17th August 2022  /  EAGLE FM

1. The Bank of Namibia’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to increase the Repo rate by 75 basis points to 5.50 percent. This was revealed this morning by the Bank’s deputy governor Ebson Uanguta. This comes as South Africa’s central bank also hiked the repo rate to 5.5% percent, In July.

2. Mines and the energy deputy minister of mines, Kornelia Shilunga says international and multi-lateral cooperation is the key to the hydrogen industry.

3. Member of Parliament and National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) Chief Whip, Peter Kazongoninja, said that domestic violence started with early alcohol and drug abuse.

4. The environment ministry has called out on chacoal burning company to burn chacoal with the required fire to avoid causing wild fires.

5.Namibia annual sports awards launched.