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- Emergency Services(Includes Disaster Management, Ambulance Services and Fire Brigade)
Headquarters Fire Station+264 (0) 61 211 111
Maxuilili Fire Station+264 (0) 61 212 265
Diaz Street Fire Station0+264 (0) 61 250 084 / +264 (0) 61 250 446
State Hospitals+264 (0) 61 203 9111
Namibian Police+264 (0) 61 10 111
City Police+264 (0) 61 290 2239 / +264 (0) 61 290 2018 (All hours)
-Toll Free Number +264 (0) 61 302 302
Electricity Failures+264 (0) 290 2452/3/4 (All hours) / +264 (0) 222 658 (After hours)
Water and Sewerage (office hours)+264 (0) 61 290 2402 (After hours)
Receiver of Revenue+264 (0) 61 209 9111
Civic Affairs+264 (0) 61 292 9111
City Traffic Management Services+264 (0) 61 290 2722 / +264 (0) 61 258 473
- Municipal Services
Customer Care Officer+264 (0) 61 290 2690 / +264 (0) 61 290 2568
For any general queries or information needed regarding services rendered by the City.
- Accounts
Accounts should be paid before the 15th of every month or as specified. Advanced payments can be mad e as well.
Enquiries:
Town Houses: +264 (0) 61 290 2105 / +264 (0) 61 290 2224
Soweto Office: +264 (0) 61 290 2766
Wanaheda Office: +264 (0) 61 290 2723
Okuryangava Office: +264 (0) 61 290 3145/6
Khomasdal Office: +264 (0) 61 290 2536/7/8
Debt Management Division- Credit Control: +264 (0) 61 290 2069
- Aloe
The Editor: +264 (0) 61 290 2382
The City of Windhoek's monthly newsletter to the residents.
- Animals
Chief Health Services: +264 (0) 61 290 2496
With the exception of cats and dogs, no animal may be kept in the City without the prior written consent from the City of Windhoek, but any resident who wishes to keep a dog which is older than six months must on an annual basis obtain a dog license.
- Approvals
Support Services: +264 (0) 61 290 2690 / +264 (0) 61 290 2568
Prior approval must be obtained to stage a number of activities, functions, etc. General activities, for which approval must be obtained, are and provided hereunder.
- Balloon Flights, Air Shows And Parachute Jumps
Customer Care Officer: +264 (0) 61 290 2690 / +264 (0) 61 290 2568
Prior approval must be obtained to stage a number of activities, functions, etc. General activities, for which approval must be obtained, are and provided hereunder.
- Banners
Customer Care Officer: +264 (0) 61 290 2690 / +264 (0) 61 290 2568
May be erected across independence Avenue at a demarcated point. Applications for banners are allocated yearly on a "first come, first served" basis. (Also refer to Advertising signs, Handbills and Posters)
- Building
Building Control
Building Control: +264 (0) 61 290 2386
Enquiries Katutura: +264 (0) 61 290 2772
Building lines for lateral and rear boundaries remain at 3 meters and set back from the street frontage at 5 meters.
Building Plans
Chief Building Inspector: +264 (0) 61 290 2386
No building work shall commence without a valid building permit and valid approved building plans from the City. Permission must be sought from the Chief Building Inspector.
- Advertising Signs
City of Windhoek Chief Building Inspector: +264 (0) 61 290 2379
Shall not be erected without written approval.
- Bus Service
Manager: Bus Service: +264 (0) 61 290 2505 / +264 (0) 61 290 2528
The City of Windhoek operates a bus service between the various suburbs and the Central Business District. With prior approval, buses can be hired for private functions.
- Business Development Research
Analyst: Research and Information Management: +264 (0) 61 290 2024
An effective Research Section has been established with the mandatory functions to provide up to date information and statistics regarding the national and local economy to assist local business with economic background research information.
- Business Promotion And Liaison
Analyst: Investment Promotion, Business Development and Liaison: +264 (0) 61 290 2577
E-Mail Address invest at windhoekcc.org.na
The development of appropriate strategies and promotion methods to market the City of Windhoek effectively to prospective investors, as an alternative location for direct foreign investment
Economic Development Division is conducting business visits in order to promote and enhance the relationship and dialogue between the City of Windhoek and the private sector and ultimately to determine the needs of businesses to ensure that the business and commercial segment of the City of Windhoek continues to develop and grow.
- Community Development Division
This division is responsible for the social investment programmes of the City, which entails the implementation of Council’s policies in the following areas:
Manager: Community Development +264 (0) 61 290 3152
Project Coordinator: Youth Development and Training +264 (0) 61 290 3152
Project Coordinator: Social Welfare +264 (0) 61 290 3509
Project Coordinator: Social Welfare +264 (0) 61 290 3510
Project Coordinator: Settlement Development +264 (0) 61 290 3153
Project Coordinator: Public Participation +264 (0) 61 290 2795
- Bursaries
Manager: Training: +264 (0) 61 290 2229
The City of Windhoek provides bursaries annually and only according to its needs and availability of funds.
- Cemeteries and Crematorium
Windhoek has seven cemeteries and one Crematorium, all managed and maintained by the Parks & Recreation Division of the City of Windhoek.
Manager: Parks +264 (0) 61 290 3541
Khomasdal Cemetery +264 (0) 61 290 2758
Katutura Cemetery +264 (0) 61 247 889
Gammams Cemetery (Windhoek) +264 (0) 61 290 3540 / +264 (0) 61 290 3544
Old Location Cemetery +264 (0) 61 290 2588
Oponganda Cemetery +264 (0) 61 247 889
Manager: Parks +264 (0) 61 290 3541
Manager: Parks +264 (0) 61 290 3541
Manager: Parks +264 (0) 61 290 3541
- Burials and Cremations:
Gammams and Old Location Cemeteries +264 (0) 61 290 3540 / +264 (0) 61 290 290 3544
Khomasdal Cemetery +264 (0) 61 290 2758
Opanganda Cemetery +264 (0) 61 247889 / +264 (0) 61 236 800
Control and Horticultural maintenance of
Cemeteries and crematorium +264 (0) 61 290 3540 / +264 (0) 61 290 3540
Cremations +264 (0) 61 290 3092
- Recreational Facilities:
Brakwater: +264 (0) 61 216 766
Goreagab dam: +264 (0) 61 271 917
Olympia swimming pool +264 (0) 61 239 467
Western Surbubs swimming pool +264 (0) 61 290 2753
U.N. Plaza +264 (0) 61 290 3169
Sam Nujoma Stadium +264 (0) 61 291 367
Maintenance of playgrounds and recreational areas +264 (0) 61 290 3545
- Recreation And Sport
Sports Officer: +264 (0) 61 290 3570/71
All issues pertaining to recreation (which includes sport), within the City of Windhoek should be referred to the above number.
- Central Business District
Chief: Urban Policy, Strategy, Facilitation and Implementation Services: +264 (0) 61 290 2373
All issues pertaining to recreation (which includes sport), within the City of Windhoek should be referred to the above number.