Residents of Agarob Post in the Otjombinde Constituency outside Eiseb Block say they are facing a severe housing crisis, with some now moving into abandoned toilets to shelter themselves.

The community members, who live in makeshift houses, say they were relocated from Eiseb Post 10 to Agarob Post and were promised houses, a school, and a clinic.

Instead, only toilets were constructed, which have remained locked and abandoned since 2016.

Speaking to NBC News, resident Bau Gata said they have been raising these concerns for a long time. 

According to Gata, some community members have now moved into the toilets to protect themselves from the weather.

"They built the toilets as you see them there; they did not build the houses and left without telling us anything. They just locked the doors of the toilets and left. Now, because of the rain, some people moved in by force to sleep in them."

The community headman, |'ice |uce, spoke about high unemployment and hunger among his people. 

He noted that although the government provides food assistance, the parcels take a long time to arrive, leaving them with no other source of food.

"The government brings us food, but they take a very long time, sometimes almost a year, and then they tell us there is no food. We survive on wild food, but it is not enough. The cattle have also destroyed the wild food, making it very difficult now. Even getting food from the government is hard. We are suffering here."

Traditional leadership in Eiseb Post 10 is calling on the government to intervene.

The Junior Traditional Councillor in the Maharero Royal House, Obrey Maharero, recounted his observations of individuals who scavenge for food.

"I saw San people feeding on a skin, a skin of a goat that was slaughtered. They took it and scraped off the hair on the other side. You see, when a goat is slaughtered, there is always a small piece of meat here and a small piece of fat there. They scraped off the side with hair, cut it into pieces, and ate it. I am not talking about things I am unsure of. I am talking about things I saw with my naked eyes."

The community of Agarob Post say they walk over 50 kilometres to Eiseb Post 10 to access basic services, including healthcare and education. 

Over 10 years later, they are still waiting for the promised infrastructure to be built.