Search engine which searches only South African web sites. Enter a search
query or you can also use their subject catalogue -
http://www.ananzi.co.za/catalog/. By IS-Commercial of The Internet Solution
Group. http://www.ananzi.co.za/
Extensive library / archives and research centre specializing in Namibia and Southern Africa, founded in 1971 by Carl Schlettwein. Search their online catalog. Has a publishing house, P.Schlettwein Publishing and an antiquarian bookshop. Their archives include the Hans W. Debrunner Collection (West Africa, African diaspora in Europe), photographs, posters, maps. Namibia Bibliographical Update (no longer published but on the web site for 1999-2002) covers Namibiana. Based in Basel, Switzerland. [KF] http://www.baslerafrika.ch/
Heinze, Robert: The Voice of Namibia Zu Geschichte und Programm des namibischen Radios im Exil. BAB Working Paper 2009:02.
Baines, Gary: The Battle for Cassinga: Conflicting Narratives and Contested Meanings. BAB working Paper 2007:02
Sheriffs, Legal Aid Board, Small Claims Court & Other for Namibia.
Provided by the legal publisher Butterworths
on their web site. http://www.butterworths.co.za/free/namibia/sheriffs/towns.htm
Site of the United Democratic Party. Political organization in exile from Namibia. Members prmote the independence of Caprivi from Namibia. The Party President is Mishake Muyongo. Based in Washington State. http://www.caprivifreedom.com/
Namibia newspaper. "April 30, 2002 marked the birth of THE CAPRIVI VISION as the first black independent community newspaper founded by Mr.Risco Mashete Lumamezi as its Editor and other students at the campus of the Polytechnic of Namibia in 2000..." http://www.caprivivision.com/
Offers classrom dance, instrumental courses in SADC countries (Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zambia), works with government Ministries. Publishes books. Based in Pretoria, South Africa. http://www.ciimda.org/
"COMESA [formerly the PTA] exists as an organisation of free independent
sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural
and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member
states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading
block." Has information on customs tariffs by country, road/transport
including road distances, economic profiles for each country including
Namibia.Has the text of Doing Business with COMESA: the Handbook,
legal guides to establishing business, etc. http://www.comesa.int/
Full text report by Adam Posluns. Published Oct. 30, 2002. "the report
details the increasingly antagonistic relationship between President Sam
Nujoma and the Namibian press in recent years."
http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2002/Namibia_oct02/Namibia_oct02.html
Table of contents of the microfilm of the collection (at the Center for
Research Libraries, Chicago), "thought to be the largest collection
of public information on SWAPO available." The collection covers 1965-1988
SWAPO reports, speeches, press releases, journals, pamphlets, correspondence
and internal documents. The originals, from Dr. Katjavivi, former SWAPO
Secretary for Information and Publicity, now Vice Chancellor of the University
of Namibia (UNAM), will be housed at UNAM. http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/info/camp/katjavivi.htm
Full text of the 1990 Constitution and Schedules. From Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität
in Würzburg, Germany. http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/law/wa__indx.html
Full text, 99 pages in PDF. Publication issued following a conference on debt relief and development
in Africa, held in Windhoek/Namibia from 5 to 6 December 2005. Published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Windhoek, Namibia. http://www.kas.de/proj/home/pub/8/1/year-2006/dokument_id-8901/index.html
A virtual charity, founded by two U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers, to provide
scholarships for students, especially girls, in Namibia. Information about
the scholarship recipients. Has an e-mail list. Based in Seattle, Washington.
