Otjiwarongo set for three per cent service rate increase

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2026-05-09

OTJIWARONGO, 07 May 2026 - Otjiwarongo Mayor, Leonard Simushi tables budget for the 2026/2027 financial year of the municipality on Thursday afternoon at the council chambers. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 08 MAY (NAMPA) – Residents of Otjiwarongo should expect to pay more for their monthly municipality bills as of 01 July 2026.
Otjiwarongo Mayor, Leonard Simushi on Thursday announced that the municipality rates and taxes on properties, solid waste, sewage services and cemetery services, amongst others, will increase by 3 per cent each on 01 July 2026.
Simushi announced this at a special council meeting on Thursday afternoon, where the...

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OTJIWARONGO, 07 May 2026 - Otjiwarongo local authority councillors - Gerd Sohrada, Sebetius Guiteb and Ernest Afrikaner at the tabling of budget for the 2026/2027 financial year of the municipality on Thursday afternoon at the council chambers. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 04 February 2026 - Otjiwarongo Mayor, Leonard Simushi, pictured at the first council meeting at Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

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