Queen Kamati

21 Aug

CoW needs N$308 million to extend Kupferberg dumping site lifespan

ObserverNational NewsAna-Beatriz Martins, Kupferberg landfill site, Queen Kamati

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The City of Windhoek (CoW) needs to commit approximately N$308 million to extend the Kupferberg landfill site's lifespan and create more dumping sites to deal with the ever-growing city waste. The capital city’s mayor, Queen Kamati, made this revelation on Wednesday during the stakeholders' engagement workshop for the European-funded project to improve solid waste management. Windhoek and the free Hanseatic city of Bremen are jointly implementing the project. She said the municipal area's rapid population growth has led to a surge in monthly waste generation, thereby placing pressure on the available airspace and lifespan of the existing landfills.…

25 Aug

Swapo makes friends at CoW…regional exec supports alliance

ObserverNational NewsAustin Kwenani and Sam Nujoma, Fransina Kahungu and Magdalena Pienaar-Lombardt, Queen Kamati, Swapo makes friends at CoW…regional exec supports alliance

Obrein Simasiku Five serving Swapo council partaking in the vote of no confidence exercise held on Tuesday, which was initiated by the Affirmative Repositioning Movement leading to the dissolution of the previous management. The exercise saw two Swapo councillors, Austin Kwenani and Sam Nujoma joining the management committee, placing the party in a decision making organ, as all its five members were just ordinary councillors. Following Tuesday’s dissolution, the Swapo councillors including Queen Kamati, Fransina Kahungu and Magdalena Pienaar-Lombardt, were summoned yesterday to explain to the Regional Executive Committee, how and why they participated in the vote of no confidence…