[KF] http://www.deeproots.org/
In English and German. The Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main has
put on-line a large keyword
searchable database of colonial era photographs, 1822-1936,
from the archives of the Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft [German Colonial
Society], a major organization behind Germany's colonial expansion. Covers
Namibia, Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo, etc. One can click on the small
photos to see a larger version. The database can be searched by Region,
Subject Areas, Keyword, Person, Photographer, People. The collection, of
thousands of photographs, is also being microfilmed for preservation. Description of the Image Collection of the German Colonial Society. [B.Lawrance
and KF] http://www.ub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankfurt.de/
"the first complete chronology
on Namibian history from the precolonial times to the date of independence
(1990) and the story of the only so far discovered ruins
of precolonial Namibia (//Khauxa!nas). Furthermore there are numerous
publications on transport and communications engineering as well as my Ph-D-
Thesis on
low-volume roads." Has a history
of Namibia telecommunications, a lecture on foreign
aid, a history
of Walvis Bay, reports on water, energy, roads, railways. Dr. Dierks
is former Deputy Minister of the first Ministry of Roads and Transport (later
Mines and Energy) in Namibia (until March 2000). Is now Chairman of Namibia's
Energy Control Board. http://www.klausdierks.com
A non-profit which produces ethnography films/videos, based in Massachusetts.
Claims to have the world's largest collection of films/videos on the !Kung
San (Bushmen) of Namibia. John Marshall, President of DER, created the films
The Hunters and N!ai, the Story of a !Kung Woman.
http://www.xensei.com/docued/
Information, articles, citations to publications, photos by South Africans
who served in Angola and Namibia. Articles include the Counter Insurgency
Manuel used re SWAPO prior to independence. Maintained by John Dovey..http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/military/
"independent documentary production company – was formed by Craig Matthew and Joëlle Chesselet in 1987 when South Africa was still governed by the apartheid system." Films include Katjira’s Dream on the Himba people’s contemporary challenges, Ochre and Water on the threat to the Himba of a new dam (includes music audio sample), Narrative of Betrayal on Angola, This crazy thing called Grace on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Based in Cape Town, South Africa. http://www.doxa.co.za/
Opposition political party. Was the main opposition party from Independence to 1999. http://www.dtaofnamibia.org.na/
EDCOM
E-mail list of the Commission on Education, Culture and Training (Namibia).
Provides information about the Commission's work and a forum for debate
for Namibians. "The Commission began its work at the end of January,
and its final report is due in mid October 1999."
To subscribe send an email message to: LISTSERV@NATARCH.MEC.GOV.NA
In the Message area put: subscribe EDCOM firstname lastname
Full text documents such as the election results, political parties directory, Code of Conduct, polling stations, etc. Based in Windhoek. http://www.ecn.na/
A non-profit on-line environmental information resource. Has an e-magazine,
One World (based
in Austin, Texas) with articles on the Kalahari Desert
(excerpts from The Harmless People by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas)
and Ethiopia. There is a search facility which locates
information on toxic waste dumping in African countries for example. http://www.envirolink.org/
In French and English. Includes history of French-Namibia relations, important
phone nos. in Windhoek, list of medical professionals, information on French
aid to Namibia. http://www.ambafrance-na.org/
In French and English. "The Cultural Centre's mission is to intensify
the cultural cooperation between Namibia and France.It offers French language
cultural activities, opens to the public a well endowed library, and organises
French language courses, lectures, meetings, film or video shows, theatre
plays and exhibitions." http://www.fncc.org.na/
"exist to further the cause of world evangelisation by missionary
outreach to resistant or neglected areas and groups in Southern Africa."
Has field reports
from Angola, Namibia, Sudan, Zambia, Mozambique, newsletter
reports on Sudan, Zimbabwe, sells books on related topics. http://www.frontline.org.za
Information on mining in Namibia, describes their databases, the Minerals
Act, the Annual Reports. Has a detailed geological
map and maps to order. [KF] http://www.gsn.gov.na/
Online free seminar "to provide students and other interested individuals
from around the world with the opportunity to learn about and discuss the
emerging information society." One of the projects to be discussed
is "Access to Namibian Government Libraries"
(http://www.natarch.mec.gov.na) "Emphasis of the seminar
is on the impacts of information technologies on society..."
