The Chairperson of the Omusati Regional Council Management Committee, Daniel Iilende, has urged the region's political and administrative leadership to implement government projects in a timely manner.
Otjinene resident Martha Tjo, a wheelchair user, is struggling to improve her livelihood and urgently needs proper housing that can accommodate her and her family.
Tjo (47) was born and raised in Otjinene, a place she has always called home despite the many hardships she faces.
Christmas came early to some families from the Aus settlement in the ||Kharas Region after they received keys for their new houses.
The houses were constructed under the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia's (SDFN) housing programme.
The Oshakati Town Council has begun relocating 180 families from the Oshoopala location to the Onawa reception area, which is situated on higher ground.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), James Sankwasa, has received the Best Exceptional Achievement in Southern Africa in Housing and Urban Development, 2025, from the Africa Housing Awards.
He received the award in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday.
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.
Some shack dwellers of Grunau Settlement in the ||Kharas Region have expressed joy as the long wait of becoming mortar and brick homeowners draws closer.
Some have been waiting for decent housing for 20 years.
Miss Namibia, Johanna Swartbooi, will be allowed to choose the location and design of her new two-bedroom house courtesy of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE).
NHE met with the Miss Namibia Organisation to deliberate on the location of her choice.
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has called on local authorities to make land available at an affordable price to help ease the country's housing backlog.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has commissioned three taskforces, namely on health, land and housing, and economic recovery.
She urged members to maintain unity of purpose and embrace fresh approaches to national challenges.
