The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development is assessing the progress on the relocation of vendors around Windhoek's Havana 4-Way relocation, as the City of Windhoek moves ahead with plans to upgrade the Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road and transform the busy area.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians to use cultural traditions to unite the country, rather than divide its national identity.
Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasised that preserving languages, customs, and heritage is essential for community building.
Namibia's housing backlog has surpassed 270 thousand units, while more than 200,000 households are now living in informal settlements across the country.
Rundu residents have called on the government to make land available to build decent houses.
They shared this sentiment with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Land Reform.
Those who attended the engagement were very vocal about their housing needs.
Groot Aub residents will continue to benefit from free municipal services while infrastructures are being developed and upgraded to support the formal provision of basic services.
The Oshakati Town Council continues to make strides in road infrastructure development across the town, with a budget clocking in at over N$36 million.
This was revealed by the Oshakati Town Council's Corporate Communications Officer, Martin Kapuka, in an interview with NBC News.
Oshakati Mayor Leonard Hango says the establishment of his council's traffic law enforcement unit is aimed at promoting responsible road users' behaviour, protecting lives, improving traffic flow and ensuring that Oshakati remains a safe, orderly and well-managed town for residents, businesses and visitors alike.
Residents from the Okahandja Park Settlement in the Morning Star A area, have complained that the Municipality has bypassed households that have been there for over two decades.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has been on a supervisory visit in the Zambezi Region to review the progress on various developmental projects aimed at improving housing, infrastructure, and service provision, particularly in Bukalo and Katima Mulilo.
For the first time in Rundu's history, residential areas are having their gravel roads upgraded to tar.
People living in Rundu have never had the pleasure of experiencing a tarred road in their residential areas.
