The Education Directorate in the Zambezi Region has closed down Caprivi Senior Secondary School for two days to prevent a sewage spill.
Education Inspector for Katima Mulilo Circuit, Rosco Lukubwe, said the school closure will allow the Works Department and Town Council to unblock the system.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has highlighted the inclusive benefits of the just concluded 39th African Union Summit's agenda for African countries, with Namibia poised to play a pivotal leadership role in water management, food security and sanitation.
Hostel learners at Caprivi Senior Secondary School boycotted lunch at the dining hall this afternoon after sewage infested the path from the hostel.
They claim that the ongoing issue, unresolved for over three years, poses health risks.
Over 300 learners at Mutwarantja Primary School in the Kavango East Region have missed nearly three weeks of classes due to proper toilet facilities.
To help mitigate the spread of the cholera outbreak in Grootfontein, its municipality has started providing water at different points as they look at addressing sanitation.
This was confirmed by Grootfontein mayor Moritz Gaingob during a briefing with Otjozondjupa Governor John ||Khamuseb.
Residents of Windhoek's Havana informal settlement gathered for a meeting to address poor public services, including restroom hygiene, vandalism, and misuse.
Misuse of public toilets in the city's informal settlements has caused unsanitary conditions, prompting some community members to put padlocks on the doors to prevent further damage.
The Chairperson of the Omusati Regional Council Management Committee, Daniel Iilende, has urged the region's political and administrative leadership to implement government projects in a timely manner.
Days before school reopens, the Joy Mungungu Senior Primary School at Rundu is left without functional toilets.
This comes after the donor pulled out due to a breach of the agreement.
The primary school was established by community members before government intervention.
Residents of Gibeon have expressed serious concerns over the continued use of the bucket toilet system, calling it a pressing health risk that requires urgent intervention.
