President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has appointed seven new regional governors following vacancies left by some who were elected to Parliament and others who have retired.
Former Deputy Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Verna Sinimbo, has been appointed as the Governor of Kavango-West, while former National Assembly member Julius Hamunyera Hambyuka will take charge as the Governor of Kavango-East.
Businessman Sacky Kathindi has been named Governor of Oshikoto, while former Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Vipuakuje Muharukua will serve as the Governor of Kunene.
John Julius //Khmuseb has been appointed as the Governor of Otjozondjupa, with City of Windhoek councillor Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma Jnr assuming the role of Governor of Khomas.
Riaan Charles McNab has been named Governor of Hardap.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah urged the newly appointed governors to deliver on their mandates and ensure efficient governance in their respective regions.
“A lack of implementation of government policies and programmes will not be accepted. I also do not want to hear the public complaining about issues for which you must provide solutions,” she said.
