THE diamond mining town of Oranjemund is at the risk of becoming a ghost town due to the stagnation of its economy and unaffordable housing prices.
Concern over this prospect was raised by visibly frustrated local business owner Israel Kalenga in an interview with The Namibian last week, saying there has been "no visible economic progress" at the town since it was granted local authority status a year ago.
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