{"id":392543,"date":"2026-04-01T08:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=392543"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:25:20","slug":"motorists-rush-to-beat-fuel-price-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=392543","title":{"rendered":"Motorists rush to beat fuel price increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Video-2026-04-01-at-07.26.28.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAST-MINUTE RUSH: Motorists in Windhoek rushed to fill up their vehicles on Tuesday, ahead of a fuel price increase that came into effect today. 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