Rehoboth residents are not happy with the town council's introduction of prepaid water metres without first engaging with residents.

Some residents claim that since 2015, they have been using public taps with no other service offered, such as ablution facilities.

Other issues include services being provided without communication with the residents, tenders given to outsiders, and high charges for water despite low wages. 

The residents say they elected the leaders knowing they knew their struggles.

Rehoboth tops the list of drug busts over the Easter weekend.

A 27-year-old man was arrested at Rehoboth after he was found in possession of four full and one-quarter Mandrax tablets, valued at N$550. 

Another Rehoboth resident, a 39-year-old man, was also arrested after he was found with 16 bankies of cannabis valued at N$160.

A 33-year-old man was also arrested in the same town after he was found in possession of one parcel of pure skunk valued at N$1200.

The World Bank has indicated that although Namibia is an upper-middle-income country, more than half of the population still lives in poverty.

According to the World Bank report released last year in January, over 1,6 million people of the 2,6 million population live in poverty, with the youth being most affected.