Omaruru residents outraged over property destruction by municipality

NAMPA
2025-04-03
OMARURU, 02 April 2025 - Omaruru’s Hakahana residents watch on as a resident’s tuck shop is destroyed by a heavy machinery following instructions from the town’s Chief Executive Officer Valentinus Sindongo. (Photo contributed) NAMPA OMARURU, 02 April 2025 - Omaruru’s Hakahana residents watch on as a resident’s tuck shop is destroyed by a heavy machinery following instructions from the town’s Chief Executive Officer Valentinus Sindongo. (Photo contributed) NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 03 APR (NAMPA) – The destruction of a tuck shop in the Hakahana informal settlement in Omaruru has sparked outrage among residents, who have labelled the municipality’s actions as inhumane.
The incident, which took place on Monday, was allegedly carried out on the instruction of Omaruru Town Council Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Valentinus Sindongo, who claimed that the business was operating illegally on land belonging to someone els...
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