Urban poverty ravishing Witvlei

Contributed by NAMPA.

By Charles Tjatindi
WITVLEI, 23 JAN (NAMPA) – The lack of employment opportunities for residents, especially the youth, at Witvlei in the Omaheke Region continues to haunt the close-knit community.
Residents bemoan the fact that with the exception of a primary school, a clinic and the village council offices, no major employers exist here.
The closure of the Witvlei abattoir in November 2014 has affected the community of less than 5 000 and the entire region negatively.
The abattoir ...