[Namibia Economist] Following more rain in the Hardap catchment area, the dam's inflow rate started increasing again around 05:00 on Tuesday morning, 12 January 2020. By 07:00 the dam was 70.5% full, increasing to 70.8% an hour later. A decision was then taken to open two of the sluice gates a fraction, to let out an initial 250 cubic metres per second. The inflow rate was 264 cubic metres per second.