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Lawmaker Accuses Chinese Trustco, BON Clash

Company of Cheating Commences In
…... as mines ministry faces a barrage of questions from lawmakers High Court

Eba Kandovazu

The Bank of Namibia BoN) will have

Megameno Shinana
A parliamentary standing committee
on economics meeting with the mines
minister Tom Alweendo and his team
ended on a heated note yesterday
afternoon.
The discussions focused on the
management of Namibia's mineral
resources while huge Lithium exports
to China also took centre stage.
The issue of XinFeng Investments'
exportation of 55% Lithium ore to
China was thrown to the minister by
Swapo party lawmaker, Modestus
Amutse, in the very first round of
questions minister Alweendo had to
deal with.
The meeting came in the wake of the
ministry having just recently green-
lighted the controversial company to
continue with Lithium ore exportation
despite an initial ban, further sparking
outrage in Namibia.
"I understand that there is an agreement
that stipulates that the batteries that are
supposed to be manufactured from the
products of Lithium should be done
locally in Namibia to strengthen our
economy and also for the country to
derive other related benefits," Amutse
sought clarity.
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to explain itself to the Windhoek
High Court why it failed to deliver
the review record which was due to
be done on 17 October. The central
bank also did not oppose Trustco
Bank Namibia's (TBN) application to
review some directives and decisions
issued by the BoN in denying Trustco
a full commercial banking licence.
This is according to a joint status
report filed in the High Court.
The central bank applied to the High
Court two weeks agofor TBN to be
wound up.
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Lawmaker accuses
"But then our understanding is that
the ministry of mines gave permission
to that mine dealing in Lithium to
export up to 55% of Lithium for
testing purposes, apparently. Is that
information correct, number one?
And if it is correct, is 55% not way too
much to be exported, just for testing
purposes?"the lawmaker fired the first
salvo.
"To me it sounds too much; and to
me also it doesnot sound right. To
me it sounds as if they (XinFeng) are
not interested perhaps, or they are
cheating, or they want to make use of a
weapon that might exist in our policies
to export 55% to their countries," he
said.
In his response, Alweendo put the
blame on a failure by the country to
identify which minerals can be value-
added locally and which cannot.
"Not all minerals can be value-added.
It depends on the quantity that you are
mining. We could have done better
had we identified those commodities
we can add value to,"the minister said.
He however could not explain why
huge quantities must be shipped for
"testing purposes".
The issue of mining companies
importing what Amutse described as
"simple equipment that can otherwise
be procured locally" and allowing
these to be driven on Namibian mines
by expats, was also discussed.
Alweendo was grilled on why his
ministry was allowing the country to
be shortchanged in this way, given that
dozens of trucks belonging to locals
were being under-utilised.
What has come out, however, is that the
giving of licences to foreign companies
has of late not been accompanied by a
signing of agreements based on what
equipment can be procured outside
and inside.
The minister explained that, "In terms
of the mining licences' conditions
that we give, we have also decided to
say not only do we give that mining
licence, but we need to sign a mining
licence agreement and that agreement
can specify some of the things that
you are talking about."
He also said that the challenge is that
Namibia does not produce trucks and
thus these have to be procured from
somewhere else.
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"Now the question will always be
that if I am going to import the trucks
from wherever, is there any difference
from the trucks that the company gets
from somewhere else? It would have
been much easier if we had our own
sector that produces the things that we
need,"Alweendo further said.
The mines minister has also been
queried on how water-tight regulation
over the sector was, in light of
examples of shattered dreams and
broken promises experienced by other
nationalities, especially along the gold
coast.
"We donot need the same experience in
Namibia," PDM lawmaker Diergaardt
Reggiesaid.
Nico Smit, PDM economist and
lawmaker also addressed the "oil-hype"
and asked the minister's team what
their predictions are when Namibia
will likely become an oil producer and
whether indeed there is oil.
"What type of oil is it? I have been told,
and correct me please if I am wrong,
that the discovery that was made there
by Total is sweet oil and not crude oil.
Now, as I am being told, sweet oil is
actually used for Jets, and cannot be
used in motor cars,"Smit wanted to
know.
