For the past years, access to potable water has been a challenge for the Withuis community, who have relied on a water canal supplying water to the green scheme farmers. 

The City of Windhoek has reassured Windhoek residents that the water is safe for consumption and everyday use.

This was said by the CEO, Moses Matyayi, during a media tour at the Gammams Water Care Works facility.

The lack of potable water for the Oshilunga Shonkoshi community, a remote village in the Oshana Region, is now a thing of the past.

The community previously relied on water from wells and floodplains during the rainy season and made long journeys to Onaanda using donkey carts to purchase potable water.

Today is Human Rights Day, aimed at reminding the nation of the ongoing importance of equality, justice, and peace.

Dr. Naftal Ngalangi is a local expert and researcher in Rundu and talks to nbc News about human rights.

Villagers at Mateke in the Kavango East Region need potable water.

The villagers claim that their lives are at risk due to human-wildlife conflict. 

The villagers say they walk about five kilometres to fetch water and are prone to being attacked by crocodiles.

Residents of Oikuku and Ohamukwata villages in the Ohangwena Region now have access to potable water after three decades of waiting.

The project is being carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform and the Office of the Prime Minister at a cost of N$3.6 million.