni, says the Council has managed to stabilise its finances this year and will commence with key projects early next year.
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.
The Grootfontein Municipality recently began consulting with stakeholders as part of its process to prepare its budget for the financial year 2024/2025.
The Grootfontein Municipality says they have on numerous occasions pleaded with residents, businesses, and institutions to engage their finance department and make debt-settling arrangements; calls, the council says, appear to have fallen on deaf ears.
Grootfontein Municipality is constructing houses to relocate current single-quarter residents and for the old structure to be demolished.
Grootfontein Municipality has started implementing some of the initiatives outlined in its Strategic Plan for 2024–2028.
