Gobabis clarifies Legare charges

Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The Gobabis Municipality has clarified changes to tariffs it charges for the use of the Legare Sports Complex. This comes in response to claims circulating in posts on social media platforms issued by the Right to Shelter Foundation (A-RTS-N) regarding the council meeting on 31 March 2026. At the said meeting, a resolution was tabled by the management committee seeking approval for new tariffs to be charged to clients using the Legare Sports Complex.

The management committee proposed increasing the tariffs on the usage of high mast lights for vendors per day, electricity connections for vendors per day, and electricity connections for schools only per day. The A-RTS-N councillors objected to the approval of these tariffs despite acknowledging the municipality’s concerns about revenue collection challenges. Its objection was because the proposed tariffs have allegedly not been gazetted, and the proper legal and administrative procedures have not been followed.