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Hai||kom zwischen «Buschmannplage» und San Aktivismus: Koloniale Repräsentationen und postkoloniale Aneignung von Ethnizität im Namibia des 20. Jahrhunderts
Dieser Artikel beschäftigt sich zum einen mit der Konstruktion, Rekonstruktion und Festschreibung von ethnischen Kategorien während der Kolonialzeit in Namibia, also mit einer spezifischen Ethnisierung, und zum anderen mit der Bedeutung und…
Guide to Civil Society in Namibia
In order to further strengthen civil society in Namibia and support the interaction between government and civil society, the NID compiled this guide to provide an overview of the mandate of NGOs and CSOs in Namibia, together with contact details and…
Guests in their Homeland - The situation of the Topnaar community, the traditional but not legal residents in the Namib Naukluft Park
M.A. Dissertation - National parks have been established in the Third World throughout the last century without consulting local people. Usually management plans of these areas fail to include the local residents. International agreements have been…
Governance and state delivery in Southern Africa : examples from Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe
This Discussion Paper highlights in complementary ways problems and challenges for governance issues under centralised state agencies, which base their authority and legitimacy on a dominant party and its influence. The case study on Namibia argues…
Good Magic in Ovambo
History plays an increasingly important role in anthropological discussions. Historical sources for the cultures and societies traditionally studies by anthropologists are, however, scant. This not only affects anthropological research but it greatly…
Geschichte und Entwicklung der Stadt Okahandja
Der bereits von Krankheit gezeichnete Fritz Gaerdes hatte diese Ortchronik von Okahandja zusammengestellt und bezog sich auf damals vorhandene Quellen und auf die eigenen Erlebnissen in den vergangenen 50 Jahren. Zwei Memoranden zur Geschichte der…
Gender Equality on the Horizon: The Case of Uukwambi Traditional Authority in Namibia
"The Namibian customary system and its administration was severely gender imbalanced and both opponents and proponents of gender equality long believed that women’s rights and traditional rule were eternal foes. Whether or not this was the case in…
Frühe Kolonialgeschichte Namibias 1880-1930
Contents: 1. Einführung - Wilhem J.G. Möhlig 2 - Unmaking a Market: The Encapsulation of a Regional Trade Network: Northwest Namibia between the 1860s and 1950s. - Michael Bollig 3. Mit Kreuz, Gewehr und Handelskarre: Der Kavango 1903 im kolonialen…
From Windhoek to Washington: An Oral History of the Struggle for Namibian Independence
Structured without narration, Namibians and those involved in the liberation struggle give their input on the fight against Apartheid in what was then South West Africa. Focus is given to the international political elements such as the Cold War,…
From Reserve to Homeland: South African Native Policy in Southern Namibia
The beginning of South African rule in present day Namibia marks a watershed in the country's history. The new developments initiated by a change in colonial rulers have generally been underestimated in existing literature.
Free Namibia (Documentary Film)
In a shocking and moving documentary we see the terrible living conditions and racism under which the Black majority lives in Namibia and the growing resistance to white rule imposed by South African troops. Also, two guests provide us the latest…
Finland and national liberation in Southern Africa
Finland's special characteristics as a Nordic, non-aligned welfare state gave it the resources and motivation to support liberation movements - in spite of restrictions arising from trade interests and a reluctance to jeopardise the country's neutral…
Fertility, Mortality, and Migration in Subsaharan Africa: The Case of Ovamboland in North Namibia, 1925-90
Scanty evidence has been the major obstacle for studying historical demography in Sub Saharan Africa. Our most certain knowledge of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century populations development is based on a retrospective view of the…
Felsbildforschung und Forschungsnetzwerke in Namibia. Anmerkungen zur Korrespondenz von Anneliese und Ernst Rudolf Scherz, 1960–1975
"Im Rahmen eines Praktikums bei den Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB) habe ich mich mit Korrespondenzakten des Ehepaars Anneliese und Ernst Rudolf Scherz aus Windhoek (Namibia) befasst. Ein grosser Teil des schriftlichen (und fotografischen)…
Felsbildforschung in Namibia. Schrift- und Bilddokumente im Archiv von Anneliese und Ernst Rudolf Scherz, 1930–1980
"Das deutsche Ehepaar Anneliese Scherz (1900–1985) und Ernst Rudolf Scherz (1906–1981) verbrachte bis 1979 den Grossteil seines Lebens in «Südwest-Afrika», dem heutigen Namibia. Der promovierte Chemiker Ernst Rudolf Scherz war bereits 1933 aus…
Feasibility study of biological treatment of organic waste in Tsumeb Municipality, Namibia.
M.A. Thesis: KTH the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden - "This study is part of a larger project in which the Tsumeb municipality, Falun municipality and Falu Energi & Vatten AB work together to change the currently used controlled waste dumping…