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It was a week day and I was very hungry;

Wanted to order and it made me angry;

 

I wanted to order in;

My tummy was placed in a bin;

 

I didn’t have a number of a service provider;

After many house calls I had to surrender;

 

It was in the year two thousand eight;

As I looked at the clock it was really late;

 

Technologically no two-way SMS communication existed;

In finding a solution for nights I persisted;

 

I then consulted my friend and engineer;

In developing an answer we were very near;

 

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Finally we found the answer to the question;

In submitting the application for the patent my name they did mention;

 

The Namibian Government recognized me as an inventor;

I was labelled as an intellectual property rights defender;

 

In the year twenty twelve I was awarded the letters patent;

My rights now protected by Law, I no longer had to pretend;

 

I innovated an unseen and unheard of path;

In celebration I took a long and relaxing bath;

 

My name forever written in history;

To my foes my intellect remains a mystery;

 

The first black Namibian patent holder;

The send of achievement as I bear witness to my name on that BIPA folder;

 

Then they stole the technological interface;

I knew my battle started and them in Law I had to face;

 

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Through our invention we proposed the sale of pre-paid electricity;

The thieves looked at us with such hatred and negativity;

 

Because of us people all over the country could send mobile money;

The fact that we weren’t mentioned was very funny;

 

Mobile phones subscribers now could use short codes;

Their access to services and loved ones entered different modes;

 

Now people could transact in the comfort of their homes;

They could do so with no hassle as they chewed on their mutton bones;

 

I approached many corporates for our idea to sell;

Sadly it seemed my voice and novel on deaf ears fell;

 

That didn’t stop me from my hustle;

Cause I knew that mentally I had the muscle;

 

All of a sudden Namibian corporates used our process flow;

What a set-back unto our plans they dealt a blow;

 

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With no money to fight a legal battle;

For a moment I thought that my cage they did rattle;

 

Then God send me an angel in the form of Advocate Phatela;

As we developed our strategy for years I realized he is indeed a good fellow;

 

In twenty nineteen we filled our papers and appeared;

Whilst we were in discussion facially we saw that it’s my team they feared;

 

We successfully submitted our claim;

In the High Court their tongues we had to tame;

 

We won the first round;

Ready for pound to pound;

 

Court order us to appear before the Tribunal;

In condolence I wear black for their funeral;

 

This we will fight out till the very end;

A clear message to Namibian corporates must be send.

 

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The SMS directory is really simple;

AS I smile on my face you can see the dimple;

 

Via a short code an SMS is sent;

Delivered to the one for whom it’s meant;

 

A return message is delivered via a text to the phone;

No need to throw the neighbors roof with a stone;

 

All received mobile monies come with a directory listing;

Moving smoothly like the VDub V5’s pisting;

 

Before us Namibia didn’t know;

Now through us many corporates bank balances grow;

 

Whatever is done in the dark will be revealed;

Our true value to the country many years ago foretold;

 

The true and only owners of this invention;

Shaping the way we operate was our intention.

 

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