Some residents of Katima Mulilo have expressed their dismay at the sudden price hike of the MTC recharge vouchers they buy from street vendors.

They complain that the N$5 recharge voucher now sells for N$6, while N$10 recharge vouchers are now purchased at N$12.

Low prices of livestock at auctions are negatively affecting farmers in the Aminuis Constituency, threatening their livelihood.

The persistent drought has drastically caused a decline in livestock prices.

World food prices fell for the sixth month in a row in September, UN data showed Friday, as they continued to decline since a record was reached following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.