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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>A resident of the settlement Willem Olifant, told The Namibian yesterday Noordoewer\u2019s water pump uses electricity and since the power outage, tanks have not been refilled to supply water to residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not know what to do anymore. We cannot cook. We cannot wash ourselves. How do we go to work without bathing and what do our children drink?<\/p>\n

Another resident, Reginald Kahua, said those coming from Keetmanshoop and other areas should bring water for residents when they pass through the settlement.<\/p>\n

Kahua said besides the water and electricity outage, there is also no cellphone coverage and ATMs are not working.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power outage has led to a complete blackout. At this point, I want to relocate to Keetmanshoop, even if it\u2019s just for the week. I cannot even buy airtime for my phone to communicate, even though I have money in the bank, because there is no network to do online banking or mobile banking. I can\u2019t withdraw the money as ATMs are off,\u201d said Kahua.<\/p>\n

Acting police regional commander deputy commissioner Nicodemus Mbango said since Noordoewer and Ariamsvlei have no power, the police are challenged in terms of communicating with places, including Aussenkehr.<\/p>\n

Mbango added that they were informed that the police water tanks, which are always full, have been depleted by community members who flocked to the police station to get water.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we have sent a team to Noord\u00adoewer to assess the situation and bring a situational report back. We can\u2019t reach the station because our communication is cut. There is no network at Noordoewer. We do have electricity, because we have back-up generators.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have inmates, and feeding, washing and cleaning are a challenge. The power outage is also affecting the Aussenkehr Police Station and Ariamsvlei, even though we do not have inmates there,\u201d said Mbango.<\/p>\n

So far, Mbanga said no cases of illegal border crossing have been reported.<\/p>\n

Noordoewer and Ariamsvlei are border posts between Namibia and South Africa.<\/p>\n

Staff members at the Ariamsvlei border post, who spoke to The Namibian on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said immigration and customs and excise officials are checking travellers in manually, including all related paperwork.<\/p>\n

Both have electricity for lights only, but no computers or scanners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing we can do. We were informed it\u2019s a fault on NamPower\u2019s end and that it will probably be restored by Wednesday (today). So all we can do is check people in manually. Customs staff have to count goods manually and do the paperwork. There has been no work stoppage and we can\u2019t keep people at the border, neither trucks transporting goods, said the staff member.<\/p>\n

Calls and texts to Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security public relations officer Margaret Kalo and executive director Etienne Maritz went unanswered.<\/p>\n

The Namibia Revenue Agency said they will issue a statement today.<\/p>\n

NamPower officials said the power supply is expected to be restored today.<\/p>\n

\u201cNamPower technical personnel are currently engaged in transporting a replacement transformer from Windhoek. The public is cautioned to treat all power lines and electrical points as \u2018live\u2019 during power outages as no prior notification is given when the power supply is restored,\u201d noted a recent media statement.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. A resident of the settlement Willem Olifant, told The Namibian yesterday Noordoewer\u2019s water pump uses electricity and since the power outage, tanks have not been refilled to supply water to residents. \u201cWe do not know what to do anymore. We cannot cook. We cannot wash ourselves. 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