Omitara upset over years of uncollected trash

Source: The Namibian · 2026-11-04T15:00:00.000Z · Education

The acrid stench of smouldering plastic, rotting food, used nappies and human and animal faeces fills the air at Omitara settlement in the Omaheke region’s Okorukambe constituency. Rubbish is scattered outside the Omitara Clinic, Otjivero Combined School, homes and the church. Some piles burn in the open, while discarded nappies and other waste litter the ground where children play. This is the reality residents like Aaron Seibeb (43) have lived with for more than 20 years. “This is not right. I’ve been here for 23 years but it has always been like that,” he says. A heap of garbage lies

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