Groot Aub residents say they no longer have confidence in the City of Windhoek to deliver services.
They now want to handle their own administration for faster development at the settlement.
Chief Jorro Eiseb of the |Khomanin Traditional Authority, who addressed the Groot Aub community, stated that the incorporation of the settlement into Windhoek defeats the purpose as the municipality hardly provides efficient services.
The Windhoek Rural Constituency handed over income-generating equipment to the value of N$225,000 to eight beneficiaries at Groot Aub.
Among the beneficiaries were 26-year-old Deotaurus Rooi and his 25-year-old nephew Dennis Rooi who own a funeral undertaking - Isaria Funeral Services.
The duo started their business about four years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to assist the Groot Aub community in burying their loved ones.
The business currently employed five people and received equipment worth N$50,000.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, says his ministry will first monitor the current boreholes at Groot Aub, which are said to be without water, before considering other options.
This follows complaints by residents about the lack of water at the settlement in the Windhoek Rural constituency.
Schlettwein and the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, were in Groot Aub on a familiarization trip to see the situation on the ground.
Residents of Groot Aub in the Windhoek Rural Constituency have called on the police to intensify their visibility in the area.
This was revealed at a meeting between the police and the community held at the settlement.
There are more than 500 criminal cases recorded at Groot Aub in 2022 alone.
Gender-Based Violence, assault, attempted murder, rape, theft, domestic violence, house and business break-ins, as well as stock theft, are common criminal offenses faced at Groot Aub.
