Selected villages and settlements will soon have access to clean drinking water following the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform and the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF).
The Khorixas Town Council has provided water and electricity to residents in extensions 11 and 12 of the informal settlement, better known as Donkerhoek.
This was revealed by Khorixas Mayor, Lena ǂGaeses, during an interview with nbc News.
The provision of potable water and electricity remains a challenge in Maltahohe and Aranos.
Residents in those areas live in corrugated shelters and share one public- tap.
The President of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) has called on African countries to appropriately place water at the top of their socioeconomic development agenda.
Farming communities resettled at Somekoms in the Kalahari Constituency of the Omaheke Region are facing water problems as the boreholes reportedly contain high levels of nitrates, which are natural chemicals found in the soil, air, and water.
A book that aims to promote Namibia's natural, nourishing food was launched in Windhoek.
The cookbook will serve as an easy guide on how to diversify one's diet by using locally available ingredients and cooking equipment.
The Leader of the Landless People's Movement, LPM, Bernadus Swartbooi, has called for the speedy implementation of a rescue plan, such as the writing off of debts to address the high electricity tariffs.
