Human Rights Measure
Economic Stimulus and Relief Package: Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy and Households
Date Enacted: April 2020
Country: Namibia
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
As part of this package’s provision on “support to households” the “[g]overnment will ensure that water points are kept open without a need for water cards during lockdowns, through NamWater [the Namibia Water Corporation Ltd.] and Local Authorities that will subsidize this critical service. For the First lockdown, this amount is estimated at about N$10.0 million.”
