Residents of Kap N Bou and Blikkiesdorp have petitioned the Grootfontien Municipality to act hastily on addressing the lack of proper sanitation, water, and electricity, clean up filthy streets, as well as address the lack of fire brigade services at the settlements.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform (MAWLR) is taking urgent measures to tackle the severe water supply challenges affecting communities in the Oshikoto Region.
The Students' Union of Namibia (SUN) has raised concerns over the lack of functional toilets and water at Ndama Junior Primary School, which has left learners without proper sanitation for three weeks and led to the suspension of classes.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP in the National Assembly, Lukas Hamata, says there is an urgent need for clean water in the Ohangwena Region, which can be addressed through the Ohangwena Aquifer 2.
The gradual removal of the cordon fence restrictions is gaining momentum.
Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform to conduct a feasibility study over the 2024/25–2025/26 financial years in this respect.
98 Batswana of Namibian descent will return home this Friday. The group, who will be accompanied by four ministers from Botswana, will be formally received at the Dobe Border Post.
Namibia's Minister of Home Affairs, along with other government officials, will also be present.
Namibia's beef exports to the European Union are under threat as the EU's new deforestation regulation comes into effect on 1st January 2025.
This regulation prohibits the entry of commodities linked to deforestation after December 2020, including beef, unless stringent environmental standards are met.
Resettled farmers in Boomlager, Okorukambe Constituency, are grappling with a severe water shortage after their borehole dried up years ago. Residents are forced to travel long distances to fetch water from nearby farms.
When he took over as the Governor of the Ohangwena Region, two critical issues needed Sebastian Ndeitunga's attention: a lack of potable water and a poor road network, areas which he prioritised.
NamWater has switched on a pump at the Olushandja Dam South Wall Pump Station, releasing water into the Etaka Uuvudhiya Earth Canal, to assist in mitigating the critical shortage of water in villages along the canal.
The water corporation has invested N$3.9 million in the undertaking.
