WINDHOEK, April 13 (Xinhua) -- With the Easter holiday celebrations just around the corner, the rise in prices of basic food commodities coupled with the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has left people in Namibia reeling, dashing a glimmer of hope that had remained.
Namib Mills Group, the country's food-producing and distributing company, recently announced an increase of 3 percent to 6 percent in the price of its line of products this month, making maize meal pasta, bread, rice, sugar and wheat flour become unreachable for some.
