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Namibia: Motorists take a beating from increased road user charges – News

Namibia: Motorists take a beating from increased road user charges – News

Africa Links 24 with Shania Lazarus
Published on 2024-10-02 17:00:00

Namibians will soon pay more to use the country’s roads.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy says the Road Fund Administration’s road user charges will increase by 25c per litre.

The new road charges will be N$2.23 – up from N$1.98 per litre

This is to fund the gap the RFA has been experiencing over the years, says RFA chief executive Ali Ipinge.

“It will help reduce the funding shortfall … to optimally fund road infrastructure,” he says.

The RFA last year proposed…

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