He also wanted to find out whether
there was indeed oil in the Etosha
basin, adding, "You will recall that
some years back it was a huge story in
the newspapers that oil had been found
there, even people were on TV holding
a little bottle of oil saying we have
found oil. I think it was cooking oil in
that bottle, it could not have been oil,"
the PDM lawmaker remarked.
Another PDM lawmaker, Celeste
Becker challenged Alweendo to
dispatch an investigation team to go
and probe claims of diamond looting
at Toscanini,a disused old diamond
mine located on the coast adjacent to
Skeleton Coast Park.
Becker claimed that private planes
were landing in the area and flying out
with diamonds in the absence of the
Namibia Revenue Authority (NamRA)
and the mines ministry itself.
"With regards to Toscanini, Mr.
Shivolo, I would like to request the
ministry to take us to Toscanini so that
we can resolve this once and for all.
You keep on saying there is nothing
going on and I am telling you, there is.
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They are looting our diamonds from
Toscanini and you as the ministry are
keeping quiet or you are shrugging
your shoulders, you do not know," she
charged.
"I have footage of the material and it
is easy because it is big mountains of
screened material. So, if I go there and
we do not find anything, it means it has
been looted. By now you should have
gone there and checked; if what I am
saying is just silly claims."
"It is not my job to go and check,
it is you as the ministry. What kind
of controls do you have there? We
also have got information but we are
conveying this information to you.
We are not instructing you, but as the
minister has just said, you need some
guidance from us," she said.
Trustco
A case management hearing was
scheduled to be heard on 19 October in
the High Court. However, the parties
said they cannot proceed and have
requested that the matter be postponed
to allow for BoN to file the review
record or report to the court on reasons
for the absence of the record.
The attorney general, government as
well as the minister of finance have
also been cited as respondents and
have filed their notice of intent to
oppose the application.
It is reported that Trustco Bank and
the Trustco Group are claiming that
sections of the Banking Institutions Act
of 1998 are unconstitutional as they
violate the constitutional provision
which prohibits unfair discrimination
and Trustco Bank's right to carry on its
business.
Trustco alleges in a press release that
during two years of correspondence
and threats between them and the
BoN, the central bank has denied its
bank the opportunity to enter into full
commercial banking operations, even
after the group offered to capitalise the
bank's balance sheet by a further N$1
billion.
Trustco and its bank also claim that
directives and decisions issued by the
central bank were unconstitutional on
several grounds.
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Trustco
The company further alleges that the
central bank violates the constitution's
article guaranteeing equality before
the law, as it only allows certain
orders to be reviewed.
Trustco Group managing director
Quinton van Rooyen says article 101
of the Constitution compelled the
parliament to take into consideration
economic growth when it enacted
the Banking Institutions Act.
Their application calls on BoN to
show cause why their final order
issued on 25 July should not be
reviewed and set aside. The central
bank's order was that Trustco, within
14 days, remove from office all the
directors currently serving on its
board.
Part B of Trustco's application is a
relief declaring that section 58(4)
of the Banking Institutions Act is
unconstitutional and setting it aside,
declaring that sections 73A and 73B
of the Banking Institutions Act are
unconstitutional.
The Bank of Namibia
BoN) will have to
explain itself to the
Windhoek High Court
why it failed to deliver
the review record
which was due to be
done on 17 October.
NATIONAL NEWS
Debmarine Diamond “Theft” Saga
Reaches PG Office
Staff Writer
Mines minister Tom Alweendo has said
that he has opened a criminal case with
the police in connection with a report
that a billion-dollar worth of Namibian
diamonds were stolen on a Debmarine
vessel.
The diamond theft saga came to light
after an ex-employee blew the whistle
and brought the matter to the attention
of the mines minister. The whistle-
blower was subsequently on allegations
of “bringing the name of the company
into disrepute”.
But Alweendo on Thursday afternoon
this week said that there was nothing
more he could do now as the matter is
in the hands of the office of prosecutor
general (PG), Martha Imalwa who
decides on legal actions to be taken.
He said his ministry does not investigate
criminal matters.
