Nudo’s Theron elected as Gobabis mayor

GOBABIS - Elvire Theron of the National Unity Democratic Organisation ( Nudo) was on Wednesday elected and sworn-in as the mayor of Gobabis.

Theron takes over from Liberius Kalili and she is deputised by Elwin Gariseb of Swapo.

The new mayor was sworn in by Magistrate Eden Iyambo during a swearing-in ceremony of the new seven councilors who will govern the Gobabis municipality for the next five years.

Whi l e d e l ive r ing her acceptance speech, which she started with a scripture reading from the Bible, Theron said she wants to be the kind of mayor that serves together with the community.

“I am not here to fight anybody; I am here to bring transformation,” she said.

On the sideline of the ceremony, Theron told Nampa that teamwork and cooperation are very

important, saying that while in office as mayor, she aims to steer towards cleaning up the town, as well as looking into projects to empower the inhabitants, especially women and the youth.

“I am asking for cooperation – and like I said, this is not something that the council will do alone but it should be the community together with the council – and only then will we achieve the goals that we want to achieve,” she concluded.

The council management committee was also elected during the ceremony and it comprises Dewaal Louw of the Gobabis Residents Association as the chairperson, with Sylvester Mbinga of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) and Melba Tjozongoro of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) making up the committee.

Nona Goreses and Cornelius Tjizoo of Swapo party are ordinary members. - Nampa