Thousands register interest in new affordable housing company Yambuka
Over 2,000 people have registered interest in Yambuka Housing, a new company providing affordable prefabricated homes in Windhoek, Namibia. The initiative aims to address the local housing crisis by offering low-cost, formal housing solutions.
Why it matters
The high demand highlights the urgent need for affordable housing and the potential for prefabricated construction to address urban development challenges.
More than 2 000 people have registered with Yambuka Housing, a new company that aims to provide affordable prefabricated houses in Windhoek.
Members of the public were invited to register their interest in buying one of the company’s homes at its launch at Xamro Cultural Centre in Windhoek on Saturday.
“We stayed until four in the afternoon because the queues simply did not stop. By the end of the day, over 2 000 people had registered their interest in a Yambuka house,” Yambuka director Twapewa Kadhikwa says in a press release on Sunday.
The company will offer two housing models: One is called the Iyaloo house, which is an 18 square metre one-bedroom, one-bathroom house. The other is the 40 square metre Shavena house, which has two bedrooms, one bathroom and a combined kitchen and living area.
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