All residents evicted from the Endobo area in Tsumeb have been permanently relocated to a newly established settlement on a portion of Portion 49-761.

Former refugees who have been camping at the Swapo Party headquarters say they will not leave the area without the letter that came from the United Nations outlining repatriation, rehabilitation and resettlement in detail.

Land allocated to the |Khomanin Traditional Authority at Farm Korasieplaats under the government resettlement programme remains unoccupied.

The Queen Sofia Resettlement Farm, near Outjo in the Kunene Region, continues to face challenges affecting agricultural productivity and community life despite significant government support.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has announced that the government will relocate families who last year returned from Botswana, settling at Farm Otjipaheua.

The OvaHerero community, which returned from Botswana in September last year, says it remains optimistic about the promises made by the authorities upon their arrival in Namibia.

The ||Kharas Regional Resettlement Committee Chairperson, Dawid Gertze, said the Land Reform Advisory Commission's final authority on resettlement farm allocations undermines the informed decisions of regional committees. 

A resettled commercial farmer at Okorukambe in the Omaheke Region, Agnes Tjiramba, has urged fellow farmers to come up with ways to address developmental challenges.

Retired nurse Tjiramba said agriculture has the potential to solve many socio-economic challenges.

The Namibian government has resettled 5,518 beneficiaries under the Land Reform Programme.

This is inclusive of 26 who just completed an induction on infrastructure, livestock management, rangeland, fodder production, poultry, crop, and proper marketing and received allotment letters.

Kunene Governor Marius Sheya says land reform is crucial for equitable land distribution, addressing historical injustice, and promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development.

He made this remark in his State of the Region Address.