Namibia expands water access, but sanitation backlog persists: PM
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia has increased access to safe drinking water to 91.4% of the population and expanded sanitation infrastructure during the 2025/26 financial year, but significant gaps remain in rural and peri-urban areas, prompting renewed calls for faster service delivery and stronger community participation. In a speech delivered on his behalf by Minister of Agriculture,... The post Namibia expands water access, but sanitation backlog persists: PM appeared first on New Era .
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia has increased access to safe drinking water to 91.4% of the population and expanded sanitation infrastructure during the 2025/26 financial year, but significant gaps remain in rural and peri-urban areas, prompting renewed calls for faster service delivery and stronger community participation.
In a speech delivered on his behalf by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAWFLR) Inge Zaamwani at the African Public Service Day commemoration in Swakopmund on Thursday, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said government drilled 102 boreholes nationwide during the reporting period, with 87 proving successful. Another 53 previously drilled boreholes were equipped and commissioned to improve water access in underserved communities.
