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Media Monitoring on Urban Development in Namibia Media Monitoring on Urban Development in Namibia is a service provided by Development Workshop Namibia (DWN), a registered Namibian NGO with a focus on sustainable urban development and poverty reduction. DWN is part of a world-wide network of Development Workshop (DW) organisations with centres in Canada, Angola and France, and offices in Vietnam and Burkino Faso. It was founded in the 1970s by three architect students in the UK and has been funded by non-governmental organisations, private citizens, and national and international development organisations. In Namibia, DWN’s activities focus on urban related research, effective urban planning for the urban poor, solutions to informal settlements, water & sanitation, and projects specifically targeting disadvantaged segments of the urban youth. Through 40 years of engagement on urban issues mainly in Africa and Asia, the DW network of organisations has acquired significant institutional knowledge and capacity and is well integrated in regional and international networks. The Namibian media provide an important source of information on urban development processes in the country, highlighting current events, opportunities and challenges. The media further provide insight into the different views and perceptions of a variety of actors, be it from government, non- government, private sector, and individuals that reside in Namibia’s towns and settlements. It is therefore hoped that DWN’s Media Monitoring service will provide insights into those different views, with potential use for a variety of institutions and decision-makers that work in the urban environment in Namibia. The Media Monitoring service is currently provided on a monthly basis and monitors the following newspapers: The Namibian, Republikein, Namibian Sun, New Era, Windhoek Observer, Confidente, and Informante. The articles are grouped into following categories: 1. Urban Planning, Land & Housing Compiled by 2. Urban Infrastructure and Services Engel Heita and Julia Kambunga 3. Livelihoods and Urban Economy Edited by: 4. Environment & Human Health Ester Veiko Produced by: The text of the news articles has not been altered and thus Development Workshop Namibia reflects the opinion of the respective media outlets, and not Address: that of DWN. We hope you find this service useful and 18 Nachtigal Street interesting. DWN is keen to improve the service and PO Box 40723, Ausspannplatz welcomes suggestions and comments. Windhoek, Namibia 061 240 140 [email protected] Yours sincerely, Development Workshop Namibia With support from: Namibian Chamber of Environment 1 Table of Contents 1 URBAN PLANNING, LAND & HOUSING ............................................................................................ 4 1.1 Otjomuise low-cost housing puzzle ......................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Divundu to service 82 residential erven .................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Omuthiya to repossess undeveloped plots ............................................................................................. 5 1.4 N$4 billion Ongos housing project to kick off ......................................................................................... 6 1.5 Company seeks eviction of 20 tenants .................................................................................................... 7 1.6 Katutura to get 4500 low cost houses ..................................................................................................... 7 1.7 Confusion over squatters ‘deal’ .............................................................................................................. 8 1.8 Rundu to survey new extensions ............................................................................................................ 9 1.9 Namdeb offers cheaper houses to staff .................................................................................................. 9 1.10 Khorixas councilor donates to shack dwellers .................................................................................. 10 1.11 Rundu revokes plots worth N$52 million .......................................................................................... 10 1.12 Okahandja squatters told to make a way for highway...................................................................... 11 2 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ....................................................................................... 12 2.1 Kamanjab schools get extra classrooms ................................................................................................ 12 2.2 Desalination plant still up for grabs ...................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Windhoek to tighten noose on water wastage ..................................................................................... 13 2.4 Windhoek water tariff hiked by 5%....................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Dark Rundu poses security risk ............................................................................................................. 15 2.6 Gobabis marches over poor services delivery ....................................................................................... 15 2.7 Groot Aub constituency office registering residents for electricity ...................................................... 16 2.8 Spitzkoppe community wants police station ........................................................................................ 16 2.9 City water tariffs increase draws critism ............................................................................................... 17 2.10 Katima dialysis centre officially opened ............................................................................................ 17 2.11 Rundu’s Ndama location extensions 2 and 3 get electrified ............................................................. 18 2.12 Tunacor fishing goes solar ................................................................................................................. 19 2.13 New office for Sanlam in Katutura .................................................................................................... 19 2.14 1% of water saved in Windhoek during past week ........................................................................... 20 2.15 City cuts Unam power over N$4 million bill ...................................................................................... 20 2.16 NYS in the dark, again ....................................................................................................................... 21 2.17 Underdevelopment haunts Impalila Island ....................................................................................... 21 2.18 Slow development of infrastructure at Kai//Ganaxab ...................................................................... 22 2.19 Telecom launches at Impalila Island ................................................................................................. 23 2.20 Forum hands over revamped graveyard at Rehoboth ...................................................................... 24 2.21 CoW admits cash control deficiency in bus revenue ........................................................................ 24 2.22 Rehoboth struggles with overflowing sewers ................................................................................... 25 3 LIVELIHOOD AND URBAN ECONOMY ............................................................................................. 26 3.1 Hundreds court Swapo for jobs............................................................................................................. 26 3.2 People‘s Primary School receives food donations ................................................................................ 26 3.3 Namibia Dairies conclude successful Milk Month ................................................................................. 26 3.4 All poultry eyes on Ondangwa as three-day course gets underway ..................................................... 27 3.5 AMTA hubs in dire straits ...................................................................................................................... 28 3.6 Sanitary pads through kapana initiative a ‘success’ .............................................................................. 29 3.7 Women makes baskets from old newspapers ...................................................................................... 30 3.8 Maltas 2019 Team, Alumni Dinapama Host Soup Kitchen in Okahandja Park ...................................... 31 2 3.9 Grootfontein train station is new logistics hub for DRC and Zambia .................................................... 31 3.10 Amta closes fresh produce hubs ....................................................................................................... 32 3.11 Vendors in despair ............................................................................................................................ 33 3.12 Oshakati abattoir to reopen soon ..................................................................................................... 34 3.13 Topnaars wallow in poverty despite lucrative concessions, quota ................................................... 34 3.14