Namibia: Namibia’s poverty rate surges: Women and children bear the brunt of economic crisis, report reveals – News

Selma Fillipus (28) is a fruit and vegetable vendor struggling to make ends meet.

“It’s not enough. I’m a mother … It’s not enough to cater for myself, my three children, my mother and the rest of my family,” she says.

The sole breadwinner says customers at her Klein Windhoek stand have been few.

“Most of the customers only come over weekends. It’s not enough. We’re just doing business to keep us going,” she says.

Fillipus is among the almost a quarter of…