Outapi Town Council has upgraded its five informal settlements and has lined up development projects this year.

The Council will construct phase one of the water reticulation infrastructure at Outapi-extension-18, at a cost of N$1.1 million, and provide water at extension-13, costing another N$1 million.

The Meat Corporation of Namibia (MeatCo) has spent N$1.1 million on setting up livestock auction pens at Eiseb 10 Growth Point in the Otjombinde Constituency of the Omaheke Region.

Usually, farmers would make use of the Gobabis auction pens, which are 350 kilometres away.