Oshakati provides low-cost housing

The Oshakati town council is in the process of creating an industrial area in Othingo that is aimed at catering for the establishment of heavy and light industries.Oshakati has also allocated 90 residential properties to developers willing to work with the council to build houses for the town's residents, primarily low- and middle-income earners.The town’s chief executive officer, Timoteus Namwandi, said they are offering land for housing development for ultra-low, middle- and high-income earners in different parts of Oshakati.Namwandi said in every township, mixed land development is catered for, with a substantial number of erven set aside for different types of land use.“One hundred residential erven have been allocated to the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) for their normal standard housing projects to address the increasing demand of houses in the town. “Equally important, the council has reactivated the decentralised Build Together Programme, whereby about 160 houses for low-income earners will be constructed under this programme. Council is serving extension 11 and 12 of Oshakati North, where over 245 residential erven will be given for housing development,” he explained. Marketing OshakatiDuring the upcoming Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF), town council officials will provide visitors with information pertaining to the development of the town through information brochures, corporate videos and handing out of promotional gifts at their exhibition stand.“Our aim during the trade fair is to seek potential investors who will be willing to assist Oshakati with land and housing development, as well as any other investment, especially in the manufacturing and value-addition industry,” he said. Oshakati is known to be the commercial centre of the north, where most businesses, institutions, ministries, shopping malls, complexes, schools, and other commercial services are housed. It was not always like this. The town was previously dominated by informal settlements. Evolution Today, however, Oshakati is one of the fastest growing urban centre’s in the north of Namibia and has become a leader in land and housing development. “Over 7 000 residential erven have been created since the year 2015 to date in the townships of Ekuku, extension 16, Oshakati North and Onawa. Oshakati continues to deliver on the land and housing mandate as more townships and extensions are being established and serviced every year in town,” Namwandi said. He said the town will benefit from the OATF by highlighting investment opportunities.“We hope that follow-up meetings and engagements with potential investors will emerge from the OATF, and potential investors will be keen on visiting our town to familiarise themselves with the town and seek opportunities that the town offers,” he concluded.tuyeimo@namibiansun.com

Oshakati provides low-cost housing

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-02

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