"What I can say is that, when the
employees reported the diamond theft
case to the ministry, we lodged a case
with the police like we should do. There
is a police case to investigate. We know
that the police have referred the issue
to the PG’s office to see whether they
are going to prosecute," explained the
minister.
"I am not sure what else the ministry
should do because if we have a theft
case, we do not investigate criminal
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cases. We simply reported the case.
There is a docket. As I was saying in
my letter to the employees, we cannot
resolve it. Let us just wait and see what
the PG is going to say,"he added.
In the meantime, the whistleblower,
who has been identified as Laurentius
Amakali is the one who penned the
letter to Alweendo in 2018, in which
he reported that diamonds with an
estimated value of N$1 billion went
missing from Debmarine’s MV Grand
Banks vessel.
However, before a full investigation
could be undertaken to determine
the veracity of these claims, Amakali
was given his marching orders by the
company in 2020.
In his detailed report, he alleged that
thousands of gem-quality precious
stones went missing after they got
trapped on board the ship in a fishy
manner.
A local weekly reported how the
diamonds were trapped in one of the
canning pipes where "a rubber sock
was inserted in the cone to divert
some diamonds" and which held
them up in the pipe preventing them
from being discovered and canned for
transportation.
Amakali is on record saying, "They
can tell you all they want but now I
was fired because I brought this matter
out. The country failed to protect me
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Debmarine Diamond
even though we have a Whistleblower
Protection Act. The alleged suspects
have neither appeared in court for
prosecution, nor have they been charged
or discharged for this case even though
they are well known by the company."
Debmarine’s communications officer,
Stella Ipinge is on record stating that
Amakali was dismissed from the
employment of Debmarine Namibia
in October 2020due to gross violation
of company procedures, which is
completely unrelated to the incident he
referred to.
She also said that his dismissal remains
the subject of arbitration by the Labour
Commissioner.
"Amakali is thus a disgruntled former
employee, who clearly seeks to bring
the name of Debmarine Namibia into
disrepute. We regard this disgruntled
employee's insinuation as highly
defamatory. We reserve all our rights in
this regard," Ipinge threatened.
"In relation to the incident, he refers
to February 2018. Indeed, a blockage
occurred on the M-V Grand Banks vessel
inside a highly secured area. Keeping in
mind that this area, termed the diamond
recovery process, is located in a highly
secured and monitored environment,"
she explained.
"The diamond recovery process is
an automated process, hands- free
and with no direct employee contact.
The circumstances of the blockage
therefore raised suspicions, regarding
possible deliberate attempts to cause the
blockage, thereby exposing diamond
concentrate,"she said.
Debmarine Namibia is the country’s
leading marine diamond mining
company and is a recognised world
leader in marine diamond exploration
and mining technology.
In 2021, Debmarine Namibia
contributed N$1.6billion to the
Namibian fiscus in royalties, income
tax and dividends. This contribution
is estimated to increase toaround
N$4.7billion in 2022.The increase is
mainly due to the introduction of our
new state of the art diamond recovery
vessel, MV Benguela Gem, according
to the company’s Chief Executive
Officer, Otto Shikongo.
NATIONAL NEWS
Namibia Should Invest In Crops, Says
Agronomic Board
Juliana Iikela
Namibia needs to invest more in more
crop agriculture in the next five years,
said Namibia Agronomic (NAB) Board
CEO Fidelis Mwazi on Wednesday.
Dr Mwazi made these remarks as the
NAB hosted anNational Agronomy
and Horticulre Awards 2022 ceremony
at Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa
region to promote growth in the
crop value chains as a guarantee
for economic growth, employment
creation and poverty eradication.
The event was attended by, among
others, the mayor of Grootfontein
Talitha Garises, NAB board
chairperson Michael Iyambo, NAB
birectors, NAB CEO Fedelis Mwazi
and his mamagement team, Afgribank
CEO Dr Raphael Karuaihe, producers,
traders and processors in the country.
Each year, the NAB honours outstanding
horticulture industry producers and
traders at this prestigious event. The
event aims to publicly recognise the
hard work, innovation and ingenuity
of horticulture producers and traders
in their efforts to provide the Namibian
market with locally produced fresh
fruit and vegetables.
