{"id":100584,"date":"2026-04-09T12:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/over-2000-rural-households-gain-water-connections"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:56:48","slug":"over-2000-rural-households-gain-water-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/over-2000-rural-households-gain-water-connections","title":{"rendered":"Over 2000 Rural Households Gain Water Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p>THE Government\u2019s water infrastructure initiatives have enabled 2,886 rural households to receive direct water connections over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah highlighted this achievement during her recent State of the Nation Address, noting that rural water supply coverage increased from 83.5% to 84.9% over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>She attributed the improvement to substantial investment in water infrastructure, including the completion of 94 new boreholes, the installation of 137 water-supply facilities, the rehabilitation of 51 boreholes, and the construction of 55 distribution pipelines.<\/p>\n<p>The President also noted that the Government has additional plans to further strengthen water security, including pipeline upgrades, with several initiatives already underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn November 2025, I inaugurated the N$250 million Ohangwena II Wellfield, supported by the African Development Bank. The Government also signed a 75-million-euro agreement with KfW to help fund the Omundaungilo\u2013Omutsegwonime Pipeline, which will provide much-needed relief to communities in the eastern Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions,\u201d the President continued.<\/p>\n<p>President Nandi-Ndaitwah further pointed out that the second-largest water supply project currently in progress is the Rundu Water Treatment Plant Extension, valued at N$650 million. This project aims to provide water to Rundu and surrounding communities within a 100-mile radius across both the Kavango East and Kavango West regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Zambezi Region, funding from KfW and the African Development Bank has been secured for the construction of a new water treatment plant, storage reservoirs in Katima Mulilo, and new rural water pipelines,\u201d the President added.<\/p>\n<p>She also announced that the Naute\u2013Keetmanshoop Pipeline Replacement Project has begun, modernising the ageing pipeline at a cost of N$200 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Staff Reporter THE Government\u2019s water infrastructure initiatives have enabled 2,886 rural households to receive direct water connections over the past year. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah highlighted this achievement during her recent State of the Nation Address, noting that rural water supply coverage increased from 83.5% to 84.9% over the same period. 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