A pensioner from Olunkavu Village in the Omusati Region is grateful to the government for building a pit latrine at her homestead.

Going outside the house at night is not safe for the elderly. Ebba Katumwa says it has been particularly difficult for her husband, who is unable to walk, and she is left with the responsibility to also take care of him.

Katumwa made these remarks in an interview with nbc News.

The government continues to extend sanitation to rural areas through the provision of pit latrines to less privileged communities and poor households.

Residents of the One Nation informal settlement in Windhoek have expressed anger over the lack of water and dysfunctional toilets, forcing them to use nearby bushes, when nature calls.

The City of Windhoek constructed these public toilets and taps in 2021 and residents were happy that their problems have been solved.

However, they say the taps were broken and toilets only worked for the first four months, as they are not being cleaned and get very full in a very short period of time.

About 60 Namibian employees at a Chinese-owned company, JTD Mining Group, near Arandis, will no longer share one toilet while on duty.

To get rid of overcrowding, the employer has further decided to build more sleeping rooms for the workers, following the Erongo Governors' intervention in the matter.

A month has passed since the Erongo Governor Neville Andre and other stakeholders, shut down a Chinese-owned company, JTD Mining Group near Arandis.

More than 42% of households in Namibia do not have toilets, while only 26% use private flush toilets connected to sewers.

This is contained in the 2019–2021 Namibia Census Mapping Basic Report, which was launched in Windhoek.

The report covered a wide range of activities, which include the characteristics of built-up structures, households, and housing conditions, as well as the agricultural activities of households and the main sources of energy that households use for cooking, heating, and lighting.