The Keetmanshoop Municipality handed over 23 Build Together houses to families in the Tseiblaagte residential area of Keetmanshoop.

The Mayor of Keetmanshoop, Annelize Knaus, stated that the programme continues to reduce the town's housing backlog each year, and she congratulated the new homeowners.

The Leonardville Village Council, through the Build Together programme, is set to complete 14 houses before the end of this year.

According to the Village Council Chairperson, Petra Witbooi, the council decided to revive the project to address the housing backlog.

Some Katutura residents in Windhoek, under the Katutura Residents Committee, petitioned the City of Windhoek, calling on the municipality to write off debts of pensioners under the 43 build-together groups, as well as the contract renewal of debt collector RedForce.

Kunene Governor Marius Sheya has revived the Build Together Housing programme in Outjo to help address the backlog of over 4,000 residents on the waiting list.

Currently, the most affected and needy homeowners are located in the town's ever-expanding informal settlements.

The Leonardville Village Council is striving to bring much-needed development, including housing provision, road networks, and ablution facilities, among other key services.

This was revealed by the Chairperson of the Village Council, Petra Witbooi, in an interview with nbc News.