Three contractors - one from Rehoboth, another from Windhoek,and the third from Okahandja, are bidding to fix a broken fence at the State House in Windhoek.
They go with a State House official to examine the fence.
The Okahandja contractor takes out a tape measure, does some measuring, and then works some figures with a pencil.
'Well,' he says, 'I figure the job will run about R900.
R400 for materials, R400 for my crew, and R100 profit for me.'
The Rehoboth contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, 'I can do this job for R700: R300 for materials,
300 for my crew, and R100 profit for me.'
The Windhoek contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the State House brother and whispers, 'R2,700.'
The official, incredulous, says, 'You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?'
The Windhoek contractor whispers back, 'R1000 for me, R1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Rehoboth to fix the fence.'
'Done!' replies the government official.
And that, folks, is how it all works in Namibia these days!
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