Feature: Sweet jam brings delightful life to Namibians


WINDHOEK, May 26 (Xinhua) -- For years, Laimi Shikongo, a resident of Elombe village in northern Namibia, would not have even thought about making a business from home using indigenous marula fruit, which is very juicy and aromatic and is the size of a small plum.

Training in fruit processing and marketing, however, has changed her life for the better.

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