Hardap’s youngest councillor says exclusion and inequality must be confronted

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2025-12-18

Landless People’s Movement (LPM) councillor for Mariental, William Minnie. (Photo: Contributed)

By Chelva Wells
WINDHOEK, 18 DEC (NAMPA) – Youthful councillor for the Landless People’s Movement in the Hardap Region, William Minnie says his entry into local government is a direct response to what he describes as the normalisation of inequality, unemployment and exclusion.
The 23-year-old was elected as a councillor for the Mariental Municipal Council representing LPM during the recently held regional council and local authority elections.
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