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.

Community gets the first-ever borehole

Home National Community gets the first-ever borehole
Community gets the first-ever borehole

NKURENKURU – The Karanawa no.1 community in Nkurenkuru constituency in Kavango West last week became a beneficiary of a solar-powered borehole with two 10 000 litre water tanks, courtesy of a local company. 

The financiers, Ruguru Investments, made the donation as part of their corporate social responsibility to the tune of N$350 000. 

The company was recently handed fishing quotas and decided to plough back. 

“Ruguru Investments is two years old at the wake of the recent fishing rights applications; it is owned 100% by previously disadvantaged Namibians and it is in the context of existing national policies like the National Development Goals along with the Harambee Prosperity Plan,” said Elia Kamati on behalf of Ruguru Investments at the handover on Friday. 

“We thank government for allocating us fishing quotas last year; however, we appeal that the ministry of fisheries and marine resources increase our annual quotas because the current quotas are not allowing us to do more in order to fulfil our promised to our social responsibility.” 

The Karanawa no.1 community have been struggling to get water for years; they had to move distances to the nearest borehole – and that prompted Ruguru investments to pick them for the donation to provide them with clean water, fit for human consumption. 

“We have been struggling; no water facility or electricity but Ruguru noticed our need and brought us this water borehole; it’s not easy for just anybody to do what they have done; as a community, we are indeed grateful,” said village elder Noah Musonga.

– jmuyamba@nepc.com.na