Keetmans elections go smoothly

THE Keetmanshoop Town Council’s mayoral election went surprisingly smoothly yesterday.

Last year’s mayoral election was postponed indefinitely after councillors had failed to reach consensus on the election of their management committee. At yesterday’s election Finna Elago (Swapo) was elected as Mayor of Keetmanshoop.Peter John Visser (RP) will be her deputy.Basil Brown (Swapo) will chair the management committee, with Arnold Losper (CoD) and Johannes Coleman (CoD) as management committee members.Simon Petrus Tiboth (Swapo), who was ousted as Mayor after holding the position for the past two years, and Moses Titus (DTA) will serve as ordinary members.In her acceptance speech, Elago urged the community to fully support the Council in its endeavours to bring development to the town.She pledged to eliminate infighting among councillors for the sake of development.At yesterday’s election Finna Elago (Swapo) was elected as Mayor of Keetmanshoop.Peter John Visser (RP) will be her deputy.Basil Brown (Swapo) will chair the management committee, with Arnold Losper (CoD) and Johannes Coleman (CoD) as management committee members.Simon Petrus Tiboth (Swapo), who was ousted as Mayor after holding the position for the past two years, and Moses Titus (DTA) will serve as ordinary members.In her acceptance speech, Elago urged the community to fully support the Council in its endeavours to bring development to the town.She pledged to eliminate infighting among councillors for the sake of development.