An account of their first 100 days in office will soon be enforced upon regional and local authority councillors to help track performance, development, and management of affairs in their areas of jurisdiction.
The move, introduced by Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa at an induction workshop in Otjiwarongo, would aims to track progress on delivered services and challenges encountered.
The current councillors were all sworn in on 05 December 2025 and have to submit their reports by next month.
"You become chairpersons and mayors. What is left now is a few days left. So you better start putting your report together properly, because you have to account for it. Ministers were also given an account to account for what they did in the first 100 days in the office, so it goes the same way, because all of us campaigned and promised people. So let's show, do that the people can know whether they elected us correctly or not."
The minister also warned that a code of conduct would be enforced to hold unruly councillors and chief executive officers accountable.
Over the past ten months since I assumed office, it has come to my attention that some councillors believed they had executive authority, together with their CEOs, to travel at their discretion. This matter is currently being addressed and will not be left unattended. The position is straightforward: if actions are taken within the law, there is no cause for concern. However, when actions fall outside the law, they become subject to my oversight, as compliance with the code of conduct is mandatory.
He called on councillors to deter from corruption and to always strive for accountability and customer care for effective delivery to the citizens.
Otjozondjupa Governor John ||Khamuseb welcomed the workshop, saying it will help councillors differentiate roles between regional and local authorities.
"This workshop must therefore serve as a corrective and preventative intervention. It must strengthen the mutual understanding, clarify lines of authority, reinforce accountability through mechanisms, and promote professional working relationships built on respect and constitutionalism."
The workshop is attended by councillors from Khomas and Otjozondjupa Regional Councils and local authorities of Windhoek, Otjiwarongo, Otavi, Grootfontein, Okakarara, Okahandja, and supporting staff.