Residents of the Havana informal settlement in Windhoek are frustrated with the lack of progress in completing the construction of the Ananias Peter Nanyemba Road.

The community says they have been patiently waiting for four years, and taxis and other forms of transport cannot reach their area.

The Peter Nanyemba Road is the main road that links the informal settlement to the rest of Windhoek and provides residents with access to small markets for groceries.

However, since construction started, residents have had difficulty accessing transport, with no roads to accommodate taxis and municipal buses.

Residents are forced to take long detours to their destinations or walk long distances on dangerous roads to get home.

Other obstacles highlighted are roads too narrow for two cars to pass each other, unsafe pavements, and bad-quality roads.

Community leader Abner Mbango stressed that the public has been patient with contractors for too long as they appear and disappear as they please.

When contacted for comment, the company Otagon urged the residents to be patient, as the road would be complete in April this year.

The City of Windhoek's spokesperson, Herold Akwenye, says construction of the road is progressing despite residents' impatience with its pace.