The seminar is run by Profs. Dale Harris (Stanford) and Björn Pehrson (Royal
Institute of Technology, Sweden, KTH). http://global.stanford.edu/
"founded in 1962 as the Namib Desert Research Station, by Dr. Charles Koch (1904-1970) in association with the Transvaal Museum." "The Gobabeb Library is the most extensive arid ecology library in Africa and the leading information centre on the Namib Desert." Based in Namib-Naukluft Park, 120 km from Walvis Bay, Namibia. http://www.gobabebtrc.org/
In German, English
and Ojieherero. On the colonial wars and genocide in Namibia. Events, lists
of experts, historical photographs, bibliography, links to related sites,
a discussion forum. The first web site in Ojieherero. From the Namibisch-Deutsche
Stiftung für kulturelle Zusammenarbeit and the Goethe-Zentrum. Based
in Windhoek. [KF] http://www.goethe.de/1904/
Environmental news in Namibia. "Each day GREENINFO
will distribute direct to your e-mail address, the headline and first fifty
or so words of environmental news articles appearing in the local [Namibian]
press. A live link to the newspaper's website is provided should you wish
to read the whole article." Past messages are online. http://green.namweb.com.na
To subscribe send email to: esquire@namweb.com.na
Leave the Subject line blank. In the Message area type: subscribe greeninfo YourFirstName LastName
e.g. subscribe greeninfo Sally Harper
For problems contact: sally@mweb.com.n
Novel by a Namibian writer who is also dean of faculty at the University
of Namibia. Has a synopsis and free sample chapter. $7 for the complete
novel. Published by Online Originals, an online only
publishing company based in London. Site gives free access to one complete
work every month. http://www.onlineoriginals.com/spacesy.html
A farm, in Namibia, for "animals that would otherwise be shot or
left to die in the wild." The farm is owned by Nick and Mariet Van
der Merwe. "Harnas is not a zoo but a rehabilitation centre whose aim
it is to release all animals back into the wild." See article in the
San Francisco Examiner, March 1, 1998, Section T. http://www.harnas.de/
"the High Court is presided over by the Judge President and Judges of the High Court of Namibia. It has original jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate upon all civil disputes and criminal prosecutions, including cases which involve the interpretation, ........ of the Constitution and the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed thereunder........ also has jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate upon appeals from Lower Courts.
Full text judgments and Acts such as the Anti-Corruption Act, the Labour Act. [KF] http://www.superiorcourts.org.na/high court/
Includes Bill of Rights Comparative
Law Materials with constitutional law cases from around the world including
Namibia, Zimbabwe in matters of land and property, citizenship, cultural
communities, emergency powers, security of the person, freedom of movement,
etc. Maintained by the Diamond Law Library, Columbia University Law School.
Has Namibia
and Zimbabwe
pags. http://www.hrcr.org/index.html
Full text. Pub. 2005. 77 pages in PDF. Published by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , Windhoek, Namibia. http://www.kas.de/proj/home/pub/8/1/year-2005/dokument_id-7943/index.html
The National Museum of Namibia's Biodiversity Inventory Programme
(1999) was a community self-help exercise which enabled Namibian schools
to obtain computer equipment, skills and Internet access in exchange for
community services. "92 kids from 16 schools.... managed to computerize
20, 897 insect inventory records comprising 11 data fields (catalogue
number, order, family, genus, species, collection locality, collector, no.
of specimens and day, month year) representing 97, 696 specimens
in the National Museum's insect collection. http://www.natmus.cul.na/insectathon.html
A non-profit conducting research on social, political and economic issues
that affect development in Namibia. Basic economic information on Namibia. Full text documents such as the annual Budget Speeches, election reports. Links
to related sites. Based in Windhoek, Namibia. [KF] http://www.ippr.org.na
Powerpoint presentation about Aluka, an Ithaka project
to create an online database of scholarly resources for
research and teaching and to preserve materials in danger of being lost.
