The revival of the Swakopmund House of Safety Project is set to bring much-needed relief to victims of shack fires in the town.

The police have confirmed that six people died in a house fire at Usakos early this morning.

A grandmother, an adult woman, and four children lost their lives in the incident.

The police forensic team has arrived at the scene to investigate, as the cause of the fire remains unknown at this stage.

A 25-year-old man, Mandela Afrikaner Mbaunguraiye, allegedly set his girlfriend's shack on fire, resulting in the deaths of the woman, their two children, and himself at Karibib.

The Erongo Police have confirmed the incident, which happened on Sunday morning.

Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has warned those selling food meant for drought relief that such acts are tantamount to crime.

Nineteen families whose homes were destroyed in a fire on Sunday at Windhoek's Katutura Multi-Purpose Centre have received food items.

However, rebuilding their lives will be a struggle, they say.

Families of the victims of the recent shack fire in the Tulinawa and Mondesa residential areas in Swakopmund are still traumatised and left at the mercy of good Samaritans.