Critically low levels at main reservoir threaten water supply of Namibian capital

STORY: Critically low levels at main reservoir threaten water supply of Namibian capital SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Von Bach Dam 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ESLEY KANDOROZU, NamWater Hydrology Division acting manager 3. various of the Von Bach Pump station STORYLINE: Authorities warn that water levels are critically low at the reservoir at Von Bach Dam, the third-largest in Namibia and a vital water source for the capital city of Windhoek. The reservoir is now at only 11.3 percent capacity, jeopardizing water supply to the capital city and Okahandja, a town about 70 km north of Windhoek. A group of reporters were taken to Von Bach Treatment Plant, near Okahandja, to see the dire water supply situation. The reservoir at Von Bach Dam typically supplies about half of Windhoek's water needs, but its dwindling reserves are causing concern among officials. NamWater Hydrology Division acting manag

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NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-RESERVOIR-LOW WATER LEVEL

(240509) -- OKAHANDJA, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows the reservoir at Von Bach dam in Okahandja, a town about 70 km north of Windhoek, Namibia. Water levels at the reservoir at Von Bach Dam, the third-largest in Namibia and a vital water source for the capital city, Windhoek, are critically low, authorities warn. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Critically low levels at main reservoir threaten water supply of Namibian capital

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-RESERVOIR-LOW WATER LEVEL

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-RESERVOIR-LOW WATER LEVEL

(240509) -- OKAHANDJA, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows the Von Bach dam in Okahandja, a town about 70 km north of Windhoek, Namibia. Water levels at the reservoir at Von Bach Dam, the third-largest in Namibia and a vital water source for the capital city, Windhoek, are critically low, authorities warn. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Critically low levels at main reservoir threaten water supply of Namibian capital

Art transforms Namibian informal settlements, inspires hope

STORY: Art transforms Namibian informal settlements, inspires hope SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Okahandja Park informal settlement, Windhoek, Namibia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NDAKO NGHIPANDULWA, Namibian visual artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THINYEMBA HIDIPO, Community member, Okahandja Park STORYLINE: Namibian visual artist Ndako Nghipandulwa is harnessing the power of art to alter the landscape of Okahandja Park, one of the oldest and most populated informal settlements on the periphery of Namibia's capital, Windhoek. Nghipandulwa initiated the art project after observing discouraging inscriptions on a shack two years ago during a photography assignment in the area. With a grant from the National Art Council of Namibia, Nghipandulwa aims to ignite a spark of optimism within the community by painting each structure. The project employs a community approach that includes training and empowering resident

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-INFORMAL SETTLEMENT-ART

(231205) -- WINDHOEK, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Artist Ndako Nghipandulwa (L) paints a corrugated iron house at Okahandja Park, one of the oldest and most populated informal settlements on the periphery of Windhoek, capital of Namibia, Dec. 4, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Art transforms Namibian informal settlements, inspires hope" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-INFORMAL SETTLEMENT-ART

NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-INFORMAL SETTLEMENT-ART

(231205) -- WINDHOEK, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Community members paint a corrugated iron house at Okahandja Park, one of the oldest and most populated informal settlements on the periphery of Windhoek, capital of Namibia, Dec. 4, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Art transforms Namibian informal settlements, inspires hope" (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING

(220920) -- OKAHANDJA (NAMIBIA), Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An artist works on a piece of artwork at a marketplace in Okahandja, Namibia, on Sept. 20, 2022. Namibian artists are maximizing wood carving tradition to preserve cultural heritage and access bigger markets from an open space along the main road in Okahandja, a town 70 km north of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING

(220920) -- OKAHANDJA (NAMIBIA), Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists work on their pieces of artworks at a marketplace in Okahandja, Namibia, on Sept. 20, 2022. Namibian artists are maximizing wood carving tradition to preserve cultural heritage and access bigger markets from an open space along the main road in Okahandja, a town 70 km north of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING

NAMIBIA-OKAHANDJA-TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING

(220920) -- OKAHANDJA (NAMIBIA), Sept. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An artist arranges artworks at a marketplace in Okahandja, Namibia, on Sept. 20, 2022. Namibian artists are maximizing wood carving tradition to preserve cultural heritage and access bigger markets from an open space along the main road in Okahandja, a town 70 km north of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua)