LPM has maintained its stance to pre-allocate land to landless Namibians, saying it's the only solution to the housing problem in the country.

Land delivery in Namibia requires a multi-faceted approach to ensure that every citizen has a place to build a roof over their heads.

In order to fast-track this, the Keetmanshooop Municipality started allocating land to residents at Krönlein and Tseiblaagte to a suburb.

More than 4,000 people are currently on the Keetmanshoop Town Council housing waiting list.

The town's acting CEO, Cathy Boois, revealed this at the pre-allocation of plots in the Kronlein residential area.

Boois says the huge housing backlog has prompted the council's decision to pre-allocate 150 unserviced, unsurveyed, and unplanned plots to landless residents.

Only residents who are on the housing waiting lists are eligible for the pre-allocation of plots.

Backyard squatters at the Oudeline houses will also be prioritised.

The Namibia Statistic Agency (NSA) met various stakeholders in Omusati Region to update them on the upcoming 2023 Population and Housing census.  

The last Population and Housing Census conducted in Namibia was in 2011 and according to the Census Manager Isaak Neemu, this year's focus will be on Population and Housing.

Recruitment has already started and will end in June.

NSA advised those with permanent employment not to apply because they will not be considered.

The Shack Dwellers Federation Housing Project is hailed as a model concept, and in so doing, restoring the dignity of thousands of low-income earners in the country.

Still, the provision of water and electricity to their homes in the Hardap Region has been delayed for years, causing discontent among the members.

Many Shack Dweller Federation members in Aranos have been without electricity since they completed constructing their houses years ago.  

The President of the Association for Local Authorities in Namibia has called on the local authorities to focus on housing delivery instead of focusing on making massive profits from such services.

Dr. Samuel !Oe-Amseb was speaking at the official opening of the first-ever ALAN Land and Housing Strategic seminar at Walvis Bay.

Dr  !Oe-Amseb says efforts being made by the central government need to be complemented to yield desired results. 

He emphasizes that a majority of those affected are unemployed residents as well as low-income earners.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni has handed over eight houses under the Affordable Housing Pilot Programme of the Windhoek Municipality.
Uutoni encouraged the councillors to work together regardless of their political differences.

The Mayor of Windhoek Joseph Uapingene commended the contractors for completing the construction within the stipulated time frame.

Khomas Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua is impressed with the progress made so far and called for the introduction of more similar initiatives.

Epukiro Post 3 settlement office is prioritizing the provision of housing this year.

About 350 plots have been serviced at the settlement, and 15 houses are expected to be constructed through the Build Together Programme.

This was revealed by Jazema Kao, Acting Control Administrative Officer of Epukiro Post 3 settlement in an exclusive interview with nbc News.

Kao says, there is a dire need for accommodation, hoping that the serviced 350 plots, will ease the burden on some residents that need shelter.