About 42% of urban households in Namibia live in informal housing conditions, with the Khomas, Erongo, and Kavango East regions being the hardest hit.
This is according to the Namibia Informal Settlements Baseline Report by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) launched at Swakopmund.
The Erongo Governor called for urgent intervention and dignified living conditions after a devastating shack fire in Walvis Bay claimed the lives of two family members a week ago.
Residents of Mariental's Extension Five informal settlement accuse the municipality of relocating them to a flood-prone area after heavy rain flooded their homes this week.
Residents say they feel hopeless after rainwater flooded their homes and destroyed their belongings.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare is in Grootfontein to assess the cholera situation as the outbreak threatens the town, especially its informal settlements.
The Municipality of Grootfontein announced plans to impound stray livestock roaming the streets and informal settlements of the town.
Misuse of public toilets in the city's informal settlements has caused unsanitary conditions, prompting some community members to put padlocks on the doors to prevent further damage.
Okakarara Mayor Siegfried Tjehiua said the provision of water tops the list of priorities, noting that residents in informal areas have been deprived of basic services for years.
There is progress in the implementation of the National Informal Settlement Upgrading Project at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.
This is according to the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), which has appointed a pool of contractors to speed up the construction of houses.
Residents of the Havana informal settlements have raised concerns over stormwater flooding their homes as a result of the ongoing Peter Nanyemba Road project. Those living near the road bear the brunt of the stormwater.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has promised to ensure the decongestion of overpopulated informal settlements through the informal settlement upgrading programme.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah promised this during a meet-and-greet of Swapo Party members and sympathisers along the B1 road in Otavi.
