Maria David
A TOTAL of 26 new townships have been proclaimed during the financial year 2023/24.
This was according to President Nangolo Mbumba during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered in Parliament on Thursday.
According to Mbumba, a total of 3,103 new plots were fully serviced in various parts of the country, bringing the total number of serviced plots during the HPPII period to 6,024.
Additionally, Mbumba said that 4,791 partially serviced plots are being serviced in partnership between the Government, Shack Dwellers Federation, and the private sector.
He indicated that a total of 2,073 housing units, constructed at a cost of N$97 million, have been completed in partnership with stakeholders.
“The new National Housing Policy and Implementation Strategy was approved by Cabinet in November 2023,” he said.
He added that the government provided a grant of N$10 million to the Shack Dwellers Federation for land servicing and housing, and an additional grant of N$17 million towards the Federation’s informal settlements upgrading programme.
On Mass Houses, Mbumba indicated that the government has concluded a new agreement for 319 of the 505 uncompleted houses at Swakopmund, enabling the resumption of work and completion of 200 houses by December 2023.
Moreover, he added that the government, through the Community-Led Total Sanitation programme, completed about 591 ventilated toilets for households in various rural areas.
