By: Mathias Hangala
In an bid to understand the daily realities of Katutura’s informal settlements, particularly among scrap metal collectors, a group of researchers embarked on a journey of observation and investigation.
For these collectors, every day is a precarious balance between having enough to eat and going hungry.
They traverse long and rugged paths within Windhoek’s borders, their success reliant on a keen business sense akin to that of a market researcher.
They must discern which discarded scraps hold value and which do not, as their livelihoods hinge on this distinction.
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