Otjozondjupa region lies at the centre
of a highly potential agricultural area
of the country, which flourishes in both
livestock and crop farming.
Quoting from former US President,
John Kennedy, who said that,“If the
agricultural economy collapses, then
the whole economy sooner or later will
collapse as well,” Dr Mwazi if this
happens to the Namibian agricultural
sector there will be a lot of chaos in
terms of people looking for food,
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which will leave people saying that
the government does not give them
enough food, and job creation will
be lost.
According to the Board, retailers and
importing agents have spent N$138
million in the 2020/21 financial
year, which is about N$18 million
more than the N$120 they spent in
2019/2020 for the same products.
Imported apples stood at N$105
million, bananas at N$46 million,
oranges at N$31 million, onions at
N$27 million, avocados at N$25
million, and grapes at N$24 million.
Meanwhile, grapes were Namibia's
most exported agricultural product
in the2020/21 financial year
amounting to N$857 million. Dates
were exported at N$92 million,
onions at N$24 million, tomatoes
N$19 million, blueberries at N$9
million, sweet melons atN$ 6
million, and living Butternuts at the
value of N$4 million.
Namibians consumed potatoes the
most (2020/21) at N$95 million, with
tomatoes coming in second at N$34
million, carrots at N$31 million,
English cucumber N$30 million,
onions at N$24 million, cabbage at
N$20 million, and living mushroom
at the value of N$ 13 million.
According to Mwazi, horticulture
primary market share promotion
(MSP) increased from 37% in
the year 2019/2020 to 45% in
2021/2022. The number of special
controlled products was increased
from 15 to 19 product lines.
Horticulture exports increased by
16% since 2019/2020, while grain
self-sufficiency increased from 10%
in 2019/2020 to 32% in 2021/2022.
He further said a fruit development
scheme was established as part of
developing the five-year crop value
chain strategy and implementation
plan.
According to the CEO, Namibia has
the opportunity to irrigate its land
within the crop sector.
He further said the Board has zones
in the country, which they use to
establish which crops are suitable
for each zone.
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Namibia should invest Khorixas Councilman Blames Weak
"Agriculture is one of the sectors that
provide jobs. With one hectare of Procurement Practices For Slow Service
tomato production, you might have two Delivery
to three people that will be working on
it; when multiplied that means more ...companies accused of exploiting the government
jobs are created. The sector needs
to work and be at the same level as
other countries so that they are not left
behind," Mwazi said.
Speaking at the same event, Agribank
manager for Otjeroku branch Wylie
Upi stated that farmers should
know that the bank is a state-owned
enterprise with a mandate to promote
the growth and development of
agriculture through affordable and
innovative financing especially for
crop and livestock farmers.
Upi encouraged crop farmers to use
various offers from the bank.
Michael Iyambo, NAB chairperson
said that the Otjozondjupa
regioncontributes about 25% of the
total production of the country, saying Uakutura Kambaekua
this is mainly due to fertile land,
facilities and water availability, and Khorixas constituency councillor Public procurement practice was
patterns of rainfallin the region. Sebastian !Gobs has described the introduced as a crucial way to measure
Otjozondjupa is the fourth largest way public procurement is done as the the functioning of the government,
region in the country with a total leading factor in the slowing down of regarding service delivery while
surface area of 105,460 km², which much-needed service delivery. ensuring that ethical standards are
represents about 7.8% of the total !Gobs was responding to queries during being adhered to and not compromised
Namibia area. an interview with The Villager on the and undermined. However, the
constituency's slowness in service counciloris of the opinion that the
delivery. practice is worsening the situation.
He noted that the process hampers "It is the exploitation of the government,
development through lengthy official they are exploiting the government.
processesthat slow down the decision- Just go to a private person and ask the
making process. person how much he used to drill his
The councillor also described the borehole, it is under N$100 000, but
process to be costly for the government when it comes to the government, the
as suppliers and tendering companies price escalates at the end of the day,"
often exploit the government through he charged.
