THE country’s top diamond producer, Namdeb Diamond Corporation currently smarting from the economic crunch has called on government to hasten the proclamation of Oranjemund as a town despite the harsh economic climate the mining area has been undergoing.

ENERGY consumers in rural areas should sigh with relief as Government efforts to boost the multimillion dollar-nationwide rural electrification projects got a further N$12million per annum capital injection from NamPower, Mines and Energy Minister, Erkki Nghimtina said.