Despite several visits and promises by political party representatives over the years, residents of Baboon City on the outskirts of Windhoek say they are only pleading for one basic necessity, water.

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.

Residents of Grashoek in the Tsumkwe Constituency of the Otjozondjupa Region are in need of electricity as well as land for livestock farming.

The residents told nbc News that the lack of electricity denies them education opportunities and impedes social progression.

Works and Transport Deputy Minister Veikko Nekundi visited the Okongo constituency in the Ohangwena Region to assess earth-track roads in that area.

These hard-to-navigate sandy roads are hampering development and making it difficult for communities to access schools and health centres promptly.