The ageing Kuiseb Collector 2-Schwarzekuppe-Swakopmund water pipeline is undergoing final upgrades costing close to N$84 million.
The water pipeline has served the coastal area for more than five decades.
NamWater has been upgrading and modernising the 73-kilometer pipeline in phases.
Namibia has reaffirmed the commitment to achieving universal access to clean water and sanitation by the year 2063.
This was the key message at this year's Africa Public Service Day celebrations held at Swakopmund on Thursday.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has plans in place to modernise community healthcare through a new system that will improve patient referrals, strengthen data collection and replace paper-based record-keeping.
Public service leaders have converged in the Erongo Region to tackle Africa's growing water and sanitation challenges as government officials and experts meet to explore innovative solutions aimed at strengthening public institutions and accelerating universal access to water and safe sanitation across the continent
Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has announced a ten-million-dollar food/cash for work programme aimed at providing immediate income support while creating community assets in rural Namibia.
A backlog of 84 outstanding Auditor General reports is set to come under parliamentary scrutiny as the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts begins a five-day review workshop held at Swakopmund.
The minister of Urban and Rural Development revealed that more than half of Namibia's population lives in rural areas, placing renewed pressure on the government to accelerate development and improve services delivery in underserved communities.
The Swakopmund Constituency Office has handed over business equipment worth N$168,000 to local entrepreneurs through the Constituency Development Fund Support Programme.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture has attributed the temporary suspension of 2027 learner admissions in parts of the Erongo Region to schools applying a first-come, first-served system, which triggered panic among parents.
Namibia will host the Uranium Legacy Sites in the Africa Region Workshop, which will take place in Swakopmund from 23 to 27 November 2026.
