Opuwo declares war against filth

OPUWO – Not happy with being referred to as councillors of the dirtiest place in Namibia, town councillors at Opuwo have declared war on untidiness.

This was announced by Opuwo Town Clerk Libertus Mbaumba at the start of a clean-up campaign at the weekend. “This year is the year of cleaning up Opuwo,” said Mbaumba.He said that Opuwo was the regional capital of Kunene and should set an example for other towns.”Being the gateway to many tourist attractions, Opuwo needs to be clean,” noted Mbaumba.Also speaking before the start of the clean-up exercise, the Otjiwarongo branch manager of Old Mutual Group Schemes, Thomas Stefan Kandenge, said that Old Mutual would assist the Opuwo Town Council.The clean-up campaign cost the insurance company N$10 000, Kandenge said.Ten pupils from each of the four schools at Opuwo took part.They were joined by 80 staff members from the Old Mutual offices at Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein and Windhoek.According to the Group Schemes Business Development Manager of Old Mutual, Margaret Shikongo, the initiative formed part of the insurance giant’s support to the Opuwo community.The exercise started at the offices of the Town Council but only the centre of town benefited from the campaign.Sections of the Otuzemba location where heaps of rubbish are visible have yet to be cleaned.Mbaumba said that despite only having 90 people, the clean-up team did a good job.”We will be having a clean-up campaigns of the same sort every month and we hope to make Opuwo the cleanest town in Namibia,” said Mbaumba.- Nampa”This year is the year of cleaning up Opuwo,” said Mbaumba.He said that Opuwo was the regional capital of Kunene and should set an example for other towns.”Being the gateway to many tourist attractions, Opuwo needs to be clean,” noted Mbaumba.Also speaking before the start of the clean-up exercise, the Otjiwarongo branch manager of Old Mutual Group Schemes, Thomas Stefan Kandenge, said that Old Mutual would assist the Opuwo Town Council.The clean-up campaign cost the insurance company N$10 000, Kandenge said.Ten pupils from each of the four schools at Opuwo took part.They were joined by 80 staff members from the Old Mutual offices at Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein and Windhoek.According to the Group Schemes Business Development Manager of Old Mutual, Margaret Shikongo, the initiative formed part of the insurance giant’s support to the Opuwo community.The exercise started at the offices of the Town Council but only the centre of town benefited from the campaign.Sections of the Otuzemba location where heaps of rubbish are visible have yet to be cleaned.Mbaumba said that despite only having 90 people, the clean-up team did a good job.”We will be having a clean-up campaigns of the same sort every month and we hope to make Opuwo the cleanest town in Namibia,” said Mbaumba.- Nampa