Housing and land delivery emerged as a top priority as the City of Windhoek began its annual strategic review and budget session for the 2026/2027 financial year, assessing progress under the municipality's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan.
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has released its 2024/2025 Annual Report at its annual general meeting.
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE)'s housing project at Chotto Extension 55 and 56 in Katima Mulilo is progressing steadily, with land servicing at about 50 percent complete.
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.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) is currently working to establish rent control boards as well as drafting a bill that speaks to today's rental market to address the current challenges in the market.
Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has accused the Walvis Bay Municipality of continuing to validate apartheid by downgrading living conditions in Kuisebmond.
The Municipality of Swakopmund has taken another step toward addressing the housing backlog by donating 165 erven to residents living on the outskirts of the DRC informal settlement.
With short-term rental demand surging at Swakopmund, long-term accommodation has become scarce, driving up prices and fuelling rental scams.
Swakopmund's popularity as a holiday destination is driving a major shift in the rental market.
The City of Windhoek is warning the public to be vigilant about fake house rental scams targeting residents for accommodation.
The municipality says scammers are posing as landlords or property agents and advertising houses that are either not available or do not belong to them.
The Windhoek Multipurpose Youth Centre, initially constructed for recreational purposes, is now filled with hundreds of squatters, and the number is escalating daily.
Some have been living there for five years under little protection from the elements.
