Blog Posts

At the Council Meeting of 28 July 2026, various interviews were presented, and various land matters and budget items discussed. Read our blog to find out the details!

Read our short Council Update for Walvis Bay's OCM on 3 March 2026. Some land matters moved forward while committee appointments were delayed. Official minutes available!

The Walvis Bay Ordinary Council Meeting of 28 April 2026 saw some progress in the recently started decongestion. Questions by the JWBRA were referred for discussion and the Mayor gave a speech.

Walvis Bay's fourth Council Meeting of 2026 took place on 8 April. While a few issues were discussed, no items addressed the ongoing issues with the landfill and road repairs.

This post explains who actually decides what is discussed at Council Meetings in Namibia. Find out who can put items on the agenda and what procedures safeguard order.

Find the public minutes for every Walvis Bay Council Meeting from 2025. From budget discussions to rezoning applications, here are searchable PDF files to download for free.

Meet our candidates for the 2025 Local Authority Elections in Walvis Bay. As long-term local residents, they convince with unrivalled business skills and community engagement.

Walvis Bay deserves better. For too long, we’ve lived with broken roads, sewage spills, and poor service. The Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association (JWBRA) is run by residents, not politicians, with a five-pillar plan to fix our city — better services, roads, water, finances, and youth spaces.

Every town, whether thriving or struggling, rests on the same foundation: its council. A community’s streets, services, and opportunities are shaped not by chance, but by the decisions taken in council chambers. When the council works well, residents feel the benefits. When it fails, the cracks show — sometimes literally. A lack of maintenance and planning has led to badly deteriorated roads. This isn’t just opinion. Namibia’s Local Authorities Act of 1992 makes it clear: th