Residents of Suncity in Rundu face water crisis
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Residents of the Suncity location at Rundu have been without running water for months.
They have now resorted to collecting water from the supply lines found above the ground.
Residents of the Suncity location at Rundu have been without running water for months.
They have now resorted to collecting water from the supply lines found above the ground.
A group of marginalised communities residing at Farm Skoonheid in the Omaheke Region blame the government for failing to develop the area and improve their living standards.
This includes the right to own farming land, the late supply of food support, and the lack of any health facilities.
Joakim Fransisku, the acting librarian at the Rundu Community Library, says the facility caters to more users than it can accommodate.
Joakim Fransisku says between 100 and 150 locals make use of the community library on an average day.
The Bakgalagadi community met in the Aminuis Constituency to, among other things, discuss the succession plan following the death of their Chief Tidimalo Ditshabue about three years ago.
The Karasburg community also raised its concerns with the minister regarding the alleged irregularities at the Town Council.
These include the dormancy of the Council's Built Together Housing Programme, irregular appointments, and water and electricity issues.
The business community of Swakopmund is unhappy with beggars and homeless people in the town, saying they are harassing tourists and scaring away potential investors.
Residents addressed a safety interaction meeting at Swakopmund.
Outgoing representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to Namibia, Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses, has emphasised the ongoing need to further strengthen investments in skilled and community health workers.
Since the beginning of the year farming communities in the Epukiro Constituency have lost more than 170 livestock to thieves.
Learners of PK De Villiers Secondary School at Keetmanshoop started their winter donation drive by serving a warm meal and donating winter clothes to vulnerable community members in the southern town.
The donation drive is an initiative of the Learners Representative Council.
Hunger and a lack of parental care are said to have driven many children in Windhoek's Okahandja Informal Settlement to the streets.
But the end results aren't pleasing.