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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE City of Windhoek\u2019s municipality has announced that it has commenced with the closure of free water supply to informal settlements. The provision of free water in the country\u2019s informal settlements was on the back of a directive from government to ensure water supply during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The public is hereby notified that the City of Windhoek has commenced with the closure of the free water supply to the informal settlements.<\/p>\n

City spokesperson Harold Akwenye stated that the prepaid water system will be reinstated and going forward the residents will be required to use their water tokens to get water as done previously.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who have lost their water tokens should buy new ones from their nearest municipal offices. The City of Windhoek has been supplying free water to the informal settlements since March 2020 due to the spread of Covid-19. However the supply of free water has caused a financial burden to Council, and it resolved to stop the supply of free water and reinstate the prepaid water system,\u201d Akwenye said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. THE City of Windhoek\u2019s municipality has announced that it has commenced with the closure of free water supply to informal settlements. The provision of free water in the country\u2019s informal settlements was on the back of a directive from government to ensure water supply during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. 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