Our steps to a recipe book

Everyone has a passion but only a few of us live that passion. One person who has moved heaven and earth to live a passion traditionally frowned upon in his community is Coennie Muundjua. He loves cooking, a traditional preserve of women in the gender roles-sensitive Ovaherero communities. His passion has helped him carve some approval for cooking, with men and women alike in the erstwhile patriarchal society, acquiescing to his skill and digging into his food and the flavours with their biases parked out of sight. After several years of cooking competitions, love scenes, weddings, funerals and many other...
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Drugs in Brownies

Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi photo courtesy of the Namibian newspaper In one of the most alarming caution the Namibian Police has released, it is warning those who buy cookies on the street that they could be laced with a drug to induce addiction. She says that they have arrested a number of people in Windhoek and Katima Mulilo selling cookies and brownies laced with the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Some cookies and brownies laced with the drug A man 23 year old man police arrested at Pioneerspark in Windhoek had on him some 103 cookies and brownies he had been selling laced...
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Lourensia Ketji, the Pearl of Grootfontein, dies

Lourensia Ketji in front of her house in Grootfontein wearing her natural broad smile The pearl of Grootfontein, Roroo, a beautiful lady who wore a broad smile and whose life had symbolised much of the town’s charm, beauty and hospitality, died at the town of her life on the 12th May 2022. She was 55. She is survived by son Desmond Mapeseuani and daughter Eerike Rejoice, both Ketji; and six grandchildren as well as siblings Harry  Mbapeua Ketji, Kahepa Kapenaze, Betty Ketji, Kaperesende Ketji, Kapena Tjiho and Vanaune Ketji. Simon, Edward and Dau Ketji predeceased her. Desmond Ketji Eerike Rejoice...
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Riruako feared for Ovaherero’s lands

https://youtu.be/tiXbZGUfhVw Paramount Chief Kuaima Riruako shares his reading of how recognition of traditional leaders will be used to disposses Ovaherero of their land Eight years since Ovaherero Paramount Chief Kuaima Riruako died in Windhoek and his clairvoyance remains unmistaken.Ombara Otjitambi yOvaherero read the signs of Namibia’s new politics and shrunk to fear knowing how his communities were on the eve of their marginalisation. He had resisted to the deadline to file for recognition as Ombara Otjitambi of Ovaherero Traditional Authority and when they finally did at the last minute, it was in protest. Ombara Riruako knew that the new administration...
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