The City of Windhoek has implemented a requirement for its debt relief programme, making it mandatory for participants to have prepaid meters for both water and electricity. As part of its commitment to fiscal responsibility and equitable resource management, the municipality aims to alleviate financial strains by writing off N$524 million in accumulated interest from...
The City of Windhoek has warned the public of a concerning trend of fraudsters posing as municipal officials and offering customers the chance to bypass their electricity meters in exchange for a fee. This was announced in a public notice by City of Windhoek spokesperson Harold Akwenye on Thursday morning. “This is a fraudulent scheme...
Bergklimmer oorleef val van 600 meter ‘n Bergklimmer se oorlewing in Nieu-Seeland word as ‘n wonderwerk beskou nadat hy net ligte beserings opgedoen het van ‘n val van 600 meter. Die man het van Berg Taranaki op die Noord-Eiland getuimel, maar op sagte sneeu geland en feitlik ongedeerd weggestap. Die afstand wat hy geval het,...
Atletiek: Wayde wil 400 meter in Boedapest wen Atletiek: Wayde van Niekerk hoop om sy 400 meter-wêreldtitel by die Wêreldkampioenskappe in Boedapest, Hongarye, te herwin wanneer hy vandag aan sy eerste wedloop deelneem. Die wêreldrekordhouer het dié seisoen belowende vordering gemaak. Hy het eerste in vyf wedlope geëindig, insluitend drie Diamant-liga-byeenkomste in Oslo, Silesië en...
South African City Power has begun its installation and reset of prepaid electricity meters in Johannesburg before they all stop working next year. According to News24, the electricity entity began visiting customers in residential homes in Hursthill on Wednesday, with 200 City Power agents targeting 4 000 households daily. There are close to 300 thousand...
The City of Windhoek will undertake a meter reading audit in all parts of the city from 16 August 2023 to 20 September 2023. The aim of the audit is to verify that records on the meters at the household level correspond with their billing system. Here is the City’s spokesperson, Lydia Amutenya. The post...
The Swakopmund municipal council has approved new parking meter regulations that are set to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for publication in the Government Gazette – reviving a decision that caused an outcry within the community five years ago. The new regulations are poised to redefine the parking landscape in the coastal town,...