Dordabis village is partly owned by the government, with the rest owned privately. 

The population of the village, which is around 3,000 people, is cramped on this land. 

Some of the public services, such as the graveyard, are falling into private land owned by the Kraft family. Some of these services come at a hefty price for some impoverished and unemployed families.

The graveyard at the village has been an issue of contention, particularly its status as being privately owned.  

The youth, in particular, are demanding answers from the local councillors regarding this issue.

Windhoek Rural Councillor Piet Adams provided a detailed clarification regarding the issue of the graveyard.

"Dordabis is a privately owned farm, with 10 hectares of that land owned by the government and the other part privately owned by the Kraft family. This locality has a population ranging from 2000 to 3000 inhabitants, which is a cramped situation. The cemetery, or graveyard, is not on the 10 hectares of land owned by the government but is part of the land that belongs to the Kraft family."

The councillor is said to have been looking at various solutions to the unemployment situation at the settlement and in the constituency.

"We are in advance of negotiations with the Kraft family, which has agreed in principle to provide land for us to build a state-of-the-art vocational school, in conjunction with other commercial farmers and also with engineers that come from Austria who also want to be part of this project. I believe this will give opportunities for the youth, who will gain the necessary skills for them to be absorbed in the mainstream economy."

The proverbial 'light at the end of the tunnel' is indeed shining for Dordabis.