Stampriet residents have expressed frustration with having to rent erven from the village council, calling for a transition to ownership.

They say owning the land would provide them with greater security and stability.

While acknowledging the efforts made by the council to develop the Village of Stampriet, residents expressed their frustration with having to rent erven for years, without any prospects of ownership. 

This issue is particularly troubling for the elderly, who in their old age still have no claim to any land in their names. 

Residents say the council responds with excuses only when questioned about the availability of land. 

They claim they don't understand why they can't own the land on which they currently pay rent.

One of the residents, Abraham Tjipepa, argues that they have been renting for so long.

"Now you want to come and say we don't have land, and we are living on borrowed land. There is an infrastructure plan in place. When will it be implemented to get ownership of land? Even though our children are growing up, they cannot even attain ownership. Please we need answers."

Chairperson of the Stampriet Village Council, Elretha Kamutindi, acknowledged the residents' concerns.

She noted that many areas in the village remain unproclaimed, while only a few residents have title deeds.

A town planner has been appointed to outline erven, she said, and soon a surveyor will be involved to address the issue in the long term. 

Another pressing issue is the numerous dumpsites that have sprung up across the village. 

When it rains, residents say, waste from these sites washes into their homes, creating unhygienic and uncomfortable living conditions.

Kamutindi said there is a budget allocated to establishing a landfill site, which would address the village's waste management concerns.