With an increase in cholera cases in some SADC countries, the Directorate of Health in the Otjozondjupa Region has launched an awareness campaign to educate communities about the disease.

The campaign targets schools, rural areas, and peri-urban areas identified as at-risk communities.

An environmental health practitioner in the Otjiwarongo District, Olivia Mbambi, said during a visit to Karundu Primary School that the awareness campaign is a proactive measure by the ministry to empower communities with knowledge about cholera.

The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform says only about half the population has access to proper toilet facilities.

Speaking during the President's media briefing earlier in the week, minister Carl Schlettwein said sanitation is a prerequisite for development.

Namibia is lagging behind in UN Social Development Goal 6 on sanitation.

Carl Schlettwein says no one will invest in an area where no sanitation is available.

So much has been said about service delivery and development, and technocrats have much to do with it.

The Secretary to Cabinet, Dr. George Simataa, did not mince his words when he told the Executive Directors and Chief Regional Officers that they are much relied on for development in their areas, particularly remote areas.

It was a robust discussion, where the EDs and CROs took to the podium and presented not only what their offices are busy with but also suggested solutions for proper sanitation and access to potable water.