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Windhoek's historic Turnhalle building in which the conference was held. Today it houses the SADC tribunal court. The Turnhalle Constitutional Conference was a conference held in Windhoek between 1975 and 1977, tasked with the development of a constitution for a self-governed South West Africa ( Namibia ) under South African control.
"City of Windhoek Cooperations and Partnerships" (PDF). City of Windhoek. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012; Cloete, Luqman (3 August 2011). "Oranjemund proclaimed as town after long battle". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012; Shaanika, Helvy (7 September 2011).
Windhoek's city council has plans to dramatically expand the city's boundaries such that the town area will cover 5,133.4 km 2 (1,982.0 sq mi). Windhoek would become the third-largest city in the world by area, [ citation needed ] after Tianjin and Istanbul , although its population density is only 63 inhabitants per square kilometre.
In 2008, it was renamed after John Pandeni, a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and its militant wing, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN). Pandeni was the first regional councillor for the former Soweto constituency and the first governor of Khomas. [ 1 ]
The movement mobilized thousands of young people who turned up at the City of Windhoek's head office in Windhoek and submitted over 14,000 land application forms. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] He successfully challenged his expulsion from the party in court and was reinstated as a party member in May 2016. [ 24 ]
As of 2015 Namibia has 18 villages, each of them governed by a village council of up to five seats. Village councils are elected locally and have the authority to set up facilities like water, sewerage and cemeteries without the approval of the Minister of Urban and Rural Development.
Media Institute of Southern Africa headquartered in Windhoek. [20] 1994 Polytechnic of Namibia founded. National Library of Namibia headquartered in Windhoek. 1995 May: Miss Universe 1995 beauty pageant held in city. Quba-Mosque (Windhoek) built. Windhoek Country Club Resort in business.
Sade Gawanas is a Namibian politician who has served as mayor of Windhoek since 1 December 2021 till 19 January 2023, as her deputy took over. Previously, she was elected into the council of the City of Windhoek following the 2020 local elections. She is from the Landless People's Movement. [1] [2] [3]