SECTOR 2 • The Namib Times, distributed primarily in the country’s central coastal region, sells for 4 NAD (28 US cents). • The Southern Times, a joint initiative of the Namibian and Zimbabwean governments, sells for 3 NAD (20 US cents). • Informanté, a free weekly newspaper published by the Trustco Group and seen primarily as an advertising platform for the company and its products. • Kundana, an Oshiwambo-language paper published by the state-owned New Era Publication Corporation, which also publishes the New Era newspaper, and sells for 3 NAD (20 US cents). The Economist and The Villager, which were also among the more prominent weeklies, now published solely online, presumably due to the high costs of printing. Online All of the daily and weekly papers mentioned above have an online presence and some have a strong social media presence and following – particularly on Twitter and Facebook. Papers that exclusively publish online include: • The Namibian Economist • Oshili Nashi Popiwe (Oshili 24) • The Villager • Lelamobile The content of the above online papers is freely available on their respective websites. Internet access in Namibia is quite widespread in urban areas. One panellist noted that ‘internet cafes are disappearing in Namibia and for those that still exist, costs start at about 50 NAD [4 USD] for 30min[utes]’. Radio Most Namibian households have a radio set, or access to radio (e.g. via mobile phone). A panellist noted that collectively, radio provides approximately 97.5% coverage. There are parts of the country, however, that still do not receive radio signal. According to NBC7, its ten radio stations (covering ten languages) reach 78% of the country’s population. The national broadcaster recently rebranded its various language stations in order to enhance its appeal with the lingual communities serviced by each of these stations. 7 NBC, 2018. NBC National Radio. Accessed at www.nbc.na/radio. 23 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2018