Ondangwa sets aside N$3,5m to service land

The Ondangwa Town Council has set aside N$3,5 million to extend basic services to Omashaka informal settlement.

Omashaka is being serviced with water reticulation and electricity services during this financial year.

Council spokesperson Petrina Shitalangaho-Mutikisha says this servicing is in line with the town’s five-year strategic plan under the strategic initiative of developing informal areas.

“The servicing of water began on 7 November and is expected to be complete by 7 December. The servicing is done by council employees.

“This part of the cost-cutting measures . . . our employees have expertise in carrying out similar projects, as they have done the same in other areas of the town.

“It is also cost effective because the council does not have to pay for labour, but just to buy materials,” she says.

Shitalangaho-Mutikisha says upon allocation, homeowners will be able to connect to the service and have drinking water at home.

“Electricity services started around August 2023 and are 90% done, with the cost of the electricity project being N$3,5 million.

“Omashaka Proper houses around 350 erven, of which five are public open spaces. Some 314 residents will be the beneficiaries of this servicing,” she says.

Shitalangaho-Mutikisha says Omashaka Proper is still an informal area, however, the process of upgrading it to a formal area has commenced and is at its infancy stage.

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