The Katutura Youth Complex, constructed to boost recreational activity and social development, is now home to over 400 homeless people.

The chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Provision of Basic Services at the City of Windhoek, Fransina Kahungu, has spearheaded the initiative to host a cleanup campaign in an effort to safeguard the well-being of those residing in the area, as well as promote cleanliness and improve sanitary conditions.

Stagnant water, a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and parasitic diseases, as well as a lack of waste management, is a serious health risk for those residing at the complex.

Kahungu said the group residing at the Katutura Youth Complex will be relocated eventually, but she is more concerned about their and their children's health and living conditions.

"There is a high risk of hepatitis E erupting here and other waterborne diseases. So it is my plea that the Ministry of Health and Social Services needs to come here because we are talking of an area that hosts more than 400 people as we are speaking. And we have many young children here, so please come and assess the situation."

On Friday, the Ministry of Health and Social Services also did their part by contracting 120 unemployed youth from the National Youth Service to clear bushes around the Windhoek Central and the Katutura Hospitals.

Minister Esperance Luvidindao and Deputy Minister of Education Dino Ballotti also took part in the cleanup project, with Ballotti stating that the 8th government works as a team aimed at achieving a common goal.