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"Bill, I haven't had water in 48 years." bit.ly/4zUZyHM

Namibia spent N$516.1 million importing water products during the first eight months of 2026, with South Africa supplying about 88% of the 46.33 million litres brought into the country. Data from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) shows that imports between January and August declined from 55.14 million litres during the corresponding period of 2025, while the import bill fell by 3.4% from N$534.5 million. South Africa remained the dominant source, supplying approximately 40.88 million litres valued at N$440.4 million during the period. Other suppliers included Zambia at 1.55 million litres, Austria at 1.40 million litres, Germany at 902,266 litres, Angola at 555,959 litres and Switzerland at 117,270 litres. The figures come as the Namibia Trade Forum (NTF) pushes for greater participation by local producers in a bottled-water market it says has grown into a multi-million-dollar industry but remains heavily supplied by imports. thebrief.com.na/2026/10/nami… #namibia #imports #water #localproducers @namstatsagency @NTFNamibia

Josephine Angula from Namibia is one of ten nurses from around the world competing for the 2026 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award. She has arrived in Kochi, India, with nine other finalists to attend the awards ceremony taking place tonight. The event celebrates and recognises outstanding nurses from around the world. The finalists were selected from more than 134,000 entries and have visited the flagship Aster Medcity Hospital in Kochi. Report: Renate Rengura #NBCNews #nbcdigitalnews #nbcDSTV282 #nbcGOtv20 #nbcPlusApp

First National Bank of Namibia (FNB) has warned that rising transport, housing and food costs, coupled with global geopolitical tensions and the increasing likelihood of El Niño conditions, could push domestic inflation higher despite the bank forecasting an average rate of 4.0% for 2026. In its Economic Review, FNB said the volatile global environment poses upside risks to Namibia’s inflation outlook through higher fuel and commodity prices, while El Niño could weaken regional agricultural production and place further pressure on food prices. “We expect inflation to remain elevated and average 4.0% y/y in 2026, driven by persistent transport, housing, and food price pressures,” FNB said. “Moreover, a volatile global backdrop continues to pose inflationary risks through higher fuel and commodity prices, while the increasing likelihood of El Niño conditions could weaken regional agricultural production and place further upward pressure on food prices.” thebrief.com.na/2026/09/fnb-… #namibia #inflation #foodprices #housing #transportation @BankofNamibia @FinanceNamibia @FNBNamibia

El Niño will come show us who is boss and perhaps we will take CSOs seriously.