Havana families refuse move to bare land
Residents around the Havana four-way intersection in Windhoek are resisting the city's instruction to relocate to Extensions 8 and 11. The city says people in the area are affected by the planned N$381 million upgrade of Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road. The 6.1-kilometre project runs from the B1 Western Bypass connection and forms part of a larger road-building programme. Families living in the corridor say they will not move to land that has not yet received basic services. Servicing in Extension 11 is not due to begin until September 2027, which has become a central point of their objections. Extension 8 is also named as a destination, although the report gives no start date for its servicing. The dispute pits a long-term road project against the immediate needs of households asked to leave their homes.
The City of Windhoek says people living along the Havana four-way intersection must still relocate to Extensions 8 and 11 – even though servicing of Extension 11 only starts in September 2027. This involves residents affected by the N$381-million Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road upgrade. The 6.1km road project stretches from the B1 Western Bypass off […] The post Havana families refuse move to bare land appeared first on The Namibian .