Residents of Nova Compound at Katima Mulilo are appealing to the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to address challenges they face.
Nova Compound was established about six years ago and lacks most basic services.
The Keetmanshoop Municipality recently conducted a survey on land ownership in the |Gereres residential area in its efforts to improve the living conditions of residents.
The Ondangwa Town Council is facing a significant housing backlog, with the combined waiting list for formal and informal land exceeding 8,100 applicants.
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has reported a revenue increase from N$169 million in 2023 to N$229 million in 2024, a 35% rise, according to its 2023/2024 Annual Report launched at its Annual General Meeting in Windhoek.
Omaruru Mayor Vincent Kahua has said development in the town continues to take shape as the local municipality has centred its agenda to serve residents' needs.
Kahua said this when officially inaugurating the town's first traffic lights and upgraded taxi rank.
The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele, has officially launched the Omaruru Municipality's five-year strategic plan.
This strategic plan emphasizes the continued growth and development of the town.
Tsumeb Mayor Mathews Hangula says he is pleased with the progress of the servicing of the Nomtsoub extension 9 area, where evicted families from Endombo Hostels will be given first priority to purchase or build houses there.
Katima Mulilo now boasts a new set of traffic lights situated at the junction of Sam Nujoma Avenue and Mafuta Road.
At the commissioning of the traffic lights, Mayor John Ntemwa said the new set of traffic lights was necessitated by increased traffic in the town.
The unwillingness of Windhoek's informal settlement residents to sign lease agreements with the city has delayed the completion of electrification projects.
Windhoek Mayor, Queen Kamati, revealed this during the council meeting.
Erongo RED, in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, has electrified 151 houses in Harambee Informal Settlement's Extension 8 in Karibib for N$3.6 million.
