Niël Terblanché During the early hours of a Sunday morning, the residents of Smarties Extension 9 in Okahandja were shaken awake by an explosion before being engulfed in darkness once again. As the sun rose, the grim reality became apparent: three copper cables, lifelines of electricity to their homes, were severed from a transformer, leaving...
December 14, 2024
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Livayi food poisoning death toll rises to four
Maria David THE death toll among people involved in an incident where eight individuals were suspected to have suffered from food poisoning at Livayi village, approximately 50km south of Nyangana district hospital, has increased to four. All victims were under the age of 18, ranging in age from 1 to 17 years. According to the...
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Death toll from Lumina Village grenade explosion rises
The death toll in last Friday’s hand grenade explosion, in which two people died at their homestead in Lumina Village in the Mpacha area of the Zambezi Region, has risen to three. The family of four—the 34-year-old father, Kashako Mulatehi, and his three children, Mulatehi Mulatehi, Yamuno Mulatehi, and Lydia Mulatehi—were all involved in the...
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South Africa’s inflation rises to 5.4% in September
South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation ticked up to 5.4% in September from 4.8% in August, the second consecutive increase. Managing Director of High Economic Intelligence, Salomo Hei reacts to the news. The post South Africa’s inflation rises to 5.4% in September first appeared on Future Media. Source link
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Namibia’s trade deficit rises by 17 percent – Windhoek Observer
Martin Endjala Namibia’s trade deficit swelled by 17 percent, marking its most significant gap since May 2022. While exports fell by 5.8 percent, imports rose by 2.2 percent in August 2023. The export bill stood at N$7.4 billion, with imports amounting to N$12.3 billion. This resulted in a trade deficit of N$4.9 billion, up from...
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Namibian Consumers Face Higher Prices as Inflation Rises to 4.7% – Namibia Daily News
WINDHOEK, Oct. 1 – In August 2023, Namibia’s annual inflation rate experienced an uptick, rising to 4.7% from the previous month’s near 1-1/2-year low of 4.5% in July. This acceleration in inflation was primarily attributed to the increasing prices in the food and beverage sector. Specifically, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages exhibited a 10%...
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Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 820 – Namibia Daily News
RABAT, Sept. 9 — The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night has risen to 820, said the country’s Interior Ministry on Saturday. The earthquake has also injured at least 672, according to the latest update from the ministry. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11:11 p.m. local time (2211...
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Rice rises from Chelsea reject to England’s most expensive player
Declan Rice capped a remarkable rise from the crushing disappointment of being released by boyhood heroes Chelsea as a teenager as he joined Arsenal from West Ham on Saturday for a fee that could rise to £105 million. Rice admits to being reduced to tears when the Blues let him go as a promising 14-year-old....