The first projects are three on Africa - documents from the Southern
Africa liberation movements, African Plants and their uses, and
the historic Kilwa island off the Tanzania coast. From
the web site for the Association of Research Libraries, May 2004
meeting proceedings. [KF] http://www.arl.org/arl/proceedings/144/guthrie.html
Published by Otjivanda Presse, Essen, Germany. An interdisciplinary journal covering the humanities and the social sciences. Abstracts of articles are on online. http://www.namibian-studies.com/
Founded to "provide continuous training and policy research in areas such
as labour legislation, collective bargaining, affirmative action,
gender equality, Namibia's political economy and globalisation,..."
Has full text reports: Export Processing Zones in Namibia,
Playing the Globalisation Game: The implications of economic liberalisation
for Namibia; NGO Survey, Privitisation, Pay Equity, Workers Rights, the
SME Sector in Namibia, Foreign Direct Investment in Africa. Also has full
text Workshop Papers such as on Globalisation and Employment. Based in Windhoek.
[KF] http://www.larri.com.na
Information and images on crop pests from northern Namibia. Also has a
page on Ombidi
- Traditional African Vegetables. Larsen is an agronomist and amateur
entomologist/photographer. http://www.larsen-twins.dk/croppest.html#Crop%20pests
"a non-profit public interest law centre in Namibia, southern
Africa. It litigates only in the
public interest: where a case is likely to have an impact beyond the people
directly involved." Its AIDS
Law Unit addresses the issue of discrimination. Other units: constitutional
rights, gender advocacy,
juvenile justice, land / environment,
legal education. Has many full text reports, some full
text court cases. [KF] http://www.lac.org.na/
Lonker a graphic and web site designer worked as a geologist in Zimbabwe.
His site includes images of San (Bushman) rock art, African art in general,
and accounts of his travels, from February 1994 to December 1995, in Zimbabawe,
the Okavango Delta in Botswana, and Namibia. Also gardening (growing Southern
African plants) and birds of Southern Africa. See the site
map. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland. [KF] http://www.lonker.net
Speech, Friday, February 08, 2002, by President Sam Nujoma at the unveiling
of a monument to King Mandume ya Ndemufayo. "King Mandume ya Ndemufayo,
died fighting the Portuguese and British-South African colonial troops at
the Oihole village in 1917." Gives an extended account of Mandume's
resistance struggle against the British-South African and Portuguese forces.
From the Namibia Government
official web site's News Archive. http://www.grnnet.gov.na/News/Archive/2002/February/Week2/monument.htm
"More than half of Namibians make a living off cattle farming either directly or indirectly....." "Meatco’s main products are chilled, vacuum-packed beef cuts for export to international markets." Based in Windhoek, Namibia. http://www.meatco.com.na/
Muafangejo "is now considered among the best exponents of linocut
in the twentieth century." "official web site for both the works
of the International Artist John Muafangejo and that of the John Muafangejo
Trust which holds worldwide copyright to his work." Has a few examples
of his linocuts. Based in Oxford, U.K. http://www.johnmuafangejo.com/
Official government site. Has facts about Namibia, the
government, economy, history, full text of the Constitution, an index of
Ministries, full text government documents such as the White Paper on Energy
Policy, news, etc. http://www.grnnet.gov.na/
"official Namibian Elections Support Consortium web site" History
chronology, discussion forum (requires registration which is free), play
the trivia game (Namibia and general democracy questions), related web sites.
[KF] http://www.democracy.org.na/
"Showcases and supports Namibian music and arts
and crafts, allows people to get directly involved and make a huge
difference at the village level." Has list of locations for free computer
use, list of
Namibian grassroots, community-based organizations.
Maintained by Zoe Sachs-Arellano, student at Harvard University and returned
WorldTeach Namibia volunteer. [KF] http://www.namibiaconnection.org
E-journal published by the University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia. Access to articles requires (free) registration. On national development in Namibia. Vol. 1, No. 1 appeared 2007 (June). http://ndj.unam.na/index.php/ndj
Current and past business / financial news. Includes statistics on Namibia.