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Khorixas Councilman
Procurement management also
ensures that all items and services are
properly acquired so that projects and
processes can proceed efficiently and
successfully without corrupt practices.
This intent, however, received a lot
of criticism from the councillor who
believes that the process has also
failed in its objectives of making sure
that service delivery runs smoothly.
"Corruption will never end, we are
trying to curb corruption but it is
still there. They are saying that the
procurement process is the correct
one that will curb corruption, but it is
not true. If there is a service provider
and you are the only one who can
manufacture the product, why must we
go through the procurement process?
We know that you are the only one in
Namibia who can offer that product,
and this process was maybe a good
idea but it failed," he added.
The Khorixas constituency that has
been haunted by severe drought for
the past 10 years is still struggling with
potable water supply for both humans
and livestock, and that farmers in his
constituency are still fighting with
wildlife for water.
"We also have a problem with human-
wildlife conflict. Farmers cannot farm
because there is not enough water," he
said.
Among other ongoing developmental
projects in the constituency, !Gobs
noted that the council has resolved
to assist farmers to restock as it
has initiated a project of supplying
donkeys to various households.
The councillor added that a community
recycling project will also be launched
in order to create employment and
allow people to get incentives and,
in turn, shape the constituency's
evolution.
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Paratus To Tackle E-learning
In Africa
Staff Writer
Telecommunication company
Paratus, together with Interactive
Audio Visual Solutions, are in the
process of establishing an e-learning
trail through Africa.
This will be done by connecting
schools and teachers in rural areas
to the learning content they need to
be equally equipped to excel in their
exams and school rankings.
Paratus Zambia, which is participating
in the Innovation Africa event this
week, has revealed its ambitions to
attract joint sponsors to make what
the Paratus Group has achieved in
Namibia a reality in Zambia.
Paratu and Interactive Audio Visual
Solutions want to replicate the work
that the Namibian NGO, EduVision
has achieved in Namibia where many
thousands of learners have benefited
from receiving its online content for
learners and teachers.
Since 2018, Paratus has been helping
EduVision to connect numerous
schools and over 10,000 learners
directly. Indirectly, thousands of
additional learners benefit from the
learning materials received online.
The Paratus Group in Namibia already
pledged and is busy installing a total of
50 satellite connections as EduVision
signs up more and more rural schools.
The Paratus Group has provided both
satellite equipment and infrastructure,
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technical support, consulting and capital
to help EduVision deliver e-learning
to more rural schools throughout
Namibia. EduVision provides remote
and underserved schools with access to
first-class teaching via digital interactive
platforms.
"Without a stable and secure internet
connection, this type of e-learning
is simply not possible. Providing
connectivity to schools in under-served
areas is an important part of the Paratus
promise to transform Africa through
exceptional digital infrastructure and
customer service," said Barney Harmse,
executive chairman of the Paratus
Group .
The importance of such projects was
particularly brought to light with the
advent of Covid-19 when e-learning was
a requirement amidst social distancing.
Tsumkwe Senior Secondary School,
since being connected to the programme
in 2018, boosted its school rankings
due to the overall improvement of its
students' results. One student at the
school received an A+ in Biology.
The school also managed to jump a
massive 149 places, from number 183
in 2018 to number 34 in 2020 (incl.
private schools), and increased its
public school ranking from number 59
in 2019 to number 14 in 2020.
A learner from the Waterberg Junior
Secondary School said, "Comparing
the pace at which we were learning
then and now, EduVision has not
only accelerated the learning and
teaching process but also improved our
knowledge and understanding."
Helping to advance education through
connectivity is one of the Paratus
Group's key focus areas under its
Paratus Social Investments initiative
(PSI). For example, when Paratus has
approval from municipalities to install
fibre networks in Namibia, the company
automatically lays fibre to any schools
en route at their own cost, so that these
schools and areas may take advantage
of the Paratus high-quality connection
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Capricorn Foundation Invests In Childhood Development
Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus
Last week the Capricorn Foundation
again committed N$300 000 towards
the Amos Meerkat Syllabus (AMS)
project.
“Supporting early childhood
development is an investment that
goes a long way and has a lasting
impact on the future of Namibia," the
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Foundation said in a press release this
week.
