Residents of the Suncity location at Rundu have been without running water for months. 

They have now resorted to collecting water from the supply lines found above the ground. 

Residents say they have been without water since October last year, while others have never had running water since their taps were installed. 

This has left the community with no choice but to get water from any other pipe.

The Rundu Town Council's Strategic Executive for Infrastructure, Planning, and Technical Services, Sakaria Shopati, says the Suncity situation came to the attention of the Council last year and was caused by low pressure in the supply systems.

Shopati added that the population of Rundu has grown, putting pressure on the council.

He says the council has water rationing hours to enable the water volumes to build up as a short-term solution.

The council, Shopati said, has also drilled and installed two new boreholes that are feeding into the supply system via the Kehemu water tower. 

It is also in the process of constructing booster off-take pipelines for SunCity.

The council has appealed to the community to be patient but also to refrain from vandalising infrastructure.