The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has proposed amendments to the Regional Councils Act to help improve the work of regional councils and address bad human resource systems, excessive political control, and slow decision-making.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) will hold by-elections in four constituencies by June of this year.
The positions became vacant following the swearing-in of four councillors as members of the National Assembly last week.
A researcher at Integrity Namibia, Tileni Monghudi, says people at the grassroots level must first understand what corruption actually means before they can fight it.
As the terms of the country's current regional governors begin to draw to a close, the Governor's Forum has pledged to continue striving for effective service delivery during the remainder of their tenure.
James Uerikua, the Chairperson of the Governor's Forum, expressed his sentiments:
