{"id":97843,"date":"2025-12-15T17:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/kanelombe-targets-unemployment-housing-shortages"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:58:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:58:43","slug":"kanelombe-targets-unemployment-housing-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/kanelombe-targets-unemployment-housing-shortages","title":{"rendered":"Kanelombe targets unemployment, housing shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Newly elected Erongo Regional Council chairperson Lazarus Kanelombe, has outlined a five-year development agenda aimed at improving service delivery, strengthening governance, and addressing socio-economic inequalities across the Erongo region.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting his maiden statement at Swakopmund on Friday, Kanelombe said the council\u2019s 2025\u20132030 Strategic Plan prioritises water security, housing, road infrastructure, youth employment, and rural development. He stressed that Erongo\u2019s rapidly growing population, which now stands at 240 000, continues to strain local authority services.<\/p>\n<p>Kanelombe pointed to Daures, Karibib, and Omaruru as constituencies in urgent need of targeted support due to high poverty levels, unemployment, and limited access to basic services. He committed the council to ensuring a more equitable distribution of development benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Water shortages, particularly in Otjimbingwe, were identified as a top priority, with the council set to collaborate with NamWater and the mining sector to secure sustainable water supply solutions. He also pledged to accelerate low-cost housing development in settlements such as Uis, Okombahe, Omatjete and Otjimbingwe.<\/p>\n<p>Infrastructure upgrades form a key part of the plan, including advocacy for the long-awaited 60km bitumen road between Karibib and Otjimbingwe, as well as improved feeder roads to strengthen connectivity in rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>To tackle youth unemployment, Kanelombe announced plans to convert the \u201cYellow Building\u201d in Omaruru into a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centre, supporting skills needed in mining, tourism, fishing and culinary industries.<\/p>\n<p>He further highlighted the region\u2019s agricultural potential, noting promising crop yields along the Omaruru River and pledging support to emerging farmers to enhance food security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we must unlock opportunities and ensure Erongo remains a region of progress and shared prosperity,\u201d Kanelombe concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Newly elected Erongo Regional Council chairperson Lazarus Kanelombe, has outlined a five-year development agenda aimed at improving service delivery, strengthening governance, and addressing socio-economic inequalities across the Erongo region. Presenting his maiden statement at Swakopmund on Friday, Kanelombe said the council\u2019s 2025\u20132030 Strategic Plan prioritises water security, housing, road infrastructure, youth employment, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":97842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-97843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kanelombe targets unemployment, housing shortages - Namibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/kanelombe-targets-unemployment-housing-shortages\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kanelombe targets unemployment, housing shortages\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. 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