Reho Spa coming along
The urban and rural development ministry representative in the Rehoboth town council, Nathalia /Goagoses, has announced that the first phase of the Reho Spa renovations are expected to officially kick off on 26 February.
An expression of interest for the first phase of renovations to the resort was issued last month.
/Goagoses, who stepped in when the council was dissolved in March last year following serious allegations of corruption, said the council has managed to save some money following a robust crackdown on local businesses and residents who have for years failed to pay their rates and taxes.
“We are now using our savings and we are also assisted by the ministry to start the new phase of renovations. If we can source a really good contractor then we can start as soon as possible,” she said. /Goagoses has repeatedly assured the town's residents that she is incorruptible and will hunt down those who owe the council money. And hunting down she did. She has also been praised widely for her non-apologetic approach and for taking on the town's big business establishments and even government ministries. “I have disconnected their services and they came in and made arrangements. Even education came to make arrangements. I have disconnected the services of the police station and some service stations,” she said.
“Our revenue stream has really improved. We are now able to make arrangements with NamPower and NamWater which we could not do for years. I am also meeting with the Chinese company this week to sort out their issues,” she said.
Iron fist
Meanwhile a local activists and community journalist Johan Morkel have accused /Goagoses of peddling “lies” and failing the community.
In his newspaper the Volkster, Morkel alleges that /Goagoses, who promises an open-door policy, is never available for meetings with local residents.
“Instead, they are greeted with a dictatorial approach and their pleas for proper sanitation are ignored. Lives and the health of residents are put at risks because of this attitude,” he said.
According to him the town's roads have also not been scraped for months and livestock are roaming the town with no effort from the council to address this.
Morkel also accused /Goagoses of threatening him and failing to give him an audience.
/Goagoses on the other hand said she is not willing to have an audience with a drunken and disrespectful person.
“I asked him to put his questions in writing and send it to the public relations department,” she said.
An expression of interest for the first phase of renovations to the resort was issued last month.
/Goagoses, who stepped in when the council was dissolved in March last year following serious allegations of corruption, said the council has managed to save some money following a robust crackdown on local businesses and residents who have for years failed to pay their rates and taxes.
“We are now using our savings and we are also assisted by the ministry to start the new phase of renovations. If we can source a really good contractor then we can start as soon as possible,” she said. /Goagoses has repeatedly assured the town's residents that she is incorruptible and will hunt down those who owe the council money. And hunting down she did. She has also been praised widely for her non-apologetic approach and for taking on the town's big business establishments and even government ministries. “I have disconnected their services and they came in and made arrangements. Even education came to make arrangements. I have disconnected the services of the police station and some service stations,” she said.
“Our revenue stream has really improved. We are now able to make arrangements with NamPower and NamWater which we could not do for years. I am also meeting with the Chinese company this week to sort out their issues,” she said.
Iron fist
Meanwhile a local activists and community journalist Johan Morkel have accused /Goagoses of peddling “lies” and failing the community.
In his newspaper the Volkster, Morkel alleges that /Goagoses, who promises an open-door policy, is never available for meetings with local residents.
“Instead, they are greeted with a dictatorial approach and their pleas for proper sanitation are ignored. Lives and the health of residents are put at risks because of this attitude,” he said.
According to him the town's roads have also not been scraped for months and livestock are roaming the town with no effort from the council to address this.
Morkel also accused /Goagoses of threatening him and failing to give him an audience.
/Goagoses on the other hand said she is not willing to have an audience with a drunken and disrespectful person.
“I asked him to put his questions in writing and send it to the public relations department,” she said.
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