Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) or ‘Same Wacky Freaks (SWF)’

Typically, folks took that for granted. So, imagine the shock when everyone woke up to temperatures so unsympathetic it could be likened to the icebox used by the Son of the Nation as a heart.

Speaking of whom, he must be elated knowing that Amushelelo has been neutralised – at least for now.

But the ignorance among Namibians though – yeeerrrrr.

One wonders if this godforsaken joint is run by a bunch of sexed-up gigolos who are determined to screw the living daylights out of anything worth holing in?

Or maybe by relentless “;hobophobics”; who are hell bent on shacking up with Namibia only for accommodation and a meal (read: mansions and caviar).

Either way, we are screwed.

For context, “;hobophobics”; are individuals who are frightened by any severe change in fortune, romance and lifestyle due to the transfer of negative energy that could result from making physical contact with the homeless.

Which explains why, after chilling for over 30 years in a manor built with taxpayers”; gwop, and feasting on blowouts, equally bankrolled by the same peasants, our gigolos-in-chief still play dumb on the existence of shacks in Windhoek”;s sprawling shanty towns.

Instead, they are too busy tallying our money and making whisky-induced plans on how to spend it.

In comes the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), also known as the “;Same Wacky Freaks”;.

This, supposedly, in reference to its proponents who are said to have been part of some so-called “;High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy”; – with the emphasis on “;high”;.

Well, after the colossal flop of what was known as Vision 2030, the folks in power decided to steer clear of themes called “;vision anything”;.

See, such blunders create expectations.

And this vibes well with fallacies and delusions.

A definite no-go for Namibian politicians.

So, SWF it is, but the facts around this fabrication are as sketchy as any presidential statement.

They”;re full of exclamations and questions rather than explanations.

For example, approximately 2,5% of the intergenerational fund would be invested in infrastructure projects with socio-economic benefits for future generations … yari, yari, yari.

In other words, no moegoe should come around pushing people to account for anything in this lifetime.

Kamma most of the SWF”;s portfolio would comprise foreign holdings, with the likelihood that the government will appoint external asset managers . . . you”;re right!

Experience tells us that once moolah leaves this country, we may as well keep it going.

Nightmares of court cases in the United States and briefcase lawyers in Britain are still tormenting folks at Herero Mall.

Did anybody say Sakeus?

And about the privatisation of SOEs: noble idea, maybe?

But this is one gwarra that folks at TransNamib won”;t take lightly. For years, the people in this camp have been working with budgets that covered only one budget line – depreciation.

To dangle this carrot over their heads and not deliver, Shiimi, you may not see heaven.

In fact, you may even miss the rapture altogether.

Eish, and doesn”;t it irk you seeing pensioners getting excited about the future? Who wants to meet their maker so eagerly?

Not even the men of the cloth want to kick it just yet.

So, “;scuse my paranoia, but this thing smacks of a major retirement plan for the comrades. No? How incorruptible are the “;Same Wacky Freaks”;?

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