Intu Afrika

From Okiep to the Kalahari

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February 5th 2010
Woke up, had delicious breakfast and headed off towards the Namibian border. It’s a 120km drive to the border from Okiep and we were in good spirits about crossing the border. We were thinking of Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor crossing the border from Namibia into South Africa, no doubt doing their customary wheelies. When you get to the Orange river you stop at Vioolsdrif, on the South Afr ... read more

Africa » Namibia

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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 gr... ... read more