Rainwater from a leaking roof flooded parts of Mariental State Hospital.
Videos of the water leakage, showing nurses mopping up rainwater, circulated widely on social media.
The NBC News team reached out to Hardap Health Directorate Regional Director Yvonne Stephanus, who declined to comment.
Residents of Mariental's Extension Five informal settlement accuse the municipality of relocating them to a flood-prone area after heavy rain flooded their homes this week.
Residents say they feel hopeless after rainwater flooded their homes and destroyed their belongings.
The government has invested N$88 million in the 2024/2025 financial year for the second phase of development of the Luderitz Waterfront.
The Hardap Regional Governor, Riaan McNab, has appointed 35 members to the Regional Disaster Risk Management Committee (RDRMC), aimed at strengthening the region's readiness for natural disasters.
Despite a budget allocation of more than N$1 million in the 2023/24 financial year, construction of a vehicle testing centre at Oranjemund is yet to commence.
Hardap Governor Riaan McNab calls on the residents of Kalkrand Village to preserve and uphold a clean environment, citing it as the cornerstone for development and economic growth.
The chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy and Industry, Public Administration and Planning has also appealed for completion of the upgrading of the Sandverhaar-Buchholzbrunn railway in the ||Kharas Region, without further delay.
Hardap Governor Riaan McNab has urged newly elected Hardap regional council members to move away from boardroom meetings and focus more on working directly in communities.
He said tangible action is essential to enhance service delivery and rebuild public trust in the region.
A youth entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) workshop held in Keetmanshoop on Friday addressed the issue of poor business plan skills, which is a major barrier to many young people's access to the National Youth Development Fund.
The ||Kharas Education Directorate Director Nicolaas Eiman said the Directorate's approach for the current academic year will be evidence-based, collaborative, and learner-centered to improve both access to quality education and learner achievement.
