Namibia: The End - Air Namibia Shutdown to Cost Billions

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Namibia: The End - Air Namibia Shutdown to Cost Billions

[Namibian] The government will spend around N$300 million to pay salaries of Air Namibia employees who will stay at home while the 74-year-old airline is shut down.

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