The Chairperson of the Otjinene Village Council, Lesley Kauandara, says plans to have the village graduate into a fully-fledged town council in 2025 are on track.

Kauandara shared this in an exclusive interview with the nbc News team at Otjinene.

According to Kauandara, Otjinene has the potential to become a town council given the council's targets in land delivery to aid with developing the village with assistance from key partners.

The Chairperson added that housing provision and new businesses coming on board are a great leap for Otjinene.

A newly constructed business mall has given Otjinene another facelift, and jobs are also being created for local people, noted Kauandara.

"We are trying to do our level best so that we can gradually get into the right status of town council. Everything that is needed from the perspective of the community or the population of this particular area is quite enough; the business community is a lot; the housing we have is everything; even if you can look at financial potential, after every two weeks in Otjinene we do have almost N$8 million from that we generate from livestock auctions and many other things, so we have a lot of potential."

Kauandara also urged Otjinene residents to get involved in the development process of the village.