The Kapana selling business is becoming more popular in Rundu.
 
The majority of the sellers are welcoming of the competition, saying it provides local customers with a variety of options. 
 
 On Dr. Sam Nujoma Street, this is where you will find several women selling Kapana at N$1 a piece under a tree.
 
The trick is to add pieces of fat to the meat.
 
“When you don't have fat, you can't sell; when you have fat, you can sell. Like this time now, we are struggling because most of the cattle do not have fat,” said Martha Haundjangi.
 
 Six years ago, there were only two women here. 
 
“There are a lot of people selling Kapana, and we are not getting more customers. People are complaining; some may come from Owamboland, and they come to Rundu, maybe they are not used to this Kapana for N$1; some come from Windhoek, they are used to single quarters, saying your Kapana is too small,” stressed Mariane Musitu.
 
Despite the complaints, more women are joining the business, with some saying their low prices are suitable for certain customers. 
 
“We will not fight, because we are just one family; we are doing business together. We are working together, and everyone is hustling for themselves,” added Johanna Maseka.
 
This is Kanga die Nyama. Daniel Shetunyenga and his brother opened up this place in 2020, and they consider themselves Kapana pioneers in Rundu.
 
 “We are the ones who paved the way for the Kapana business here in Rundu because when we arrived, no one was preparing Kapana in the manner that we do. But almost everywhere you go now, people are making and selling grilled strips of meat.”
  
Even though his minimum selling price is N$30, enforcing it is not always possible.
 
 “We initially started with N$20 but then increased to N$30. If you are adamant about your N$30, then you run the risk of chasing the customer away. So when a customer only has N$20, I don't have a choice but to serve them.”
 
KS Kapana in Sauyemwa is the latest business to set up shop. Doors opened in February this year.
 
“We can actually bring Rundu to compete with other towns when it comes to the quality of Kapana,” explained the owner, Josua Josua.
 
Josua sticks to the minimum starting price.
  
“People are not used to this type of service or this high-quality Kapana, so they all expected to get Kapana at a very low price, and a lot of people felt like our price was too high, but with time they picked up that everything goes with the quality service that they get.”
  
Kapana sellers procure their meat from either Meatco or some of the local butcheries. But the biggest suppliers of raw meat are the men who sell under the trees, next to the road.