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Namibia: Older Namibians Go into Debt to Make Ends Meet – News

Africa Links 24 with ELENA MOORE
Published on 2026-09-01 15:00:00

Your grandmother in Windhoek is struggling to breathe. You call the public ambulance service, but you’re told it could take hours to arrive, if it comes to your area at all.

So you make the only call that might actually save her: the City of Windhoek’s ambulance service. It arrives quickly. It also comes with a bill of N$800.

If you can’t pay on the spot, the city doesn’t turn you away, it simply adds the charge to your municipal account alongside your water and electricity.

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