Ouma Somaes sewing her way out of hardship

Self-taught seamstress makes magic in Henties
"I never got training. I think it is a blessing from above that has now turned into my passion," Somaes said.
Tanja Bause
  • 2 Year Ago - 2023-01-12 09:17:00
Tanja BauseWindhoekIn a zinc room in Henties Bay, a small woman sits behind an old sewing machine. She is making magic with colourful material and creating the most beautiful tradi
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Nam 2.22 SAME | Oryx Properties Ltd 12.1 UP 1.70% | Paratus Namibia Holdings 11.99 SAME | SBN Holdings 8.45 SAME | Trustco Group Holdings Ltd 0.48 SAME | B2Gold Corporation 47.34 DOWN 1.50% | Local Index closed 677.62 UP 0.12% | Overall Index closed 1534.6 DOWN 0.05% | Osino Resources Corp 19.47 DOWN 2.41% | Commodities: Gold US$ 2 911.77/OZ UP +0.20% | Copper US$ 4.68/lb UP +0.01% | Zinc US$ 2 866.00/T DOWN -0.39% | Brent Crude Oil US$ 75.18/BBP DOWN -0.002 | Platinum US$ 1 042.30/OZ UP +0.49%


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