Okahandja still dirty

Betr.: Bewohner und Besucher lassen ihren Müll achtlos im Rivier

In spite of all the campaigns of the municipality, groups in town, requests to residents to help to keep our town clean etc, Okahandja still stay dirty, cause all the residents and visitors especially from Windhoek don’t care.

People just dump their rubbish in the river. Some even dump it with their trucks. I have seen a bag, that looked like recycle material. Maybe all the rubbish were in bags, but were emptied. Why they didn’t hand it in for recycling is an open question. I visited all the groups who were camping in the river on Saturday afternoon, begging them to keep our river clean. I realize that it is everybody’s choice to drink and smoke hubbly bubbly. But to keep your camping place clean is just good manners, especially when it is free.

We are thankful for the lovely rain. Before the rain the river was like miniature Kimberley holes. Whether everybody paid for the sand is also an open question. The world population is already 7.3 billion. If we don’t care what will the situation be in 2030, where there are so many expectations for our beloved land of Savannas, Namibia? What will be our excuses for the new generations if we don’t care for our lovely nature?

I also understand that only few residents of Five Rand Camp have toilet facilities. All these rubbish also flow to Swakoppoort dam. What about longdrops? Our municipality does their utterly best, but if the one hand doesn’t wash the other hand, none will be clean. Isn’t there a possibility that our Government can establish a law against pollution to charge culprits? Some countries do it.

Koos Swarts, Okahandja