The Rehoboth Town Council has expressed its commitment to serving the community despite challenges by prioritising road infrastructure, investment, and basic services.
The town, located some 80 kilometres south of Windhoek, has about 70,000 inhabitants.
Residents of Plakerskamp, a township in Karasburg, have raised concerns over a lack of basic services in their area, as well as increasing instances of crime.
The area has no proper streetlights, leaving residents feeling unsafe and vulnerable, particularly at night.
Today is Human Rights Day, aimed at reminding the nation of the ongoing importance of equality, justice, and peace.
Dr. Naftal Ngalangi is a local expert and researcher in Rundu and talks to nbc News about human rights.
While the quote goes, Water is life, for many living in informal settlements, access to water is a daily struggle they have to face.
Residents who were recently allocated plots of land at the Brukaros informal settlement in Keetmanshoop are still lacking basic services, despite promises made nearly two years ago.
Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes is calling on the business community, as well as those in the education, police, hospitals, and religious sectors, to assist the council in bringing much-needed services closer to residents of Farm 37.
Electrical, water, and sewer connections have been completed for ultra-low-income housing units built by the Omaruru Municipality.
The houses were built to accommodate families relocated in June this year from dilapidated single-quarter houses.
After the 2021 elections, opposition parties gained control of a number of local and regional authorities, forming coalitions in the absence of an outright majority.
