||Nhoma San community struggles to meet basic needs
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It remains a challenge for the San community in Tsumkwe Constituency's ||Nhoma settlement to put bread and other basic necessities on the table.
It remains a challenge for the San community in Tsumkwe Constituency's ||Nhoma settlement to put bread and other basic necessities on the table.
A San family living in Otjinene says they continue to face underdevelopment and the harsh reality of poverty.
While they express gratitude for the government assistance they receive, they often find themselves with nothing to eat and unable to afford even their most basic needs.
The Chairperson of the San Community Garden Project at Maranata Plot in the Epukiro Constituency, Paul Chapman, is pleading for water provision to help the garden achieve its desired result.
Chapman said the borehole will help the community improve their yields and, eventually, their livelihoods.
The San community at Ndoro Memorial, Omega 3 in the Zambezi Region, are unhappy with the selection and appointment of the school's hostel staff.
Some of those who applied for 12 positions advertised by the Ministry of Education say although they are qualified, they were left out.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has commenced water surveys to establish boreholes for a large-scale irrigation project on a 140-hectare brownfield site in Ekoka village, east of Okongo in the Ohangwena Region.
Some San people residing at the Ndama location in Rundu are unhappy about the state of their cemetery.
They say locals have no respect for the place, which is used as a dumping site, among many other activities.
Ndama could easily be one of the fastest-growing locations in Rundu.
Tensions are rising in Tsumkwe, where community members have taken to the streets in protest against the recent appointment of a new police station commander.
Ohangwena Regional Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga has encouraged the parents of children from vulnerable communities, especially the San community, to ensure that their children remain in school while the government is trying by all means to provide them with basic necessities.
The Hai||om community in the Kunene Region has adopted resolutions that they want to be included in all government development programmes.
The resolution was adopted following a five-day Hai||om San unity conference at Outjo over the weekend.
The manager of Ondera Farm in the Oshikoto Region says he is disappointed with the performance of the yield this year.