The City of Windhoek has acknowledged the concerns raised by residents at Farm 508 regarding service delivery and poor road infrastructure.

It says it is doing its best to improve living conditions in the area and has made progress since the flood victims were relocated to the farm early this year.

The floods earlier this year damaged their property and forced more than 200 households to relocate to Farm 508.

Some residents, however, raised concerns about service delivery, including the limited access due to poor road infrastructure and a lack of waste management.

City spokesperson Lydia Amutenya acknowledged these concerns.

"There has been improvement because when we were starting to relocate people here, the road was small, and it was also not easily accessible. Yes, today it may not be as smooth as we expect it to be because now and then the grader needs to go over it and grade it."

Amutenya added that the city has thus far installed two communal taps, with six more currently under construction, and further managed to source 76 dry toilets.

The dry toilets were donated by NamPower, while UNICEF has also pledged 100 additional units.

"Not everyone wants this type of toilet. But the good thing about it is that you have an individual toilet, unlike in other informal parts of Windhoek, where people share a communal toilet. The purpose here is to ensure that every household has its own individual toilet. As you can see, 40 of those are already installed."

According to Amutenya, the |Khomas Regional Council has also made progress in supporting basic service provision in the area.

A structure for the clinic has already been set up, which is currently used as an outreach point for primary health care services.

The primary school began its operations in April, catering to 372 students.