The Namibian

29 July 2019



Farmers are moving nearer to conservancies in search of land to drill boreholes in their desperate search for farmers, but even those efforts are coming up dry. The lack of water has started to have a devastating effect on the livelihoods of the farmers and the survival of their crops and livestock, causing the villagers to become more desperate in their search for water.

Some of the farmers’ livestock have started to collapse due to dehydration, causing farmers great losses. This has caused the farmers to become extremely frustrated, and have started to show tension and anger at the situation.

Villages have started questioning the government’s lack of response to their situation and are frustrated with the lack of aid from the government. They have begun approaching the regional office to complain about the lack of action and demand aid from the government.