NHE – Windhoek Observer

25 Feb

Amushelelo Defiant

ObserverNational NewsAmushelelo Defiant, City of Windhoek cleaners, NHE

Steve Nashama Namibia Economic Freedom Fighter member, Michael Amushelelo, said he will join the striking employees of the National Housing Enterprise on Monday, as they demand for salary increases. This is despite the court granting him bail earlier this week, with strict conditions, including that he is not arrested on similar charges. He was last arrested after he joined striking City of Windhoek cleaners, who demanded better wages and that they be made permanent employees. They further demanded that they be granted the same benefits that permanent employees currently receive. The employees of NHE who embarked on a strike today…

24 Feb

NHE workers feeling neglected

ObserverNational NewsMatheus Haakuria, NHE, NHE workers feeling neglected

Steve Nashama The Public Service Union of Namibia Secretary General Matheus Haakuria confirmed today that the employees of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) want a salary increment of seven percent and that the union has been requesting for the NHE management and the board to negotiate, but the request he says, fell on deaf ears. The workers will embark on a nationwide strike tomorrow, from 8 am, he added. Haakuria said workers voted for a strike after the refusal of NHE management to negotiate. “All the demands of the workers were not considered and that is where the problem is,”…

27 Apr

NHE calls for town councils to provide more land

ObserverUncategorisedCEO Gisbertus, Chief Executive Officer, NHE, The National Housing Enterprise (NHE)

Tujoromajo Kasuto The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) needs more land from local authorities around the country to complete 241 houses under construction and 1038 planned units Chief Executive Officer, CEO Gisbertus says that through the collaborative efforts between the Otjiwarongo Town Council and NHE, 40 plots were acquired from the Otjiwarongo Town Council in 2021 and the project, which is running according to plan is envisioned for completion at the end of June this year. More than 50% of the houses constructed under this project are for lower income earners of the Otjiwarongo Town Council staff members. NHE management also…

18 Jun

Lack of land hamstrings NHE

ObserverObserver MoneyNational Housing Enterprise (NHE), NHE, Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Andrew Kathindi The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) says the lack of land has been a hindrance in delivering on its mandate. Speaking to Windhoek Observer, NHE corporate communications manager, Eric Libongani, said the NHE has no special access and has to compete for land just like private developers, in a country where the scarcity of viable land for housing development is a challenge. “We do not want to look like we are pointing fingers but I think what is critical, we need to realize that the institution that is given the sole mandate on behalf of government to construct houses…