/ 28 October 2001

NUJOMA, FISHERMAN, BUILDS RETIREMENT HOME

PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma has picked the coastal town of Henties Bay as the place to retire to, and is building a luxury house on the sea front. The President’s love of fishing appears to be the main motivating factor behind his decision. Nujoma apparently plans to spend summer at the beach-front house and the six months of winter on his farm near Otavi. The exact cost of the beach front house could not be confirmed, but an architect estimated it to be in the region of N$2-million. – The Namibian