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Namibia: Over 87% of Namibians in need of housing, earn too little to afford it – News

Namibia: Over 87% of Namibians in need of housing, earn too little to afford it – News

Africa Links 24 with Dolly Menas
Published on 2025-11-15 15:10:17

Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa says Namibia’s housing crisis remains heavily driven by income inequality, with the overwhelming majority of those needing houses falling into low-earning income brackets.

Sankwasa said this in a speech read on his behalf by his special adviser, Boniface Mutumba, during the handover of 377 newly completed houses under the Mass Housing Development Programme in Windhoek on Friday.

Sankwasa revealed that 87.5% of people who need…

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