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I am [name redacted], Angolan to the core, born in Huíla Province, in the municipality of Lubango, and I live near the SWAPO Cemetery 🪦. Speaking about these Angolan children who wander around Namibian cities and towns begging for money, I have the following to inform: These children are from the "Ovamuila" ethnic group, and they live in Huíla Province, in the municipality of Humpata (MPHATA), in the locality of Bata-Bata (Mbata Vata). This population is rich in cattle and goats, and has a lot of cereals. They are not poor, they are rich. But they are very greedy. They don’t like to spend their wealth often, they prefer to send their children to the streets of certain cities to beg for money, and in the end they accumulate large sums of money from begging. Here in Huíla Province, at all tourist sites, bakeries, supermarkets, and ATMs, the presence of these children is constant. They are irritating, they don’t let tourists enjoy their outings in peace. They are always asking. The city of Lubango where I work is currently rounding them all up and sending them to a shelter, but the parents then show up and take them out of there, and send them to Namibia. They target tourist spots in the city, their presence is still noticeable. They are people who reject school education. In the areas where they live, the schools are abandoned and empty because they don’t want to study. I’m not saying this out of emotion, I’m saying it because it is the reality. Therefore, you Namibians, if you continue giving money to these children, you will be encouraging them to keep up this practice. Never try to adopt them, because that is not the main focus of their parents. The parents’ main objective is for them to beg for money and then hand the money over to their parents. Whoever tries to adopt them will regret it. Because this is a very complicated tribe. That’s all from me, I hope you haven’t misunderstood me.