2017

Hotels in West Africa are focusing on sophistication and luxury to ensure that they emerge popularly and remain relevant. The hotels are in such a way that the need of every person is met regardless of their preferences. Africa is one of the most hospitable places and together with the rich heritage and contemporary culture; luxurious hotels are very keen on providing a unique experiences for their...

Water and electricity are essential for African development. “Electricity and water attract investors, and African countries should find new modern methods to fund infrastructure … and consider public-private partnerships,” said Alkhoraiby, Sherif Alkhoraiby, founder of Partner of Experts for Development “Out of 1,250 billion people in Africa, 635 million live in areas with no electricity,...

The construction sector in Opuwo has really helped for growth of the town as well as for an amelioration in the local economy of that town. Local Economic Development officer Sean Makono said Opuwo said that the local economy “is booming”. He added that the construction sector is steadily improving. There are also many commercial and residential buildings under construction. “It is predicted...

Windhoek is the capital city of Namibia. Currently, most of the African capital cities are upgrading to provide its residents with the right house by proper planning and making sure that the engineering standards are attained. The working of any government is seen by the housing standards it provides to the citizens. In Namibian capital, 40% of the residents live in houses of low standards. The weak...

Windhoek is vastly known for its impressive and conspicuous cleanliness making it one of the cleanest cities in Africa. The capital city of Namibia has more remarkable facts apart from just being clean that makes is one of the good towns in Africa. Here are the eight points that make the town to be liked by many. Katutura According to the locals, the name Katutura means not wanting to associate with...

Finding cheap properties is not easy for people in the country and it is also true for the residents of Mariental. To face the current housing backlog, the Mariental municipality partnered with Dynamo Property Developers to develop a new extension at the town. In the new Mariental extension, 209 residential houses will be constructed for ultra-low, low and middle-income groups. “The selling of...

Despite evoking an improvement in the construction sector, Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein feels this is likely to only occur in 2018. For the past year-and-a-half, the sector has known the severest economic circumstances since 2009 with a drop by 26 percent of the activity rate last year. According to latest figures, the contraction is even larger than that. “Recessionary pressures are...

Recently the current minister of finance explained in parliament that there was a serious need to optimise spending in this context of current economic uncertainty. But this situation does not mean that investing in property is a bad idea. Indeed, according to Standard Bank’s home loans sales manager, Caroline Orange, buyers have to take advantage of this period to buy much cheaper...

Only those who can afford to buy are allowed to urban land. Urban land is for sale and if the poor cannot afford to buy it, then they should stay on communal land instead of grabbing land. These were words said by Raphael Liswaniso, Katima Mulilo chief executive officer. His words came after the town council and the police demolished about 100 illegal structures last Thursday at the Lwanyanda compound...

Ohorogo Cement made available N$9 million to go towards housing for its employees. The money will help the purchasing of land, and cement contributions for the construction the houses. The managing director of the company, Hans-Wilhelm Schütte, said that this is the biggest highlight in the whole history of Ohorongo Cement as they created the first of many real and lasting legacies for the welfare of...