Angry voices from the darkness

Northern residents fume over power cuts
Police fear a rise in crime, children are studying by cellphone flashlight and businesses are losing out as NamPower blackouts kick in.
Tuyeimo Haidula and Kenya Kambowe
  • 1 Year Ago - 2023-06-07 01:00:00
Some of the immediate repercussions of power cuts implemented by NamPower in parts of the country include fears that criminals in Rundu police custody can escape as the station doe
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Katima Mulilo: 19° | 27° Rundu: 19° | 30° Eenhana: 20° | 35° Oshakati: 23° | 34° Ruacana: 21° | 35° Tsumeb: 19° | 28° Otjiwarongo: 19° | 30° Omaruru: 22° | 36° Windhoek: 22° | 31° Gobabis: 20° | 32° Henties Bay: 16° | 21° Swakopmund: 16° | 18° Walvis Bay: 16° | 21° Rehoboth: 22° | 34° Mariental: 25° | 36° Keetmanshoop: 23° | 39° Aranos: 24° | 36° Lüderitz: 16° | 28° Ariamsvlei: 22° | 39° Oranjemund: 15° | 25° Luanda: 25° | 27° Gaborone: 22° | 31° Lubumbashi: 17° | 19° Mbabane: 16° | 25° Maseru: 17° | 32° Antananarivo: 17° | 25° Lilongwe: 17° | 26° Maputo: 22° | 32° Windhoek: 22° | 31° Cape Town: 17° | 29° Durban: 21° | 25° Johannesburg: 17° | 29° Dar es Salaam: 27° | 32° Lusaka: 17° | 21° Harare: 17° | 21° Currency: GBP to NAD 22.92 | EUR to NAD 19.09 | CNY to NAD 2.5 | USD to NAD 18.09 | DZD to NAD 0.14 | AOA to NAD 0.02 | BWP to NAD 1.28 | EGP to NAD 0.36 | KES to NAD 0.14 | NGN to NAD 0.01 | ZMW to NAD 0.66 | ZWL to NAD 0.04 | BRL to NAD 3 | RUB to NAD 0.17 | INR to NAD 0.21 | USD to DZD 132.89 | USD to AOA 910.98 | USD to BWP 13.67 | USD to EGP 49.54 | USD to KES 129.61 | USD to NGN 1678.72 | USD to ZAR 18.09 | USD to ZMW 26.95 | USD to ZWL 321 | Stock Exchange: JSE All Share Index 84700.44 Up +1.25% | Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) Overall Index 1834.96 Up +2.25% | Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) MASI 16021.76 Down -0.37% | Egyptian Exchange (EGX) 30 Index 29605.12 Up +0.73% | Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) DCI 10061.77 Up +0.02% | NSX: MTC 7.75 SAME | Anirep 8.99 SAME | Capricorn Investment group 17.34 SAME | FirstRand Namibia Ltd 49 DOWN 0.50% | Letshego Holdings (Namibia) Ltd 4.1 UP 2.50% | Namibia Asset Management Ltd 0.7 SAME | Namibia Breweries Ltd 31.49 UP 0.03% | Nictus Holdings - Nam 2.22 SAME | Oryx Properties Ltd 12.1 UP 1.70% | Paratus Namibia Holdings 11.99 SAME | SBN Holdings 8.45 SAME | Trustco Group Holdings Ltd 0.48 SAME | B2Gold Corporation 47.34 DOWN 1.50% | Local Index closed 677.62 UP 0.12% | Overall Index closed 1534.6 DOWN 0.05% | Osino Resources Corp 19.47 DOWN 2.41% | Commodities: Gold US$ 2 705.10/OZ UP +0.32% | Copper US$ 4.32/lb DOWN -0.0024 | Zinc US$ 2 943.30/T DOWN -0.49% | Brent Crude Oil US$ 80.56/BBP DOWN -0.0082 | Platinum US$ 950.17/OZ UP +0.11% Sport results: Weather: Katima Mulilo: 19° | 27° Rundu: 19° | 30° Eenhana: 20° | 35° Oshakati: 23° | 34° Ruacana: 21° | 35° Tsumeb: 19° | 28° Otjiwarongo: 19° | 30° Omaruru: 22° | 36° Windhoek: 22° | 31° Gobabis: 20° | 32° Henties Bay: 16° | 21° Swakopmund: 16° | 18° Walvis Bay: 16° | 21° Rehoboth: 22° | 34° Mariental: 25° | 36° Keetmanshoop: 23° | 39° Aranos: 24° | 36° Lüderitz: 16° | 28° Ariamsvlei: 22° | 39° Oranjemund: 15° | 25° Luanda: 25° | 27° Gaborone: 22° | 31° Lubumbashi: 17° | 19° Mbabane: 16° | 25° Maseru: 17° | 32° Antananarivo: 17° | 25° Lilongwe: 17° | 26° Maputo: 22° | 32° Windhoek: 22° | 31° Cape Town: 17° | 29° Durban: 21° | 25° Johannesburg: 17° | 29° Dar es Salaam: 27° | 32° Lusaka: 17° | 21° Harare: 17° | 21° Economic Indicators: Currency: GBP to NAD 22.92 | EUR to NAD 19.09 | CNY to NAD 2.5 | USD to NAD 18.09 | DZD to NAD 0.14 | AOA to NAD 0.02 | BWP to NAD 1.28 | EGP to NAD 0.36 | KES to NAD 0.14 | NGN to NAD 0.01 | ZMW to NAD 0.66 | ZWL to NAD 0.04 | BRL to NAD 3 | RUB to NAD 0.17 | INR to NAD 0.21 | USD to DZD 132.89 | USD to AOA 910.98 | USD to BWP 13.67 | USD to EGP 49.54 | USD to KES 129.61 | USD to NGN 1678.72 | USD to ZAR 18.09 | USD to ZMW 26.95 | USD to ZWL 321 | Stock Exchange: JSE All Share Index 84700.44 Up +1.25% | Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) Overall Index 1834.96 Up +2.25% | Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) MASI 16021.76 Down -0.37% | Egyptian Exchange (EGX) 30 Index 29605.12 Up +0.73% | Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) DCI 10061.77 Up +0.02% | NSX: MTC 7.75 SAME | Anirep 8.99 SAME | Capricorn Investment group 17.34 SAME | FirstRand Namibia Ltd 49 DOWN 0.50% | Letshego Holdings (Namibia) Ltd 4.1 UP 2.50% | Namibia Asset Management Ltd 0.7 SAME | Namibia Breweries Ltd 31.49 UP 0.03% | Nictus Holdings - Nam 2.22 SAME | Oryx Properties Ltd 12.1 UP 1.70% | Paratus Namibia Holdings 11.99 SAME | SBN Holdings 8.45 SAME | Trustco Group Holdings Ltd 0.48 SAME | B2Gold Corporation 47.34 DOWN 1.50% | Local Index closed 677.62 UP 0.12% | Overall Index closed 1534.6 DOWN 0.05% | Osino Resources Corp 19.47 DOWN 2.41% | Commodities: Gold US$ 2 705.10/OZ UP +0.32% | Copper US$ 4.32/lb DOWN -0.0024 | Zinc US$ 2 943.30/T DOWN -0.49% | Brent Crude Oil US$ 80.56/BBP DOWN -0.0082 | Platinum US$ 950.17/OZ UP +0.11%


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