Henties Bay residents petition for mayor’s removal

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2025-03-10

SWAKOPMUND, 10 MAR (NAMPA) - Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope accepting a petition on behalf of Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni from Jessica Basson on behalf of the concerned residents of Henties Bay. The petition has read and handed over in Swakopmund on Monday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 10 MAR (NAMPA) – Some residents of Henties Bay have rallied against the town’s mayor, Lewis Vermaak’s alleged refusal to comply with a ministerial directive to reinstate the suspended chief executive officer and strategic executive for finance and information technology.
The directive, issued by Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni last month, called for the immediate reinstatement of the two suspended municipal staf...

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