About eight shacks and a repair shop burnt down in the Havanna Settlement at about 15:00 on Saturday in Oshakati Street, leaving more than 50 people homeless.
The fire has left a devastating impact on the residents in the area, as they have lost their homes and properties, with only rubble remaining.
The Otjiwarongo Town Council has started the process of availing additional land for the informal settlement upgrading to address the need for residential plots.
The Town Council of Khorixas plans to improve the living conditions of its residents in the informal area this year.
The council has conducted feasibility studies for sewerage reticulations and the availability of electricity and water for the community members.
The Otjiwarongo Municipality has entered into an agreement with the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) as part of its formalisation of five informal settlements.
The agreement will see the council issuing 2,605 landhold titles to build houses.
Twenty-eight families received keys to their new homes during a joyous occasion marking the completion of the first phase of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Pilot Project, which aims to build 113 houses.
Residents who were recently allocated plots of land at the Brukaros informal settlement in Keetmanshoop are still lacking basic services, despite promises made nearly two years ago.
The Municipality of Swakopmund has upgraded the fire station at the Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) informal settlement in order to shorten response times in the event of a fire incident.
