Following the deaths of two children out of 12 diagnosed with malnutrition in Otavi earlier this year, the town's mayor, Isaac !Hoaeb, together with the Namibia Housing Action Group, started training residents of the Kap-en-Bou housing project on gardening and nutritional values.

Housing provision remains a priority to the Kunene Regional Council, and it has made headway with the already-constructed houses for low-income earners at Okanguati, Sesfontein, and Fransfontein settlements.