Drought relief assistance and livestock support programmes for thousands of vulnerable and affected communities and farmers in the Otjozondjupa Region will be distributed from the beginning of October until June 2024.
Residents of Oshakati can breathe a sigh of relief as there will be no tariff increase for this financial year.
The announcement was made during the tabling of the council's 2023–2024 budget, amounting to N$214 million.
The ongoing government drought relief program in the Kunene, Erongo, and Omusati regions was extended on Tuesday to May 2024 by a Cabinet decision.
Omusati Governor Erginus Endjala says the poor rainfall experienced in the region has become worrisome for both crop and livestock farmers.
The situation, he says, has resulted in many northern communal farmers losing any hope for a bumper harvest this year.
