Three homeless men who had been sleeping under a tree in the Tsumkwe settlement for nearly ten years have received much-needed support after a report by NBC News highlighted their living conditions.

The Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor Petrus Mutji has affirmed his commitment to respond to the plight of homeless residents at the settlement.

Mutji was reacting to queries from the NBC News team on how his office intends to deal with the situation, which has been ongoing for years.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has informed the National Assembly of plans to revisit and assess progress made on the initiative to examine homelessness in Windhoek.

As temperatures continue to drop in Windhoek, many people without homes are spending their nights in riverbeds, on sidewalks and in cardboard boxes to protect themselves from the cold.

One local pastor believes more can be done to provide a safe place for people to sleep.

While some quarters celebrate Independence Day, more than two hundred people living on the outskirts of the Walvis Bay municipality dumpsite say they have little to celebrate as they continue to struggle for survival.

Heavy rains on Wednesday night have left dozens of households in Chotto Compound homeless after floodwaters inundated their homes, ruining food supplies, documents and personal belongings.

Homelessness can be defined as living in a shelter, being in a transitional phase of housing, or living in a place not fit for human habitation.

Sleeping in the open air, riverbeds, building corners, abandoned buildings, and under bridges is an everyday lifestyle for some of Namibia's inhabitants.