Most marginalised households still without toilets, NSA finds

Nearly seven out of every 10 households headed by people from Namibia’s marginalised communities do not have a toilet.

This is according to the Namibia Statistics Agency’s (NSA) latest census report on marginalised communities.

NSA statistician general and chief executive Alex Shimuafeni says 68.4% of these households have no toilet facilities. This means that for every 10 households, about seven have no toilet.

Last month, prime minister Elijah Ngurare informed parliament that the government is urgently addressing the country’s sanitation and housing challenges following a N$34 million allocation.

According to NSA’s 2023 Population and Housing Census report, about 40% of households in Namibia are without adequate sanitation.