Slight, pretty, sharp-eyed, and quietly firm about things—Johanna Kwedhi is Namibia's first female trawler captain. She is a living example of the empowerment of women in Namibia. Johanna captains the Kanus, one of the largest trawlers operating from Luderitz Harbour, an old port rebuilt for today's fishing boats. It's her responsibility not only to navigate a coastline infamous for shipwrecks, but to bring in a profitable catch. And this is an industry not used to women being, literally, at the helm.
The report also notes that this is the first time a black person has been at the helm of a ship in Namibia. Read the rest at BBC Africa.
