PDM retains Opuwo with Kakondo as mayor

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2025-06-14

OPUWO, 13 JUNE 2025 - PDM maintained control of the Opuwo council chambers at Friday's elections held at the council chambers to choose the mayor, deputy mayor, and members of the council management committee. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

OPUWO, 14 JUN (NAMPA) – The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has maintained control of the Opuwo Town Council and its mayoral position following an internal special election that took place at the council chambers on Friday.
The former deputy mayor, Kasipo Kakondo, was elected as the new mayor following the resignation of former Opuwo mayor Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo in March. Mbinge-Tjeundo, who led the council from 2020 to 2025, resigned to take up a...

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OPUWO, 13 JUNE 2025 - Kasipo Kakondo was elevated from the deputy mayor post to the mayor position of Opuwo after being elected unopposed Friday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

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