Kunene Governor Marius Sheya has revived the Build Together Housing programme in Outjo to help address the backlog of over 4,000 residents on the waiting list.

Currently, the most affected and needy homeowners are located in the town's ever-expanding informal settlements.

Housing beneficiaries have been extended loans of N$80,000 by the Outjo Municipality to build two-bedroom units on a 300-square-meter plot.

Sheya also called on the municipality to build on the regional housing initiative to eradicate shacks in all constituencies.

To date, the region has over 10,000 shacks, which Sheya says can be hastily eliminated if the municipalities help with land servicing and ownership.

The housing loans are payable within 20 years.