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Namibia's road network is regarded as one of the best on the continent; road construction and maintenance adheres to international standards. [3] The country's 48,875.27 km roads (2017) are administered by the Roads Authority, a state-owned enterprise established by Act 17 of 1999. Due to low traffic volumes the majority of roads are not tarred.
Newspaper Circulation First issued Languages Ownership Website The Namibian: 40,000 (2010) [1] 1985 English, Oshiwambo: Free Press of Namibia [2] www.namibian.com.na: Namibian Sun: 36,000 (2007, planned) [3] 2007 English Namibia Media Holdings [4] namibiansun.com: Republikein: 18,000 [2] 1977 Afrikaans, English Namibia Media Holdings [4] www ...
The Windhoek Observer is an English-language Saturday weekly newspaper, published in Namibia by Paragon Investment Holding. It is the country's oldest and largest circulating paper. [1] As of 2009 it had a circulation of 45,000 copies. [2] The Windhoek Observer was founded in 1978 by Hannes Smith and Gwen Lister. [3]
The other state-owned commercial entities are mainly active in education, media, and transport. They execute state functions and fall under their respective line ministries. [ 2 ] Some of the state-owned enterprises in Namibia are: [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The C27 is a secondary route in Namibia that runs from Sesriem, in the Namib, to the C13 junction near Helmeringhausen. It is 237 kilometres (147 mi) long [1] and rises up to an altitude of 1,717 metres (5,633 ft) above sea level. [2] The C27 is untarred, and often heavily corrugated. Travel by 4x4 vehicle is advised for tourists.
The rail service in Namibia is provided by TransNamib. The Namibian rail network consists of 2,687 km of tracks (2017). Namibia has a history of more than 100 years of railway service. During the colonialisation by the German Empire between 1894 and 1915, a number of railways were built, of which some are still in service today. [2]
The Trans-Kalahari Corridor is a paved highway corridor that provides a direct route from the port of Walvis Bay and Windhoek in central Namibia, through Botswana, to Pretoria in Gauteng province in South Africa. It initially cost approximately 850 million Namibian dollars (US$115 million) and was officially opened in 1998.
Transport in Namibia; ← B8: → B11: The B10 is a national road in northern Namibia, running from west to east from the Ohangwena Region to Rundu directly along the ...