City awards tenure to 21 000 residents

The City of Windhoek has issued over 21 000 Certificates of Recognition of Occupation to households in the informal settlements.The move is set to address the housing needs of the City’s residents and strengthen security of tenure."To alleviate the urgent housing needs and strengthen security of tenure, Council issued over 21 000 Certificates of Recognition of Occupation to households living in informal settlements, and made provision for the controlled entry, pre-allocation, and full implementation of the Flexible Land Tenure Act," the City said.These steps are intended to include people living in the informal settlements in the City’s formal planning processes."One of the key points of the policy is that people living in the informal settlements who have not experienced any form of planning are now recognised by way of an ‘An Acknowledgement of Occupation Letter’," the City said.Recognition crucialIn February 2021, Council resolved that the recognition of occupation must be issued in the form of a certificate and associated lease agreement."Within a period of two years the Municipal Council of Windhoek issued 29 136 Certificates of Acknowledgement of Occupation, of which 21 133 (73%) were issued to household heads in the informal settlements. A total of another 8 000 minimum certificates will be issued in August 2022 and shall continue," the City noted.As of 30 June 2022, 11 274 certificates had been issued in the Samora Machel constituency; 3 939 certificates in the Moses Garoeb constituency; 3 527 in the Tobias Hainyeko constituency; 1 137 in the Khomasdal constituency; and 1 256 in the Windhoek Rural constituency.

City awards tenure to 21 000 residents

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Namibian Sun 2025-08-14

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City awards tenure to 21 000 residents

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