Has a discussion board. Web site of the print journal. http://www.economist.com.na/
Non-political organization founded in 1991, develops civic education programs.
Has many full text
reports (in Adobe pdf) and posters
prepared for campaigns on violence against women and children and disability.
Full text reports cover democracy, affirmative action, the Married Persons
Equality Act, the government and opposition, Labour Act, Accountability
and Corruption in Namibia, What Every Voter Needs to Know, the Association
of Regional Councils Consultative Conference, Law for All; Wills, Testaments
and Estates; private arbitration, etc. [KF] http://www.nid.org.na
In German. Official journal of the Deutsch-Namibische Gesellschaft e.V. Has the table of contents and selected articles online. http://www.dngev.de/magazin/
Includes press releases, a brief history, etc. Address: Private Bag 13307,
Windhoek - Republic of Namibia. Tel: 264-61-2049111. Fax: 264-61-232518.
E-Mail: defenceps@mod.gov.na http://www.mod.gov.na/
Has health advice for visitors, press releases, Namibia's Basic Indicators
time series (in dBase), Namibia HIV/AIDS Impact Modeling Exercise Data Files
(requires the Spectrum program), population data (in dBase, Excel). http://www.healthnet.org.na/
Has the full text (in Adobe PDF) of the White Paper
on Energy Policy and other Ministry documents on electricity supply,
electricity act, petroleum act, diamond act, health and safety regulations,
etc. [KF] http://www.mme.gov.na/
Namibia's infrastructure, labor, utility rates, investment opportunities,
Namibia Investment Centre contacts, trade preference agreements, trade fair
calendar, incentives, full text of the export processing
zone act, foreign investment act, the small and medium enterprise policy,
etc. Namibia was 4th highest in the World Economic Forum's Africa Competitiveness
Report 2000/2001. [KF] http://www.mti.gov.na/
NIED, established in 1990, within the Ministry of Education and Culture
"is responsible for evaluating, designing and developing curricula
for the educational system,......" of Nambia. Site has the "Pilot
Curriculum Guide for Formal Basic Education", National Core Subject
Policy Guide: African Languages (25 pages), other full text publications
and links to Namibia education sites. [KF] http://www.nied.edu.na/
See also Reform
Forum. Full text of NIED's journal. http://www.nied.edu.na/publications/journals/journals.htm
"to promote sustainable development, the conservation of biological
diversity and natural ecosystems, and the wise and ethical use of natural
resources for the benefit of all Namibians..." Lists projects, has
links to related sites. [KF] http://www.nnf.org.na
Official site. Full text of the Constitution, Budget speeches, Bills and
status of Bills. Has sections for the National Assembly (members directory
with profiles, committee composition) and National Council (members directory
with profiles, committee composition). [KF] http://www.parliament.gov.na/
Lists staff, Namibia cabinet members, National Council members, National
Assembly members, national holidays,
official statements / papers by the Ambassador, government ministers, Namibia
in the U.N. http://www.un.int/namibia/
Has full text of Research in Namibia: a system analysis
and the Draft Research Policy for Namibia. Has a directory
of data collections, research institutions, ethical issues and intellectual
property issues, issues re research permits for overseas scholars, etc.
http://members.mweb.com.na/research/
Major independent Windhoek newspaper edited by Gwen Lister. Has the full
text of selected articles, sports, articles in Oshiwambo, historical background
on the newspaper, "How it all began" by Gwen Lister, etc.
U.S. libraries which receive The Namibian are the Library of Congress,
Northwestern, Stanford (Hoover Library), Univ. of Virginia, Yale. The Basler
Afrika Bibliographien, Namibia Resource Centre (Basel, Switzerland) receives
the weekly edition. http://www.namibian.com.na
" In terms of section 9 of the Agronomic industry Act, the objectives of the Board are to promote the agronomic industry and to facilitate the production, processing and marketing of controlled products in Namibia." Reports, statistics, prices. Links to related organizations. Based in Windhoek, Namibia. http://www.nab.com.na/
NEPRU is an autonomous institution conducting "research for policy
formulation and decision-making in strategic macro and socio- economic areas"
concerning Namibia. Site has full text reports online, the Annual Report, Namibia Business Climate Survey, projects, lists of publications.
