Mass housing project resumes at Otjomuise after legal dispute resolution

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2024-10-07
WINDHOEK, 07 October 2024 - Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni pictured during a familiarisation visit to the Otjomuise Extension 10 mass housing programme in Windhoek. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 07 October 2024 - Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni pictured during a familiarisation visit to the Otjomuise Extension 10 mass housing programme in Windhoek. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 07 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has resumed the construction of houses under the mass housing project at Otjomuise Extension 10 in Windhoek.
Speaking during a familiarisation visit to the site on Monday, line minister Erastus Uutoni said the project was halted due to a legal dispute with the contractor in 2017 and is part of the 21 sites identified under the mass housing development blueprint of the 2013 pro...
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WINDHOEK, 07 October 2024 - Flats built in Otjomuise Extension 10 as part of the mass housing development programme. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 07 October 2024 - Flats built in Otjomuise Extension 10 as part of the mass housing development programme. (Photo by: Linea Dishena) NAMPA

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