The Municipality of Swakopmund has taken another step toward addressing the housing backlog by donating 165 erven to residents living on the outskirts of the DRC informal settlement.

With short-term rental demand surging at Swakopmund, long-term accommodation has become scarce, driving up prices and fuelling rental scams.
Swakopmund's popularity as a holiday destination is driving a major shift in the rental market.

The City of Windhoek is warning the public to be vigilant about fake house rental scams targeting residents for accommodation.

The municipality says scammers are posing as landlords or property agents and advertising houses that are either not available or do not belong to them.

The Windhoek Multipurpose Youth Centre, initially constructed for recreational purposes, is now filled with hundreds of squatters, and the number is escalating daily.

Some have been living there for five years under little protection from the elements.

The Chairperson of the Omusati Regional Council Management Committee, Daniel Iilende, has urged the region's political and administrative leadership to implement government projects in a timely manner.

Otjinene resident Martha Tjo, a wheelchair user, is struggling to improve her livelihood and urgently needs proper housing that can accommodate her and her family.

Tjo (47) was born and raised in Otjinene, a place she has always called home despite the many hardships she faces.

Christmas came early to some families from the Aus settlement in the ||Kharas Region after they received keys for their new houses. 

The houses were constructed under the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia's (SDFN) housing programme. 

The Oshakati Town Council has begun relocating 180 families from the Oshoopala location to the Onawa reception area, which is situated on higher ground.

 The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), James Sankwasa, has received the Best Exceptional Achievement in Southern Africa in Housing and Urban Development, 2025, from the Africa Housing Awards.

 He received the award in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday. 

There is progress in the implementation of the National Informal Settlement Upgrading Project at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

This is according to the National Housing Enterprise (NHE), which has appointed a pool of contractors to speed up the construction of houses.