NamWater says unpaid water bills have reached N$2.8 billion as of 30 November 2025.
According to Lot Ndamanomhata, a spokesperson for NamWater, the increase in unpaid accounts affects the financial position of the bulk water supplier.
Rehoboth mayor Jacky ǂKhariseb says the planned suspension of the town’s water supply by NamWater has been put on hold following engagements between stakeholders.
The town owes the water utility N$150 million.
Water flow from the Von Bach dam is stabilising after a recent power supply interruption affecting the main booster station due to heavy rains.
NamWater is owed a total of N$2.8 billion by various entities, an amount that poses a serious risk to national water security.
It is, therefore, urgently calling on local authorities, government institutions, industries and all consumers to settle their accounts.
NamWater and Swakop Uranium have signed a joint-venture agreement to develop a new large-scale desalination plant in the Erongo Region.
The desalination plant is aimed at strengthening the country's long-term water security and supporting industrial growth.
The Gobabis Municipality, in collaboration with the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, is set to roll out prepaid water and electricity provision to its residents; these projects should be completed before the end of the 2025/2026 financial year.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to deliver sustainable and durable solutions to the water challenges currently affecting communities countrywide.
Given prospects of good rainfall, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said discussions are on to ensure that schools in floodplain areas do not close during the rainy season.
Schools such as Onghala, Ohaingu, Oudjobala and Shingunguma would need urgent intervention to avoid their temporary closures.
Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka and his team inspected the water supply infrastructure in Rundu just a day after Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa's meeting on the water crisis.
Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has given the Kavango East regional leadership two days to find a solution to the water crisis in Rundu.
