The Namibian
23 September 2019

The farmers are clearly unhappy with the government, and have started to voice their dissent at the government’s lack of action. Villagers have begun distributing flyers with images of perishing animals collapsing due to the lack of water, children collapsing and parched due to dehydration, spreading information about the children who have fallen sick due to the lack of water.

Several protests have sprung up, with groups of farmers bringing pitchforks, poles and gathering near town halls and regional centres to protest the government’s inaction.

Smaller, individual campaigns to gather more water have sprung up, such as on Instagram, where a post circulating stating that for every 1000 likes gained on the post, 1 litre of water will be provided to the Hardap region. Shrines have been set up around boreholes to represent the animals who perished due to dehydration. Campaigns encouraging a vegan diet, which requires less water for production, have begun, pushing villagers to focus on conserving water.

There has been outrage against the actions of the farmers, with online condemnation for the actions of the farmers, with netizens expressing their ridicule towards the actions of the farmers in killing the oldest animals for ritual sacrifices, with strong sentiments such as “how do you even know which animal is the oldest! Ur just killing animals for no good reason” and “this is why the region is rotting =_=”.

The farmers also appear to have tried to leave leopard prints at the sites of their crimes, a ridiculous move that has caused the general public to lose any semblance of respect for the farmers.