The community of Tsumkwe celebrated the official launch of a local cleaning campaign. The project, run under the theme of "Our Trash, Our Responsibility, Let's Keep Tsumkwe Clean", is funded by the US-based NGO Palms for Life.
Residents of Goreangab in Samora Machel Constituency joined a clean-up campaign led by the Tukwatha Youth Organisation, aiming to help Windhoek reclaim its status as the world’s cleanest city.
Frustrated Noordoewer residents are accusing the local settlement office, which renders municipal services, of failing to deliver adequate service.
The current waste management situation in Namibia is not satisfactory.
The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, says many settlements, villages, towns, and municipalities do not have proper landfills and are instead using dumpsites for waste disposal.
A household recycling pilot programme was launched in Windhoek. It is aimed at effectively managing waste in Katutura's Luxury Hill area.
The pilot programme means to encourage residents to hold a positive attitude toward their environment and do their part to keep the City clean.
