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Perspectives on Namibia: Past and Present
This collection of papers was a very early contribution to English language Namibian historiography, covering issues such as Orlaam politics, Windhoek urban planning, Nama history, and the present political situation under South African Rule. The…
Documenting Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa
This publication brings together a number of the ‘thinkpieces’ prepared for a workshop convened by the Nordic Africa Institute in Pretoria, South Africa, on 26–27 November, 2009. The workshop marked the end of the Institute’s Documentation Project on…
Making the difference! The Basic Income Grant in Namibia
This report is part of a series of publications on the Basic Income Grant in Namibia. It reflects the results of the Pilot Project in Otjivero-Omitara in particular. This one year report attempts to give an overview over the new findings, and…
“Towards a Basic Income Grant for All” (Pilot)
In January 2008, a Basic Income Grant (BIG) pilot project began in the Otjivero-Omitara area 100 kilometres east of Windhoek. All residents below the age of 60 years receive a Basic Income Grant of N$100 per person per month, without any conditions…
Homecoming: The GDR Kids of Namibia
"Sometimes if you are fortunate, you have two or more places that you call home. Sometimes, conflicts arise in your allegiance to multiple homes, and your loyalties are divided. Young Namibians who spent the 1980s in exile in East Germany have had to…
Heritage and Cultures in Modern Namibia: In-depth Views of the Country
Sharing of knowledge is one principle of TUCSIN. Therefore 19 scientists and 2 writers from USA, Canada, Germany, South Africa and Namibia made the effort to report on their past and present activities in Namibia. The articles span a time frame of…
The Administrative Functions of Traditional Leaders
With relevance for South Africa and Namibia, post-apartheid
Reference No. AA.5: The Archive of the Solidarity Group Medic’ Angola / Kämpfendes Afrika (Zurich 1971–1988)
Medic’ Angola came into being in 1971 in Zurich as a 'working group for medical support for the Angolan People.' From 1976, the group called itself Kämpfendes Afrika after the journal of the same name that had been published by Medic' Angola since…
Namibian and Southern African Studies in Basel: A case for an intellectual project
"In this essay we are not so much concerned with the reasons for the establishment of African Studies and African history at the University of Basel; these have been spelled out elsewhere. Nor do we need to plea for an engagement with Africa given…
FARMER'S SELECTION OF LOCAL AND IMPROVED PEARL MILLET VARIETIES IN OVAMBOLAND, NORTHERN NAMIBIA
A new and improved cultivar of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), Okashana-1, was released in Namibia in 1990 and was rapidly adopted in Ovamboland. However, as most farmers do not buy new seeds each year, any genetic trials of the cultivar on actual…
Last Steps to Uhuru: An Eyewitness Account of Namibia's Transition to Independence
Last Steps to Uhuru is and eyewitness account of the crucial years of transition in Namibia, from 1988-1992. It covers the last political protests and campaigns, the return of Exiles, the UN monitored elections, the adoption of a constitution, and…
Windhoek: Desegregation and Change in the Capital of South Africa's Erstwhile Colony
Homes Apart: South Africa's Segregated Cities, ed. Anthony Lemon (David Philip, 1991), 174-190.
Democratic Turnhalle Alliance/Demokratiese Turnhalle Alliansie Constitution
This document is the constitution for the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance.
Contents:
Membership of Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
Constitution
Constitutional Principals for SWA/Namibia
Constitutional Proposals for the Institution of…
Contents:
Membership of Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
Constitution
Constitutional Principals for SWA/Namibia
Constitutional Proposals for the Institution of…
Kwanyama Mining and Smelting: Angola 1937
The Following is extracted from a webpage at the University of Kent at Canterbury. It provides background on the film clip. "The smelting movie was chosen for this project for a number of reasons. Essentially it is a good example of an ethnographic…
Advocacy in Action: A guide to influencing decision-making in Namibia
Advocacy in Action is a 336-page manual designed primarily for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and grassroots-based groups who are interested in increasing their advocacy skills. It contains concrete, practical information about advocacy…
Implementing inclusive education in Namibian primary schools: from policies to practice
M.A. Thesis (Education) - "This study set out to explore the issues of inclusive education in primary education in Namibia. The specific research questions were: 1. How does Namibia address the issue of inclusive education in its educational policies…
"A Nation On the Move”: A Discourse Analysis of Namibian Policies for Development
M.A. Thesis - "This thesis is approaching the concept of development in Namibian plans for development, its Vision 2030 and Third National Development Plan. The aim is to analyse discourses of development in the Namibian political context of planning…
Recordkeeping and Missing “Native Estate” Records in Namibia: An Investigation of Colonial Gaps in a Post-colonial National Archive
PhD Dissertation - "This dissertation explores the historical origin of practical challenges experienced in user services of the post-colonial National Archives of Namibia (NAN). It was motivated by the observation that many requests by Black…
The Price of Freedom
"It was an early Sunday morning in April 1976, my heart was heavy, but in my head I could hear sounds of of early morning birds wishing me a safe journey. I was determined to leave Namibia. I silently slipped out of the homestead, walked across the…