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.

The conference provides a valuable opportunity for public and private investors to exchange insights that shape the future of urban and rural landscapes.

The Mayor of Henties Bay, Lewies Vermaak, says land development plays a crucial role in the growth and prosperity of communities, and the municipality will do its part.

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. 

Nalitungwe Foundation consists of unemployed residents and those who earn a low income in the harbour town.

The members have been living in overcrowded backyard shacks, where deadly fires are common.

The group's secretary says such conditions forced them to hand over a petition to the council in 2016.