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Council is the highest decision making body of the Windhoek municipality. Windhoek is run by a multi-party organ of 15 Councillors. The current Council brings together 15 councillors: 12 councillors are representing the ruling SWAPO Party, 1 DTA, 1 NUDO and 1 RDP. The Council meets once a month (each last Thursday of the month) to consider items recommended to it by the Management Committee.
As individuals, council members have no administrative authority. They cannot give orders or otherwise supervise City employees unless specifically directed to do so by the Council. The Council, however, has complete authority over all administrative affairs in the city. Council members devote their official time to problems of basic policy and act as liaisons between the City and the general public. Council members are concerned, not only with the conduct of daily affairs, but also with the future development of the city.