More than 4,000 people are currently on the Keetmanshoop Town Council housing waiting list.

The town's acting CEO, Cathy Boois, revealed this at the pre-allocation of plots in the Kronlein residential area.

A strike is looming at the Keetmanshoop Municipality after wage negotiations reached a deadlock. 

Regional Coordinator for the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) in ||Kharas Region, Kleophas Katuuo told nbc News that municipal workers voted in favor of industrial action.