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Background: South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia won its independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule.

8 days ago: SarahG published a blog
Sand, Lions and Police

October 3rd 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
Well - we left the dunes behind but not the sand - this is Namibia..... The landscape is so stark - it reminds me in parts of Arizona, in part Australia (long, dull drives...) and just v Namibi ... [full story]

8 days ago: Shons published a blog
Greetings from Windhoek - capital of Namibia

October 2nd 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
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14 days ago: Nil2500 published a blog
Windhoek's Arts and Cultural Festival

September 26th 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
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16 days ago: Nil2500 published a blog
Family Tongue Ties

September 25th 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
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20 days ago: SarahG published a blog
Couchsurfing, Namibia, burnt lips

September 21st 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
So my 20 hour couch ride from Cape Town to Windhoek, Namibia's capital was great actually. It took about 2 hours to clear customs as there were so many of us but for only 605 rand it was worth eve ... [full story]

20 days ago: mlambert116 published a blog
Windhoek... rapid fire.

September 13th 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
Landed in Windhoek. Grabbed our bags. Got our car. Hit the road. Did I already mention this trip was aggressively planned? Probably. We were on a tight time frame trying to cram in 7 days wo ... [full story]

20 days ago: mlambert116 published a blog
A word on flying Air Namibia...

September 13th 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
Thankfully (and rather surprisingly) flying Air Namibia does not feature on part of the adventure circuit. We take off and land with nary an issue AND get to enjoy second breakfast. Punctuality, ... [full story]

22 days ago: mlambert116 published a blog
Now for Namibia...

September 13th 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
day one of namibia adventure. actually, pre-day one, because we got up so early that I question whether the following even happened... ...in some sort of get up at 4am madness I rolled out of ... [full story]

49 days ago: GinaNamibia published a blog
Namibia Cheeta time!

July 10th 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
the Cheetas on the farm are so tame,they chased us round wiith string and plastic bottles!!!haha i'm having the time of my life,I'm so overwhelmed by the the beauty in this country, the people, the wi ... [full story]

63 days ago: Nikki J B published a blog
just for fun

August 9th 2008 Africa » Namibia » Windhoek
It is possible to be dirty immediatly after showering There is a huge difference between a cold shower and a freezing cold shower If your hungry don't ask what the food is "Get in the que" mean ... [full story]

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