Namibia

Countries and organizations address the reports presented at the Human Rights Council

Published in Wednesday March 19th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

Read the statements of the 32 countries and 6 organizations that addressed the reports’ presentation.

Project to Shelter 1600 in Namibia

Published in Wednesday October 31st, 2012 In In the media

October 30, 2012 The Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo, last week officially turned the sod for the construction of the envisioned new township to be known as Ekuku on the outskirts of Oshakati. The project will cost government approximately N$200 million, housing close to 1 600 specifically low-income […]

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Land Grabbing Continues Apace in Namibia

Published in Thursday October 18th, 2012 In In the media

October 17, 2012 Residents of the Onayena Constituency in the Oshikoto Region are concerned that some people have started fencing off swathes of land, even though they are not cultivating it. Concerned traditional leaders briefed the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Loide Kasingo, during her recent familiarisation visit to the Oshikoto Region. They suggested […]

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In Namibia, housing the urban poor is crucial

Published in Monday August 6th, 2012 In In the media

August 3rd, 2012 Any formal process of addressing the acute shortage of housing will be a failure because the majority in need of housing are the poor, whose incomes do not allow them to purchase houses through banks, from individuals or property developers. This was the view of Dr. Anna Muller of the Namibia Housing […]

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Namibia: Uncertainty for Tsumkwe Settlers

Published in Wednesday August 1st, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The spokesperson for a group of people who settled in the Tsumkwe area, and currently face eviction, says that their plight has worsened since they are now being denied access to water for their animals. Juda Nganjone, told New Era that the farmers now take their animals wherever they can find water […]

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Namibia: Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority Accused of Land Invasion

Published in Tuesday July 31st, 2012 In In the media

July 31st, 2012 The Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Alpheus !Naruseb, is intervening in a land dispute in which the Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority is accused of allotting portions of land already given to the Onandjandja resettlement project. !Naruseb confirmed that he is still investigating the matter. About 40 families of returnees were resettled on a […]

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Namibia: Cheap Housing Concept Cold-Shouldered

Published in Wednesday July 4th, 2012 In In the media

July 4, 2012 The patent that could be the solution for low-cost housing in Namibia could be lost to the country, if the Kavango Block Brick idea is sold to interested South African investors scrambling for the product that has been cold-shouldered locally. During the formulation of the National Development Plan (NDP) III in 2007, […]

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Namibia: Entire Community Faces Eviction

Published in Tuesday July 3rd, 2012 In In the media

July 3rd, 2012 At least 36 households of the /Khomanin community under the leadership of Chief Josephat Gawa-!Nab who live at Satansloch Farm near Daan Viljoen Game Park are about to be evicted. The farmers, who moved to Satansloch in 2010 after most of them were evicted from nearby farms where they worked, are mainly […]

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600 settlers face eviction in Namibia

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In In the media

June 8, 2012 About 600 settlers in the Tsumkwe area run the risk of being evicted from their communal dwellings if government does not come to their aid soon. The settlers, who have been living in the area since 1987, claim that the late chief of the Hai-khom San and former Member of Parliament, Geelbooi […]

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