The Chief Manasse Zeraua of the Zeraua Traditional Authorities says communities residing in mining areas ought to fully benefit from such resources.

He was speaking when he received equipment donations on behalf of a local school and conservancies courtesy of Farpoint Investment Mine at Omatjete.

The residents at Omatjete settlement in the Erongo Region continue to suffer from a water shortage, and Senior Councillor Fabianus Uaseupuani has now called on the regional office to fast-track a pipeline project that can temporarily solve the problem.