Gobabis plans N$8.8m land sale for housing

Yambuka Housing launches prefab homes as alternative to informal settlements – Windhoek Observer

Patience Makwele A new Namibian-owned housing company has entered the affordable housing market with prefabricated homes ranging between N$120,000 and N$190,000, saying the units can be installed within days once foundations have been prepared. Yambuka Housing says its model could provide an alternative solution to Namibia’s growing housing shortage and the expansion of informal settlements. However, the company’s financing mechanism is still be…

Gobabis plans N$8.8m land sale for housing

The Gobabis Municipality plans to sell 100 residential plots worth more than N$8.8 million to Mbatjiua Construction CC to help address the town’s housing backlog. A municipal notice published this month shows that over 13.4 hectares of land in Extension 6 has been earmarked for the construction of residential houses. The municipality is now seeking public objections and has given members of the public until 10 August to submit them. The plots, m…