Councillors Demand Transparency in Gobabis | Namibia News

Namibia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 1, 2026 · 1m

Three Gobabis councillors are demanding accountability after being ignored on critical council matters — including land sales, contracts, and staff suspensions — with no written responses to their nine formal questions. The deadlock forced a meeting postponement, with no new date set, as they refused to proceed without transparency. They accuse the mayor of intimidation and question an unapproved Ethiopia trip by top officials, which they only learned about via social media. While the municipality denies wrongdoing, calling the travel a government-sanctioned study visit, the councillors…