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- ↑ "Walvis Bay local authority councillors retain positions". The Namibian. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ Walvis Bay's mayor, Cllr. Trevino Forbes, celebrates his 36th birthday today, Namib Times, June 7, 2021, at facebook.com.
- ↑ "SWAPO loses control of Walvis Bay Town Council". Namib Times. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ Mbathera, Ester (30 November 2020). "IPC takes over Walvis Bay leadership". The Namibian. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "IPC's Trevino Forbes elected Mayor of Walvis Bay". www.nbc.na. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ De Klerk, Eveline (30 November 2020). "New councillors vow to fix Walvis". New Era. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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