The Hardap Education Directorate says it is intensifying efforts to address overcrowded classrooms, dilapidated school infrastructure and inadequate sanitation facilities in the region.

Close to Opuwo's Central Business District (CBD), residents of the Orutjandja West informal settlement say years of paying to occupy land have instead brought more than hardship and uncertainty. 

Siya Combined School in Kapako Constituency, Kavango West Region, is facing a shortage of classrooms, inadequate sanitation and a lack of water, prompting calls for urgent government intervention.

Lack of sufficient public toilets in Windhoek's informal settlements continues to persist.

This has resulted in some residents allegedly privatising toilets as most of them are out of order and not repaired for years.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR), with support from the African Development Bank, has constructed sanitation facilities for six schools in the Zambezi Region at a cost of N$5,6 million. 

Some residents from Ndama in Rundu have mixed feelings about a sewage pump station that is being constructed in the area, fearing health hazards. 

Vice Chairperson of the Junior National Council (JNC) Loini Nangolo has called on the government to invest and upgrade water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure at schools and provide adequate funding for maintenance.

Namibia has reaffirmed the commitment to achieving universal access to clean water and sanitation by the year 2063.

This was the key message at this year's Africa Public Service Day celebrations held at Swakopmund on Thursday.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare says Namibia is making progress in expanding access to water and sanitation but admits the country still faces significant challenges in reaching every community.

Dr Ngurare called for urgent improvements in service deliveries.

Despite several visits and promises by political party representatives over the years, residents of Baboon City on the outskirts of Windhoek say they are only pleading for one basic necessity, water.