NamWater will invest over N$230 million to replace the 46-year-old Ogongo/Oshakati Pipeline.

Following a bidding process in January this year, three contractors have been selected to carry out the 53 kilometre project, which is divided into three sections.

The Governor of the Hardap Region, Salomon April, has highlighted the importance of partnerships in overcoming challenges in education. 

He said this during the handover of stationery worth over N$300,000 to 11 schools in the region by NamWater. 

Namibia's water utility, NamWater, has donated essential stationery to at least 15 schools in the Kavango East Region.

This will help address the shortage of teaching and learning materials and improve learners's performance at the schools.

To address water challenges faced by the people of the Kavango East Region, NamWater handed over the Kayengona and Shamvhura water supply river schemes to the residents of Rundu Rural and Ndiyona Constituencies yesterday.

The water interruptions caused by frequent breakdowns and pipe bursts at Katima Mulilo will soon be something of the past.

This comes after NamWater commissioned the water pipeline replacement project on Tuesday.

NamWater has switched on a pump at the Olushandja Dam South Wall Pump Station, releasing water into the Etaka Uuvudhiya Earth Canal, to assist in mitigating the critical shortage of water in villages along the canal.

The water corporation has invested N$3.9 million in the undertaking. 

In order to ensure a reliable and increased water supply to Outapi residents and the surrounding areas,  NamWater, China Jiangxi International, and Homefin Properties signed a contract for the extension and upgrade of the Outapi Water Treatment Works.

NamWater says it is adopting new strategies to get additional sources of income, including working with private enterprises to lower the cost of water.

Stakeholders gathered in Ondangwa to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Ondangwa-Omutsegwonime bulk water supply pipeline replacement project.

The long-awaited project, costing ninety-one million dollars in its first phase, will resolve water supply challenges in the Oshana and Oshikoto Regions.

If all goes according to plan, fresh desalinated water will be available from the desalination plant in the Erongo Region by 2027.

This announcement was made by Carl Schlettwein, the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, during his address at a Land Development Conference in Henties Bay.