City of Windhoek Council

No council decision on CoW CEO position

Eba Kandovazu THE City of Windhoek Council still has not been served with the appointment recommendation of Conrad Lutombi by management as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and no decisions have been made whether or not to reject his appointment, Landless Peoples Movement (LPM) Councillor, Sadé Gawanas, says. Gawanas is responding to queries by the Windhoek Observer Newspaper, on claims that council members have rejected Lutombi as the incoming CEO. According to her, Council members have also not formerly seen the candidates’ score cards indicating Lutombi as the highest scorer. Gawanas however explains that she had doubts on the recruitment process,…
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Opposition agrees on rotation system . . . As Job is appointed mayor

Opposition agrees on rotation system . . . As Job is appointed mayor

Andrew Kathindi It has emerged that opposition parties agreed to revolve the leadership roles at the City of Windhoek Council for the next five years as part of a coalition agreement deal reached Tuesday night to break an impasse over positions. As part of the agreement reached, Affirmative Repositioning leader, Job Amupanda will have the first go at the Mayor role, a development that saw him standing unopposed for the position on Wednesday. Amupanda was nominated by Independent Patriots for Change’s (IPC) Fillemon Hambuda and seconded by PDM’s Clemecia Hanases. He replaces outgoing mayor and Councilor Fransina Kahungu. Clemenncia Hanases…
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