I began my varsity adventure eager to make friends and be part of something exciting. In my quest for companionship, I sometimes fell in with the wrong crowd. I made friends who weren’t always a positive influence on my life, and walked out of relationships that compromised my worth. Pain? Yes, I felt it. There...
While many unemployed Namibians are at home, waiting for better days, Alfred Gereseb (26), whose leg was amputated two years ago, is living proof that disability does not mean inability. Living at Otjomuise’s 8ste Laan area, he wakes up in the early hours of the morning to start with his routine of collecting empty cans...
The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Socail Welfare says more than 618 000 Namibians are surviving on social grants. These include old-age pensions, grants for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and disability grants. At the same time, the latest World Food Programme (WFP) report notes that insufficient food production and reliance on poorly...