The community members of Otjimbingwe and surrounding farms hosted a meeting to address serious issues hampering socio-economic development at the settlement.
Otjimbingwe is a settlement in the Erongo Region of central Namibia, with approximately 8,000 inhabitants.
Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni believes the government should also be commended when it does good and not just be permanently criticised.
Uutoni says it is unfair to accuse the government of not doing anything to develop Namibia since independence.
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration has called on the mining and fishing industries in the Erongo Region to invest in the development and upgrading of transport infrastructure.
The Chief Executive Officer of Andrada Mining says collaboration is needed between the government and the private sector in the mining industry.
Anthony Viljoen made the remarks in an interview with nbc News at the Mining Expo and Conference in Windhoek.
Ombara Manasse Zeraua of the Zeraua Traditional Authority says the water challenge is hindering horticulture progress in communal areas of Omatjete.
It is evident that the government's social programmes are making an impact in the lives of many Namibians, of whom some could have otherwise been worse off without them.
Speakers at the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought say women should be empowered to own land and produce food for the nation.
Namibia observed the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought at Usakos, in the Karibib Constituency.
Water scarcity continues to be a challenge in some parts of the Erongo Region, and Governor Neville Andre has urged the Orano Erongo Desalination Plant to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the government to help fight the water crisis in rural areas of the region.
