A borehole drilled at Mpuku village in 1972 has never supplied a single drop of water.

Fifty-three years later, residents are calling on the Kavango West Regional Council to rehabilitate it.

Residents of Mpuku village continue to walk long distances in search of water.

Most retail outlets in the Ohangwena Region are in breach of the Labour Act, particularly the national minimum wage regulations.

This emerged during an oversight visit by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations.

Vice Chairperson of the National Council Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Housing, Christopher Likuwa, says there is a need for Namibia's transport systems to be designed, managed and regulated in a manner that prevents deaths or serious injuries.

The Zambezi region will continue to lag behind in development if resources continue to be allocated using the same formula as the rest of the country. 

In response to the allegations by opposition political parties, the Swapo party chief whip rejected the portrayal of the Swapo party as neglecting parliamentary oversight while prioritising its own agenda.