Tsintsabis.AVI

Traditional bushman settlement of Tsinsabis. I found out later that you are supposed to "tip" people when you photograph them (I suppose it is one way of spreading the wealth). I was saddened when I saw the kids only had a rag ball (underclothing etc tied up with string) when they played soccer (apparently that is all the kids ever used). When I got back to Tsumeb I bought 5 leather soccer balls and sent them to the school (that eased my conscience!). One of the policies of the Namibian Government is that ALL Namibians have electricity so it was strange to see power lines out in a bushman settlement. There is no water reticulation in the settlement so women had to carry their daily supply in jugs carried on their head. Housing is very rudimentary. I can only assume the tower in the background is a radio aerial but why they would need that escapes me.

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