Cabinet endorses Twaloloka residents relocation

Cabinet has mandated the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to oversee the implementation of the relocation programme of the Twaloloka residents to Otweya location at Walvis Bay. In July this year, hundreds of residents at Twaloloka settlement lost their belongings after a fire broke out at the settlement.

In a media statement issued last week, Information minister Peya Mushelenga, said Cabinet endorsed the implementation modality for the relocation programme, in line with sourcing of providers on an emergency basis to implement the project, while the beneficiaries would contribute to the construction of housing by providing free labour.

“Coordination of the identification of the 201 qualifying beneficiaries [is] to be drawn from Twaloloka as part of the decongestion of Twaloloka by the office of the governor of Erongo region and occupation of housing units by the beneficiaries on the proposed deadline of the last week of October 2020,” said Mushelenga.

He said Cabinet endorsed the proposed layout design of the erven and structure of housing units, which entails that each erven to be zoned 300 square meters in size, the design for each individual housing unit should provide for an open plan size of 26 square meters with water, toilet and shower and only non-corrugated iron, inverted box rib sheets alternative construction materials are to be considered.

Mushelenga said Cabinet directed the urban and rural ministry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and office of the prime minister, to ensure cost effectiveness and that the project is implemented within the allocated funding of N$15 million.

He added that Cabinet also directed urban and rural ministry, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, to expedite the completion of other housing projects across the country, including the 500 erven surveyed at Farm 37 in Walvis Bay. - Nampa