IPC’s Donatus takes reign as ERC management committee chairperson

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2025-04-15
SWAKOPMUND, 15 April 2025 - Newly elected Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council Management Committee and Walvis Bay Rural Councillor  Florian Donatus (middle) photographed with ERC Chief Regional Officer Sem Ntelamo (right) and Swakopmund Magistrate Conchita Olivier. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA SWAKOPMUND, 15 April 2025 - Newly elected Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council Management Committee and Walvis Bay Rural Councillor Florian Donatus (middle) photographed with ERC Chief Regional Officer Sem Ntelamo (right) and Swakopmund Magistrate Conchita Olivier. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 15 APR (NAMPA) – The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC)’s Florian Donatus was elected as the new chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council management committee on Tuesday.
The Walvis Bay Rural Constituency councillor replaces Swapo’s Benitha Imbamba who was voted out of the position last month, when four of the seven councillors supported a motion of no confidence against her.
Imbamba is the councillor of the Arandis Constituency....
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SWAKOPMUND, 15 April 2025 - Newly elected Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council Management Committee and Walvis Bay Rural Councillor, Florian Donatus (seated) photographed with Constituency councillors (l-r) Deriou Benson of Walvis Bay Urban, Louisa Kativa of Swakopmund and Kennedy Haoseb of Daures. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA SWAKOPMUND, 15 April 2025 - Newly elected Chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council Management Committee and Walvis Bay Rural Councillor, Florian Donatus (seated) photographed with Constituency councillors (l-r) Deriou Benson of Walvis Bay Urban, Louisa Kativa of Swakopmund and Kennedy Haoseb of Daures. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 15 April 2025 - Swakopmund Constituency Councillor Louisa Kativa was sworn in as a member of the Erongo Regional Council Management Committee. Kativa filled the vacant position of Councillor Florian Donatus who was elected as the new ERC Management Committee Chairperson. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA SWAKOPMUND, 15 April 2025 - Swakopmund Constituency Councillor Louisa Kativa was sworn in as a member of the Erongo Regional Council Management Committee. Kativa filled the vacant position of Councillor Florian Donatus who was elected as the new ERC Management Committee Chairperson. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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