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Namibia: Fishrot scandal’s devastating impact: Former fisheries workers face poverty, family breakdown, and unemployment – News

Namibia: Fishrot scandal’s devastating impact: Former fisheries workers face poverty, family breakdown, and unemployment – News

Africa Links 24 with Donald Matthys
Published on 2024-11-14 17:00:00

Megameno Shikongo, the daughter of a former fisherman, was forced to drop out in her second year at the University of Namibia when her father lost his job in the aftermath of the Fishrot corruption scandal.

Shikongo, who was studying accounting and finance, dropped out in 2020 when her father could not afford to pay for her studies any more and now lives at the remote Omutele village in the Oshikoto region with her parents.

She told an Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) team…

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