Otjomuise ( in

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) is a township in north-western

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8ste Laan

8ste Laan ( in

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) is an

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informal settlement adjacent to the Otjomuise residential area. The City of Windhoek claims that the land is meant for recreational purposes and not for housing. It served the

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owners with evictions because the occupation of

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4421 on which the 8ste Laan's shacks have been erected was not authorized by them. Despite this controversy the 8ste Laan community has a gardening project that supplies

Khomasdal Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people. In October 2006, the City of Windhoek announce ...

soup kitchens with vegetables. This gardening project was launched by the founding father of Namibia, Dr

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, to stop people from depending on the government.

References

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