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Farm Duplesis Plaas.

Farm Duplesie is located 90km north of Gobabis in the Omaheke region in Okorukambe Constituency, until 2013 Steinhausen Constituency. It was a business farm previously owned by Mr.Nicko Swarts. The farm was then sold to the government and it became a resettlement farm. The different parts of the farm that made up the private farm where, Skoonheid,Rus plaas and Daniel, which were further divided into small post. The first settlers of farm Duplesie came in 1979 and They were brought to Farm Duplesie from Omitara. Nearly all of these settlers were ex-workers /labourers of the white farmers. They had settled in Omitara with their herds of animals when they were axed by the white employers. Their animals got stolen, some went into the lands of the private owners and others caused pollution to the Otjivero dam. Thus the government under the leadership of Doctor Sam Nujoma and The honorable Hage by than the prime minister of the republic of Namibia  came up with an amicable solution which was to move these axed farmer workers  to an area where they could farm and settle down. This farm currently has a population of 200 people. There are about 45 households who came originally from Omitara and the number went up with settlers who came in from the neighbouring farms in search of land and or a place to settle while hunting for jobs. The farm has a police station, a shop and a primary school. Residents have to travel 3km to get to the nearest clinic. Be that as it may, there is a youth center which is currently not in use the community has been stagnated ever since. Children who progress on to high school usually drop out of school along the way and only a handful makes it to tertiary level. There are no employment opportunities and most households rely heavily on small stock farming and backyard gardens to make ends meet. Drought has taken a high toll for the past five years and it is evident from the number of stock and the square meters of land available that most farmers are not well acquainted with subsistence farming techniques and sustainable farming. The quality of farming land is deteriorating and the situation is getting worse by the day. All in all the farm is home to the well known desert soil of the Omaheke region and it is fit for farming with all breeds of animals with the simmentaler being the most popular breed.See exact location.