The Katima Mulilo Town Council has accused the Minister of Urban and Rural Development of fostering tribal division and spreading misinformation.

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has commenced the degazetting process for Josua Seibeb as Chief of the Tsoaxudama Traditional Authority.

This comes after the period in which the traditional authority was given to appoint a new chief lapsed. 

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has proposed amendments to the Regional Councils Act to help improve the work of regional councils and address bad human resource systems, excessive political control, and slow decision-making.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has convened a two-day induction workshop for regional governors, aimed at equipping them with the necessary knowledge and tools to effectively carry out their roles in governance.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has taken note of a rise in demand for affordable, serviced land in urban areas, particularly in Windhoek, and is thus considering viable solutions to the ongoing housing crisis. 

The leaders of the Landless People's Movement criticised the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, for allegedly intimidating regional and local councillors and attempting to impose the Swapo Party manifesto over constitutional governance.

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.

The Urban and Rural Development Minister has urged the housing sector role players to contribute to the realisation of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's target to build 10,000 houses this financial year.

The Henties Bay Municipality has provided plots to low-income earners at a price of N$1,600 per plot.

Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa commended the municipality on the development and urged other local authorities to follow suit.

Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has announced his intervention in the ongoing dispute between the suspended Chief Executive Officer of Henties Bay, Elizabeth Coetzee, and the town’s municipality.