The issues of Namibian Economy - A NEPRU Viewpoint
from 1995 + are free at the web site.http://www.nepru.org.na
National association of Namibian librarians and information professionals formed in 1990. Publishes NIWA-INFO Newsletter. Has a directory of internet sites in Namibia. http://www.cds-isis.org.na/niwa/niwa.htm
"a national federation of regional farmers unions....established in June 1992 to serve as a mouthpiece for Namibian communal and emerging farmers. The NNFU aims to increase food production for household security, enhance marketing of farming products to increase household income, increase participation and recognition of woman in farming,... " Full text reports online. http://www.nnfu.org.na/
Travel and tourism directory, guide to properties in Namibia for buyers
and sellers, very detailed maps of sections of towns, crafts for sale, articles
on Namibia's history. Maintained by Elena Travel Services, Windhoek. Site
owned by Sergei Mitrofanov. http://www.namibweb.com
Discussion list for librarians, information professionals in Namibia.To
subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to:
listserv@elibserv.unam.na. In the body of the message, type: subscribe
(or unsubscribe) naminfo. http://elibserv.unam.na/archives/naminfo.html
NamNet
Unmoderated discussion group on Namibian topics. The Basler Afrika Bibliographien
often posts an annotated bibliography of new monographs and articles on
Namibia to the list. The list owner is Dr.
Eberhard W. Lisse. To subscribe, send email to: majordomo@lisse.na
In the message area put: subscribe Namnet
Do not put your name after namnet; this is a majordomo list as opposed to
a bitnet listserv.
You can also subscribe by writing to: namnet-request@lisse.na
Namibia's national power supply company. Has issues of its newsletter,
Watts On, the full text in Adobe PDF of its Rural Electricity
Distribution Master Plan (16 vols.), the annual report, projects, AIDS
awareness program, coloring book for kids (from Sacramento, Calif. SMUD),
etc. Sometimes has environmental impact assessment reports. Address: Box
2864, Windhoek. Tel: (+264 61) 2054111, Fax: (+264 61) 232805 [KF] http://www.nampower.com.na/
The library acquires everything published from
and about Namibia. It holds the Randolph Vigne and Namibia Support Committee
Collection. Has the 1997 Library Annual Report. Databases include NAMLIT - for bibliographic records of publications about Namibia
published anywhere. Covers 1778 to date. Library location is given. Namibia National Bibliography, NNB - bibliographic records of publications
received on legal deposit by the National Library of Namibia. Covers 1990
to 1992. http://www.nln.gov.na/
Information on caves in Namibia, insect and other pests in Namibia (including
a historical overview),
the National Insect Collection,
the Bird Dept., their
journal Cimbebasia, a list of publications from
the Archaeology Laboratory, etc.
Hosts the SAFRINET - BIONET web site (technical co-operation network between
countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to promote
and sustain realistic self-reliance in biosystematic services, particularly
for invertebrates and other micro-organisms.) [KF] http://www.natmus.cul.na/index.html
"...a private, non-profit, non-partisan and para-legal human rights
monitoring and advocacy organization in Namibia." Founded December
1, 1989. Has press releases, full text of the Constitution, annual
report summaries, projects, publications list, etc. Has an e-mail list for
their press releases or read them on the Yahoo
Groups web site. [KF] http://www.nshr.org.na/
Documents on the "late 20th century history of national liberation in Southern Africa and the role of the Nordic countries..... primary source material available in government, NGO and personal archives..... mainly in the Nordic languages, but when possible, English is indicated.....interviews with important actors, photographs, publications, posters and scanned newspaper clips from the period 1960-1996." The Nordic Africa Institute is based in Uppsala, Sweden. [KF] http://www.liberationafrica.se/
"The Polytechnic of Namibia has its roots in the establishment of
the Academy for Tertiary Education by Act No. 13 of 1980. Has Schools of
Commerce & Management, Communications & Legal Training, Engineering
& Applied Science and Centres for Hospitality Training and Distance
Education, the library which has an online catalog, PolyCat and a newsletter called Bibliomane.
