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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Corruption\u2019 in the eastern town of Gobabis has stalled the town\u2019s 1995 twinning agreement with the Smallingerland municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland, mayor Elvire Theron confirmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe council is busy restoring the twinning agreement the municipality had with The Netherlands. They had withdrawn as there were a lot of corrupt activities happening, but council is actively busy mending the relationship,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very important relationship for us as a town as The Netherlands has done a lot of investments and was part of community development projects in previous years,\u201d Theron added.<\/p>\n

The municipality is currently also having talks with them concerning the town\u2019s dilapidated water system. Theron said there are new twinning opportunities for the municipality with cities in Japan, Turkey and India.<\/p>\n

The council has been beset with claims of impropriety for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have not been able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion,\u201d Auditor General Junias Kandjeke said about the Gobabis Municipality in its 2019 audit report.<\/p>\n

The auditors were also unable to obtain evidence to verify the land owned by the municipality. During the previous financial year, adjustments of N$5.1 million were done to the land and appropriation fund balances to reflect the value of land previously excluded from the accounting records. This, however, was not reflected in opening balances brought forward from the 2017\/18 financial year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe auditors were not provided with a new valuation of all land owned by the municipality and the accompanying valuation methodology and assumptions,\u201d Kandjeke found.<\/p>\n

Last August, the town\u2019s management committee approached the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over the promotion of a manager into an executive position.<\/p>\n

Six officials from the Gobabis municipality were also suspended from the local authority for alleged misconduct. They took the council to court, but lost their case.<\/p>\n

The six were suspended in August for allegedly disobeying or disregarding work-related orders, revealing confidential information about council to unauthorised persons, and interfering or tampering with evidence relating to another investigation.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Theron revealed that the council is in the process of instituting land audits to investigate all the land bought between 2014 \u2013 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cLetters were sent out to developers and individuals to enquire about the process of development. We find that there is land that was never developed for about five years. We are in the process of repossessing land to make it available to new possible buyers,\u201d the mayor stated.<\/p>\n

On housing allocations, Theron told New Era that the council has land that has been earmarked for men and women in uniform as well as for government employees at the new envisioned Extension 11 in the town.<\/p>\n

Likewise, land has been earmarked for Nossobville low-cost housing behind the Nossobville Primary School.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will take about two years to develop the land. The council gave the town planner the drawing of the plans and layout to start the process,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

Similarly, bulk services, including the layout at Extension 6 in town, have been completed. However, individual servicing needs to take place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will cost us a few million dollars, and it is at a standstill due to financial implications. As soon as finances are available, we will start with the individual services and the land will be ready to buy,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

On another score, the community objected to the process of servicing land at Epako and Nossobville as there were irregularities in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncil resolved to take the erven back, and rather sell them to the community. The process of how it will be sold will be communicated as we want the community to have a fair opportunity to buy the land,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Theron said additionally, council has resolved the issue of a truckport, \u201cwhich will create a lot of employment for the betterment of our livelihoods\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. Corruption\u2019 in the eastern town of Gobabis has stalled the town\u2019s 1995 twinning agreement with the Smallingerland municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland, mayor Elvire Theron confirmed. \u201cThe council is busy restoring the twinning agreement the municipality had with The Netherlands. 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