Motorists to feel pain at pump again as fuel prices rise

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2026-05-07

OSHAKATI, 07 April 2026 - Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse during the official handover of basic fencing materials worth to the Twayambekwa Green Scheme Project, an income-generating project for people living with disabilities in the Oshana Region. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 07 MAY (NAMPA) – Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse has announced fuel price hikes effective midnight, 08 May 2026, citing global market volatility and Middle Eastern tensions, particularly developments affecting global oil supply routes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Amutse on Thursday at the Government Information Centre in Windhoek provided a briefing on the status of fuel supply in Namibia, and the fuel price r...

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