A Nampost clerk and a security officer of Eagle Night Security at Gibeon were arrested last Wednesday in connection with a robbery and the malicious damage to property. Richlinde Swartbooi (37) and Magrietha Kooper (52) reported a case of robbery involving N$21 844 in cash, airtime vouchers worth N$2 000, and six cellphones with a...
Residents of Gibeon in the Hardap region are blaming poor leadership in the village council for intermittent water disruptions being faced by the community. Community activist Niklaas Dawson said the community has been without water since Tuesday, which is becoming a frequent occurrence at Gibeon, where water provision to households is disrupted for at least...
A faction, under the leadership of Salomon Witbooi, also held a commemoration event for the annual |Khowese Gaogu Tses in Gibeon. Witbooi, who is challenging the recognition of Hendrik Ismael Witbooi as leader of the Witbooi Traditional Authority, has urged Gibeon residents and visitors alike to guard against vandalism of heritage sites. The weekend celebrations,...
The Gibeon Village Council has achieved 90% of its ambition to eliminate the bucket toilet system. The Council’s acting CEO, Rehabeam Amukoto, revealed this in an interview with nbc News. Amukoto says the council expects to complete the N$2 million sewer reticulation project by the end of this month to improve sanitation. Upon completion, about...
Gibeon kry begroting Die voorsitter van die Gibeon-dorpsraad, Sharon Bezuidenhout, het bevestig dat ‘n begroting van 5 miljoen Namibiese dollar vir die dorp goedgekeur is. Dit kom na ‘n onlangse herrie omdat die raad slegs 3 000 dollar vir sy ontwikkelingsbegroting gekry het. Daar was menings dat dit handel oor die verskille tussen die regerende...
Stefanus Nashama MINISTER of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni has come under fire from Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Councillor and former City of Windhoek, Sade Gawanas, as well as Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Leader, McHenry Venaani, for allocating a meagre N$ 3 000 budget to Gibeon Village Council. Gawanas, last week publicly criticised and...
Staff turnover is rife at the Gibeon Village Council, which has lost five employees between February and July this year, sparking claims of a leadership crisis at the Hardap region local authority. Accountant Monica Jonas-Silas and cashier Stanley Smith are said to have resigned in February this year. After them went William Afrikaner, an assistant...
Popular Democratic Movement President, McHenry Venaani, has expressed disappointment in the budgetary allocation of N$ 3 000 to the Gibeon Village council, something he says might be influenced by contrasting political affiliations within the village. Venaani said that “Sabotaging or hindering development based on political party affiliations undermines the principles of democracy and hinders progress,”...