The Foundation has also assured that
it is committed to investing in early
childhood development under its key
primary focus area of“Education and
Economic Advancement”.
The AMS project aims to equip informal
preschools on farms and around remote
areas of the country with an appropriate
Christian curriculum and teaching aids.
The syllabus is primarily aimed at
getting children aged five and six years
ready for schooling, with the latest funds
donated going towards preparing the
2023 AMS materials and the training
of new teachers this December.
Marlize Horn,Capricorn Foundation
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organisation understands the great
need for early childhood development
(ECD) investment as outlined by the
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She stated that many preschool
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a preschool facility to ensure that they
are school ready and equal to other
Grade 1 learners.
According to her, the AMS has
attended to the very focused and unique
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Luderitz in the far south to Katima
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I Doubt the Windhoek Ghetto Kids will be

Equally Economic and Socially Competitive
see a brick house. The kids have to
normalise or rationalise the ghetto
structure as the best housing structure
that exists.
Only their school is made out of bricks.
There are no open areas or any sort of
recreational platforms for the young,
which is why they use the narrow rocky
roads that separate their ghettos or
the ghetto narrow paths where people
walk. The only adventure they get is
when they go run to school or to fetch
water or perhaps to go further to the
fourway or the far Usave shop.
I have said among my friends that if and a six-pack of draught if he can drive Many ghettos have chords stretching
politicians are going to heaven, then me around deep in Havana. He agreed with dry meat as not all of them have
kaMkwaanyoka surely has a place even though he nagged the whole hour electricity. If you see a good well-
in heaven. I say this every time I go about his car being damaged due to the structured ghetto there, there is an
deep into Havana. That place and bad gravel there. alcohol outlet. And it is the only place
every ghetto, excluding Hakahana, is This time the view was different. In all you will find a parked nice double
a living hell, especially for kids. the small streets are kids playing, mostly cab or the latest Toyota; anything else
And yes, I am blaming the political boys playing their soccer. So, they put will be a taxi. That is all those kids are
leadership of Windhoek from their goalposts of stones in the road, and exposed to, that is where they draw
Independence to now, plus the City every time a car passes by, they have to their inspiration from.
of Windhoek management. abandon their game for a while.
Usually, I just look at housing as a That is the norm; meaning for them they WILL THEY BE EQUALLY
human right issue, but this time my donot have the normal half-time break COMPETITIVE - ECONOMICALLY
focus is on the ghetto child. because their stadium is a gravel road AND SOCIALLY?
During lunch hours last Friday, I they share with cars.
promised my friend, taxi guy,a N$100 Deep in the ghetto, you will not even The most important question to ask is:
Will these kids make it in this cruel
economy that demands so much from
an individual? I know we throw around
statements like,"your past does not
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the absence of proper toilets.
The current and future economy
requires early exposure and
moulding of the future participants
to be equipped with certain
basicpsychological, social, and
academic skills.
From my observation, the ghetto
child is not receiving all the required
basics given the circumstances they
live in. Moreover, their limited
access to basic information about
the way the economy works,
innovation, latest products, and
everything make it worse. There is
little that happens in the ghetto.
Even TV is not readily available,
only a few people have TV sets -
meaning less exposure again to
tickle the kids' curiosity.
Those who make it out of the
ghetto and go to university barely
diversify away from teaching,
nursing, or some other conventional
science degrees. Isn't this a sign of
less exposure? Because the current
and future economy needs different
expertise beyond the conventional
degree that our elders and leaders
preach about.
If now the majority of the future
economic participants are staying
in the ghetto living on the bare
minimum and with less exposure
to the basic stimulating social and
economic information- are we
going to be competitive in this ever-
changing world?
The situation of housing is not just
about a decent place to live but
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ghetto impact has to be factored
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kid. Going forward, addressing the
housing issue in the country should
not only be prioritised on the basis
of a decent living but to reduce
the number of ghetto kids that are
deprived of a better environment to
grow up and develop.
All the social ills and economic
incompetency that the economy
faces can be attributed to the
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what they had available as kids.
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