The Vice President, Lucia Witbooi, has reiterated efforts to address the country's housing backlog that requires coordinated private and public sector collaboration. 

Housing and land delivery emerged as a top priority as the City of Windhoek began its annual strategic review and budget session for the 2026/2027 financial year, assessing progress under the municipality's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan.

About 42% of urban households in Namibia live in informal housing conditions, with the Khomas, Erongo, and Kavango East regions being the hardest hit.

This is according to the Namibia Informal Settlements Baseline Report by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) launched at Swakopmund.

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) is currently working to establish rent control boards as well as drafting a bill that speaks to today's rental market to address the current challenges in the market.

Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has accused the Walvis Bay Municipality of continuing to validate apartheid by downgrading living conditions in Kuisebmond.

The formalisation of Diary, Nova and Makaravani West compounds is gaining momentum following the allocation of 100 million dollars by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development.
 
The construction of roads, water and sewer lines will start next week.
  

The days of Rundu being shrouded in darkness after sunset could soon be over, as plans are underway to install streetlights throughout the town.

 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.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sankwasa James Sankwasa, has launched the ministry's revised Customer Service Charter, aimed at improving service delivery and strengthening accountability within the institution.