Electricity
220 volts AC, 50hz. Outlets are of the round three-pin type.
Time Zone
Summer time: GMT + 2 hours from the 1st Sunday in September to the 1st Sunday in April
Winter time: GMT + 1 hour from the 1st Sunday in April to the 1st Sunday in September
Physical Infrastructure
- 5,450km – tarred roads
- 37,000km – gravel roads
- Main harbours: Walvis Bay and Lüderitz
- Rail Network: 2,382 km narrow gauge
- Direct dialing facilities to 221 countries
- Mobile communication system: GSM
Shopping
Shopping in all towns and cities offer a wide selection of shops. Local crafts can be bought in some specialised shops, as well as at the Street Market. Good buys include jewellery, herero dolls, hand-carved wooden objects, karosse rugs, liqueur and chocolates made in Windhoek and Swakara garments.
Shopping hours
Mon-Fri 0800-1700, Sat 0900-1300. Some bigger supermarkets are also open Sun 1100-1300 and 1600-1900.
Craft vendors sell their goods every day of the week.
Communication
Mobile telephone roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone operators. Coverage is country-wide.
Internet
There are Internet cafés and Wi-fi access in majority of urban and semi urban towns. Coverage via Mobile Broadband is available.
Media
Newspapers are printed Monday to Friday. English dailies include The Namibian, The Namibian Economist and New Era; weeklies include the Windhoek Observer. Die Republikein is a daily Afrikaans language newspaper. Allgemeine Zeitung is published daily in German. The state-owned Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) broadcasts nationwide. One Africa Television is a Windhoek-based private TV station. State-run radio is operated by NBC. Private music stations include Radio Kudu, Radio Wave, Radio Energy and Radio Kosmos, amongst others.