The President of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia, Mahongora Kavihuha, believes the high cost of electricity in the country is a result of NamPower not living up to its mandate of producing electricity locally.
Kavihuha made this remark at a media conference.
The death toll of people who died from suspected food poisoning at Kayova Village in the Kavango East Region has increased to 13.
The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta has expressed concern at the increase in the population of brown fur seals at Cape Cross.
The Bank of Namibia has again increased the repo rate, this time by 50 basis points, from 5.5 to 6.75 percent.
Governor Johannes !Gawaxab says the raise is done in an effort to anchor inflation expectations as well as safeguard the one-on-one peg arrangement with South Africa.
JUST IN | The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced an increase of N$1.98 in the price of diesel while the price of petrol remains unchanged.
The new fuel prices in Walvis Bay will thus be N$24.10/l for diesel, while petrol remains at N$20.08/l.
The Bank of Namibia has decided to increase the repo rate by 75 basis points to 6.25%
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) is receiving an increasing number of complaints from members of the public who have fallen victim to scams.
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is warning the public to be on alert as there is an increase in "419 scams", well-known for duping unsuspecting participants of non-existent investment funds into paying a certain amount of money to fraudsters.
