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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 7054 FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2024 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
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Progress for Etango Uranium Project Page 2
EME Workers Demand the Reinstatement of Their MD Page 3
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Crop Farming Challenges Along the Kuiseb River
Moment of Refection
Sharlien Tjambari
The arid landscapes bordering the Kuiseb River in Namibia pose formidable challenges to local crop farmers, grappling with extreme weather conditions and limited access to water. Despite these obstacles, resilient individuals like Lena Kasper, Ouma Anna Beukes, and Elly Cloete persevere in their efforts to cultivate sustenance for their communities. Namib Times spoke to one such farmer, Lena Kasper, born and raised in Utuseb. Kasper went to school in Walvis Bay and moved to Keetmanshoop for her secondary edu-
cation. Kasper was previously employed at a factory, and when she resigned, she moved back to Utuseb where she is now employed as a matron at the J.P. Brandt Primary School hostel. Kasper
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said when she started gardening, she started with a very small garden. “I used to read a lot of newspapers and listen to the radio, especially about the people in the northern Continues on page 2
Lena Kasper.
Photo Sharlien Tjambari
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