{"id":362347,"date":"2024-09-04T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=362347"},"modified":"2024-09-03T17:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:15:58","slug":"gobabis-municipality-to-respond-to-residents-petition-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=362347","title":{"rendered":"Gobabis Municipality to respond to residents&#8217; petition soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOBABIS Municipality\u2019s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Frederick Ueitele, has assured residents that the municipality is preparing a response to the allegations raised in a recent petition by the town\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe council will have to sit and study the petition before any feedback is given to the protesters and the community at large,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ueitele confirmed that the council has heard the concerns raised by the protesting residents but said that, according to him, the petition contains misinformation. However, he assured the community that a thorough response will be provided soon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gobabis-Municipality-to-respond-to-residents-petition-soon.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gobabis-Municipality-to-respond-to-residents-petition-soon.jpeg 751w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gobabis-Municipality-to-respond-to-residents-petition-soon-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gobabis-Municipality-to-respond-to-residents-petition-soon-500x300.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gobabis-Municipality-to-respond-to-residents-petition-soon-310x186.jpeg 310w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gobabis-Municipality-to-respond-to-residents-petition-soon-150x90.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows a protest by some residents of Gobabis, who camped outside the town\u2019s municipal office to deliver their petition to the local authority leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The residents\u2019 petition demands the immediate suspension of the municipality\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Sophia Eises, the immediate removal of the town\u2019s mayor, Melba Tjozongoro, and the dismissal of councillors Sylvester Binga and Elwin Gariseb from the council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the petition calls for the immediate suspension of all allegedly corrupt staff members, the urgent appointment of an electrical consultant to ensure the implementation of prepaid electricity meters before 1 November 2024, the cancellation of the allegedly unlawful allocation of Farm Nuwe Hoop, and an update on the N$480,000 collected from community members for the upgrading of the town\u2019s informal settlements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition further demands the immediate appointment of a community budget committee and the Building Together Housing and Land Community committee, the return of the 250 mass housing service plots to the council, an action plan for Road Fund Administration and capital project funds, and the immediate upgrading and maintenance of the town\u2019s infrastructure. It also calls for an open-door policy between the Chief Executive Officer, the council, and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veronia Kuzeeko, a Gobabis community activist, said that the residents will wait for the council\u2019s response to their petition until 9 September. 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