Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Banner Left
Banner Right

Relief for thirsty Kunene livestock

Relief for thirsty Kunene livestock

OPUWO – Three new boreholes will be drilled in the northern Kunene Region in January.Immanuel Koruhama of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry told Nampa that the boreholes will be drilled at Arisona, Orutjandja and Orutanda villages.

He said that the Ministry had decided against rehabilitating existing boreholes because it was cheaper to drill new ones. It costs about N$150 000 to drill a borehole, while rehabilitating an existing one could cost up to N$600 000, he said.Koruhama said he was aware that new water points and boreholes were urgently needed in the south of the region and in the Khorixas district, but could not say when anything would be done about that situation.Regional councillors have said that the borehole at the Khai-tumus cattle post in the Kamanjab area collapsed almost a year ago.Since then, people have had to get water from Dorsland, about seven kilometres away.”Khai-tumus would probably be on the list of the places that have to get new boreholes but I do not know when it is going to be drilled,” Koruhama said.- NampaIt costs about N$150 000 to drill a borehole, while rehabilitating an existing one could cost up to N$600 000, he said.Koruhama said he was aware that new water points and boreholes were urgently needed in the south of the region and in the Khorixas district, but could not say when anything would be done about that situation.Regional councillors have said that the borehole at the Khai-tumus cattle post in the Kamanjab area collapsed almost a year ago.Since then, people have had to get water from Dorsland, about seven kilometres away.”Khai-tumus would probably be on the list of the places that have to get new boreholes but I do not know when it is going to be drilled,” Koruhama said.- Nampa

Stay informed with The Namibian – your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for only N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy –
Subscribe Now!

Latest News