The Namibia Standard Institute (NSI) is undertaking a workshop on informal settlement profiles validation with some local authorities.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has directed the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) and the National Planning Commission (NPC) to prioritise initiatives by youth entrepreneurs which seek to tackle Namibia's housing backlog.

Groot Aub community activist Cecil Titus is requesting autonomy for the settlement, claiming that the City of Windhoek (CoW) has been making false promises.

He accuses CoW of lacking the capacity to improve, facilitate or advance development.

Urban mobility should be considered a national development priority among other basic services, as it has the potential to unlock and drive urban development and ensure people's well-being and safety. 

The rezoning of Brakwater on the outskirts of Windhoek to cater for residential and industrial projects formed part of the City of Windhoek council meeting in-depth deliberations.

This follows after the matter was brought forth for consideration of an industrial bricklaying project in the area.

The Henties Bay Municipality hosted a three-day land development conference where participants from the fields of finance, land management, planning, infrastructure development, and financing and development shared their expertise.

Members of the Nalitungwe Community Savings Foundation have become new landowners at Farm 37 on the outskirts of Walvis Bay.

The municipality has allocated them portion 12, which will need to be serviced.