A land dispute in Katutura has brought construction to a halt after 80-year-old Sophia |Uises and Matti Shimwino clashed over land in front of Uises's home.
|Uises claims she was denied the opportunity to buy the land by the City of Windhoek, which later allocated it to Shimwino.
Oshikoto Communal Land Board member Fabian Venasiu has warned village headmen to refrain from illegally selling or allocating land parcels.
This follows the removal of illegal fencing at Ohaiyanda village, outside the Omutsegwonime area in the Oshikoto Region, on Friday.
Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa described local authorities as the “biggest headache” facing his ministry, citing widespread financial mismanagement, weak governance, and inequitable land allocation as major obstacles.
Otjozondjupa Regional Council Chairperson Paulus Nekundi called on local authorities to prioritize land allocation for SMEs to boost entrepreneurship and economic growth during the Otjiwanda SME and Youth Expo in Grootfontein.
The government will soon introduce a policy that will prohibit municipalities from selling serviced land to private developers but individuals who can afford to build their houses.
Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has warned residents against selling plots allocated to them for free by the government.
Sankwasa addressed the community of Orwetoveni's extensions 16 and 17 at Otjiwarongo.
Land allocated to the |Khomanin Traditional Authority at Farm Korasieplaats under the government resettlement programme remains unoccupied.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), James Sankwasa, has directed the Tsumeb Municipality to ensure that residents evicted from Endombo are allocated plots before the end of November 2025.
The Walvis Bay Municipality has allocated approximately 2,500 plots to different housing schemes in the town.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, tabled the Land Bill, which relates to land reform, land allocation, and land management.
