Animals die in freezing weather

SUB-ZERO temperatures were recorded in southern, central and eastern Namibia yesterday morning, and the mercury was not expected to climb much by this morning.

In the South, livestock losses were reported at Aus – the coldest place in Namibia. Odilo Kgobetsi of the Windhoek Weather Bureau said yesterday that night temperatures of minus two degrees Celsius were reported in Windhoek and Rehoboth, while Gobabis measured minus three and Mariental minus one.Thomas Ipinge, who farms about three kilometres from the town, said he had lost 50 goats to the cold since Monday.He said the bitterly cold weather was accompanied by light rain.This morning’s temperatures in the South were expected to hover around zero again.According to Kgobetsi, another cold front would hit Cape Town on Saturday evening and the cold would reach Namibia by Sunday.Odilo Kgobetsi of the Windhoek Weather Bureau said yesterday that night temperatures of minus two degrees Celsius were reported in Windhoek and Rehoboth, while Gobabis measured minus three and Mariental minus one.Thomas Ipinge, who farms about three kilometres from the town, said he had lost 50 goats to the cold since Monday.He said the bitterly cold weather was accompanied by light rain.This morning’s temperatures in the South were expected to hover around zero again.According to Kgobetsi, another cold front would hit Cape Town on Saturday evening and the cold would reach Namibia by Sunday.