The Khomasdal Constituency Councillor, Samuel Angolo, wishes the Windhoek Municipality to relocate homeless people residing at Khomasdal Stadium.
Angolo was speaking at the handover of blankets to the homeless people there.
The Khomasdal Constituency Councillor, Samuel Oputuli Angolo, donated 40 blankets and hot water bottles to keep the residents warm on the cold winter nights.
The grave of Amalia |Hones, a royal lineage of the |Khomanin people, is now surrounded by shacks in the Havana Informal settlement.
This is after the Windhoek Municipality relocated some Windhoek residents to that area.
Ouma Amalia |Hones died in 1963 and is buried at farm 508, which is now known as Havana.
In accordance with the traditional norms, headmen and senior leaders of the |Khomanin normally visit this isolated grave site and speak to the ancestors, whose remains lay in this grave.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni has handed over eight houses under the Affordable Housing Pilot Programme of the Windhoek Municipality.
Uutoni encouraged the councillors to work together regardless of their political differences.
The Mayor of Windhoek Joseph Uapingene commended the contractors for completing the construction within the stipulated time frame.
Khomas Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua is impressed with the progress made so far and called for the introduction of more similar initiatives.
The Windhoek Municipality is still waiting for the approval of the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development on its recommendation to appoint Conrad Lutombi as Chief Executive Officer of the City of Windhoek.
The CEO's position became vacant following the resignation of Robert Kahimise in October 2020.
The City of Windhoek received 60 applications when the position was advertised in April.
Only 16 met the requirements.
