The Namibian government is set to receive a N$1.5 billion loan from the German Development Bank (KFW) to support several water projects aimed at easing the country’s water crisis.
Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah announced the loan agreement in Parliament on Wednesday.
Construction of access roads leading to Masida and Makanga Villages in the Zambezi Region is expected to be completed this year.
Initially, the two access roads were meant to be upgraded to gravel before the Roads Authority (RA) revised that decision to design them at low-volume seal level.
The Walvis Bay Municipality said the Road Fund Administration has increased the budget for the road rehabilitation project to N$400 million.
Currently, the rehabilitation of two streets in the heavy industrial area is ongoing under the project.
The Roads Authority has made headway with the first phase of construction of the Bukalo-Muyako-Ngoma Road.
The Kavango West Chief Regional Officer, Matheus Singambwe, says the council has employed several strategies to promote professionalism and good governance.
He said this during an interview with the MICT Kavango West regional office.
The Komas region's Katutura Central Constituency in Windhoek will soon have its office.
This follows the groundbreaking ceremony held ahead of its construction.
The Otjiwarongo Municipality has launched its 'roads and resurfacing' project for several pothole-ridden roads around town.
The Road Funds Administration will fund the N$92 million project, which will see the Libertine Amadhila tar road stripped down and repaved.
The Trans-Kalahari Corridor Secretariat held a farewell for former Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, to recognise his contributions to regional trade and transport integration.
The Chinese Embassy in Namibia provided financial support of 200,000 Namibian dollars to Highline Secondary School during an annual prize-giving ceremony to improve the school's educational infrastructure.
The Bukalo-Muyako-Ngoma road will soon be constructed to a low-volume standard, improving accessibility for communities in the area.
This project is expected to make travel easier and safer for residents, businesses, and farmers who rely on the road for their daily activities.
