NamWater has switched on a pump at the Olushandja Dam South Wall Pump Station, releasing water into the Etaka Uuvudhiya Earth Canal, to assist in mitigating the critical shortage of water in villages along the canal.
The water corporation has invested N$3.9 million in the undertaking.
In order to ensure a reliable and increased water supply to Outapi residents and the surrounding areas, NamWater, China Jiangxi International, and Homefin Properties signed a contract for the extension and upgrade of the Outapi Water Treatment Works.
NamWater says it is adopting new strategies to get additional sources of income, including working with private enterprises to lower the cost of water.
Stakeholders gathered in Ondangwa to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Ondangwa-Omutsegwonime bulk water supply pipeline replacement project.
The long-awaited project, costing ninety-one million dollars in its first phase, will resolve water supply challenges in the Oshana and Oshikoto Regions.
If all goes according to plan, fresh desalinated water will be available from the desalination plant in the Erongo Region by 2027.
This announcement was made by Carl Schlettwein, the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, during his address at a Land Development Conference in Henties Bay.
Namwater donates textbooks and stationery to 10 schools in the Kavango West Region.
The donation is worth over N$667,000.
Uis in the Daures constituency of Erongo Region needs about N$1.5 million to overcome the water problem at the settlement.
Erongo Chief Regional Officer Mupenzeni Ntelamo says the old asbestos pipe that takes water from the Namwater reservoir to Uis is clogged with limescale.
Namwater is expected to spend about $7 billion on the Kavango Link Project to address water shortages in the long run for the central areas of Namibia.
Currently, the water levels of the three dams in the central area—the Omatako, Von Bach, and Swakoppoort dams—are alarmingly low at 18%.
NamWater has decreased water supply to the City of Windhoek from 75% to 40% of the total demand.
This is because three dams supplying water to Windhoek are running low due to a minimal inflow during the rainy season.
This came to light during the council's meeting.
The Governor of Otjozondjupa Region, James Uerikua, together with NamWater, visited boreholes, aquifers, and reservoirs to reticulate water from storage sources, expand and upgrade the existing water network, and bring water closer to dry areas in the region.
