Windhoek residents were given an opportunity to experience public transport for free today, as the City of Windhoek marked Public Transport Awareness Day.

Illegal waste dumping and uncollected refuse continue to affect some parts of the City of Windhoek.

Residents are unhappy and want to see improved waste collection and management.

Activists Michael Amushelelo and Shaun Gariseb have called on the City of Windhoek to carry out its mandate with transparency and accountability.

The two activists made the call during a media briefing in Windhoek.

For many businesses, getting their products to the potential customers remains a challenge.  

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development is assessing the progress on the relocation of vendors around Windhoek's Havana 4-Way relocation, as the City of Windhoek moves ahead with plans to upgrade the Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road and transform the busy area.

A land dispute in Katutura has brought construction to a halt after 80-year-old Sophia |Uises and Matti Shimwino clashed over land in front of Uises's home.

 |Uises claims she was denied the opportunity to buy the land by the City of Windhoek, which later allocated it to Shimwino.

Groot Aub residents will continue to benefit from free municipal services while infrastructures are being developed and upgraded to support the formal provision of basic services. 

Street vendors operating from China Town in the Northen Industrial Area, led by social justice activists Michael Amushelelo and Shaun Gariseb, made their way to the City of Windhoek headquarters to get clarity on the legal basis of why they were removed from their trading places without any written directive.

City of Windhoek Councillor Fransina Kahungu says education remains one of the most effective ways to overcome poverty, urging young people not to let their circumstances define their future.

The City of Windhoek says the future of Windhoek's transport system will not be determined by how many roads they build but by how successfully they provide residents with safe, reliable, and attractive alternatives to using private vehicles.