Sankwasa warns councils against corruption, poor service delivery

NAMPA

2026-02-09

KATIMA MULILO, 21 August 2025 - Urban and Rural Development Minister, James Sankwasa speaks at the Katima Mulilo community hall meeting with the residents. (Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 09 FEB (NAMPA) – Urban and Rural Development Minister Sankwasa James Sankwasa has cautioned regional and local authority councils, that corruption, financial mismanagement and poor service delivery will no longer be tolerated under his tenure.
In a speech delivered on his behalf at the official opening of the 2026 induction training for regional and local authorities in Swakopmund on Monday, Sankwasa said several councils had become c...

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