Retired teacher Isaskar Taurob won the controversial Dâure Daman Traditional Authority chieftainship election at Uis in the Erongo Region.
Taurob garnered 403 votes, while Efraim Goseb and Dawid Areseb received 6 and 1 votes, respectively.
In a meeting between the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, the Daure Daman Traditional Authority, and a concerned group, it was resolved that the nomination of Chief Sagarias Seibeb was procedurally incomplete.
Lieutenant General Josef Shikongo has said the 'quick' action by the Special Reserve Force during a court-ordered eviction at the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority office in |Uis could have been handled differently.
Social justice activist Jimmy ||Areseb, chairman of a group protesting against Chief of the Daure Daman Sagarias Seibeb, is set to appear at the Omaruru Magistrate's Court today, following his arrest on Saturday.
The Daure Daman Traditional Authority does not want a repeat of what happened when mines in its area of jurisdiction closed down.
The Traditional Authority says the mine closures led to wanton joblessness and poverty within the community.
Xingfeng Investment has admitted to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources that a monthly service fee of N$10,000 is being paid to the Daure Daman Traditional Authority for a consent letter.
The Daure Daman Traditional Authority struggled to answer questions by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources regarding illegal lithium mining at Uis.
