At Namibia’s independence in 1990 the country was faced with a biased pattern of human settlement as a result
of apartheid policies followed by the colonial government (Itewa, 2002). Urban human settlements were
segregated with migrant labour residing in all-male overcrowded hostels. The majority of the population resided
in the rural areas and lacked physical infrastructure and decent housing. To address the situation increasing
access to housing was identified as one of the critical areas necessary to achieve integrated development in the
country.