Countries around the world observed World Water Day on Wednesday.
At Otjiwarongo, residents of the informal settlements there used the occasion to call on their municipality to set up water points close to their households.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, visited an envisaged government project to construct earth dams in the Oshana Region.
The Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, says there is a need to create an environment where Namibians can have local ownership of investment in the mining and petroleum sectors.
Alweendo was speaking at the Debmarine Stakeholder Breakfast Meeting in Windhoek today.
With independence comes the responsibility to develop the country and better the lives of the community in which one lives.
The late Hendri Greeff, who owned the C'est Si Bon and Casa Forno restaurants and accommodation facilities at Otjiwarongo, is one of those who looked after his community.
The murder suspect in the death of Auguste Ndemupanda Jonas, 31-year-old Prostatius Kuuvilwa, has been remanded in custody.
Kuuvila, who is accused of murdering his 28-year-old ex-girlfriend, appeared in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
