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A revolting picture of decay and ruin

A revolting picture of decay and ruin

A Government-owned house on the corner of Feld and Thorer Streets in Windhoek has been occupied by homeless people and allowed to fall into a state of ruin.

According to the neighbours, the neglect of the property started about 16 years ago, when it was occupied by different civil servants every few months. “It once had the most beautiful garden and a huge lawn, which all disappeared, as the tenants did not care,” says one of the neighbours.Eventually the house was unoccupied and soon homeless people moved in and the interior was ripped out and destroyed.The once-neat house turned into a dumpsite, with human faeces covering the wooden floors in nearly every room.A revolting smell emanates from the garden too.The neighbours say they have complained to the municipality and to various Government Ministries, but to no avail – the deterioration continues.A couple of years ago burglar bars were fitted to all the windows and doors in an effort to keep out vagrants, but the bars were just bent open and the nightly parties and sleepovers continue.”What once was a very nice, cosy little house is now reduced to a piece of unsightly rubble.The two-bedroom house had wooden floors and a fireplace with a beautiful huge garden, but nothing is left of the old splendour,” the neighbour told The Namibian.”It once had the most beautiful garden and a huge lawn, which all disappeared, as the tenants did not care,” says one of the neighbours.Eventually the house was unoccupied and soon homeless people moved in and the interior was ripped out and destroyed.The once-neat house turned into a dumpsite, with human faeces covering the wooden floors in nearly every room.A revolting smell emanates from the garden too.The neighbours say they have complained to the municipality and to various Government Ministries, but to no avail – the deterioration continues.A couple of years ago burglar bars were fitted to all the windows and doors in an effort to keep out vagrants, but the bars were just bent open and the nightly parties and sleepovers continue.”What once was a very nice, cosy little house is now reduced to a piece of unsightly rubble.The two-bedroom house had wooden floors and a fireplace with a beautiful huge garden, but nothing is left of the old splendour,” the neighbour told The Namibian.

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