Namibia: Villagers Drown Their Sorrows in Alcohol2007-11-14
On Monday, Rundu was blazing with the scorching sun. The temperatures soared close to 40 degrees Celsius. It was not even noon yet, and most of the people in the informal settlement of Ndama, were gathered under the trees, drunk, as they continued to sip the whole day long on their favourite home-brewed concoction, mutoho.
Mutoho or muheturo (when sugar is added) is an alcoholic sorghum beer whose overuse many villagers are battling to overcome. The Kavango Region has the highest poverty and unemployment rate in the country, accompanied by other social ills such as illiteracy, and most significantly HIV/AIDS not to mention alcohol abuse.
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