{"id":377257,"date":"2025-06-23T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=377257"},"modified":"2025-06-22T16:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T14:48:44","slug":"amagulus-swearing-in-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=377257","title":{"rendered":"Amagulu&#8217;s swearing-in postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE swearing-in of the newly elected Grootfontein Constituency councillor, Nelao Amagulu, was postponed at the last minute on Friday.<br>It is reported that the postponement became necessary because the magistrate, who was expected to officiate at the event, was allegedly not notified in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The swearing-in ceremony has been rescheduled and will take place on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amagulu, who served as the Grootfontein councillor from 2015 to 2020, is returning to her former post after Councillor Elder Filipe, who replaced her in 2020, was elected as a member of the National Assembly last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She won last week&#8217;s by-election on Tuesday, having defeated the other three candidates \u2014 from the UDF, IPC, and PDM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509305761_4048497602104620_5411072092430225987_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509305761_4048497602104620_5411072092430225987_n.jpg 437w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509305761_4048497602104620_5411072092430225987_n-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509305761_4048497602104620_5411072092430225987_n-169x190.jpg 169w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/509305761_4048497602104620_5411072092430225987_n-93x105.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PICTURED: Newly elected Grootfontein Constituency councillor, Nelao Amagulu. 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