Residents of Aus Settlement in the ||Kharas Region are worried about sewage overflowing from manholes into a dry riverbed, risking contamination of underground water. Despite complaints to the local settlement office, no action has been taken since January.

The !Nami#Nus Constituency Office has come to the aid of Sara Niklaaste, an 80-year-old resident of the Aus Settlement who was left homeless after being evicted from a commercial farm.