student newspaper Echoes, etc. http://www.polytechnic.edu.na/
Ounongo Repository - the Polytechnic's institutional repository for the knowledge assets or intellectual output of the Polytechnic's researchers, staff and post-graduate students. Full text articles, reports are online. http://ir.polytechnic.edu.na/
In English and German. Produces "documentaries and features on topics
ranging from wildlife and nature to socio-political issues, television movies,
commercials and up-to-date news reporting." Provides "location
scouting, research, production management and full productions..."
E-mail: scriba@namibnet.com
http://www.powerandgloryfilms.com
Opposition political party founded 17th November 2007 by former SWAPO members. Hidipo Hamutenya (former Foreign Minister) was its Presidential candidate in the 2009 election. party. http://www.rdp.org.na/
Links to information about religion and Namibia on the web. Part of the
Le Fait Missionnaire.
Maintained by Eric Morier-Genoud. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/emorier/namibia.htm
Saunders, Christopher - "Transition in Southern Africa -
Comparative Aspects" and Melber, Henning - "Liberation and Democracy
in Southern Africa: The Case of Namibia
Pub. 2001. 28 p. Full text in
Adobe PDF On "the experiences and prospects of democratisation
under sovereign, legitimate political rule." From a public lecture
"arranged by the Nordic Africa Institute and given by Christopher Saunders
on "The Transitions to Democracy in Namibia and South Africa"
on 5 April 2001. Henning Melber was a discussant at the presentation."
[KF] http://130.238.24.99/webbshop/epubl/dp/dp10.pdf
"SchoolNet Namibia's objective is to provide appropriate computer
technology and Internet access to ALL schools in Namibia." Has a Schools
Database of educational institutions. They received the 2002
APC Africa Hafkin Communications Prize for people-centred information
and communications technology (ICT) policy. http://www.schoolnet.na
A publisher of personal accounts of South African conscripts in the South
African Defense Force between 1975 and 1994 with many references to Namibia.
An online book, Bad
Guys, "contains chapters from a variety of contributors describing
experiences within the SADF between 1975 and 1993." Has a draft report
by Barry Fowler of his South African Border Duty as a psychologist 22 June-Oct.
1, 1987. Maintained by Barry Fowler of Sentinel Projects. http://www.geocities.com/sadfbook/index.html
"information relating to the relatively recent history of the South
African Defence Force." Has full text selections of
personal accounts of South African military personnel who served in Angola,
Namibia, and elsewhere. Maintained by Paul Anderson. Part of the
South African Military Web Ring. [KF] http://www.geocities.com/odjobman/index.htm
Site for the main political party, has issues of Namibia Today, the SWAPO
Constitution, information on the party flag, information on its presidential
candidate, National Assembly candidates, the election manifesto,
list of party leaders, statistics on Namibia, etc. http://www.swapoparty.org/
A joint project of the Centre
for Conflict Resolution and the Institute for Democracy in South Africa.
"established to deepen understanding of, and provide support for, debates
surrounding defence and security issues in the sub-continent. To this end,
it has established and maintains databases containing military and economic
information for all the Southern African Development Community countries."
Has the full text of Defence Digest, Working Papers and its
Defence Digest Briefs. Based in Rondebosch, South Africa. http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/defencedigest/defdigest_index.html
"a non-profit Environmental Trust, ...to support sustainable development
in Southern Africa through promoting the effective and efficient use of
Environmental Assessment as a planning tool." Has the full
text of the book, "Environmental
Impact Assessment in Southern Africa" compiled by Peter
Tarr, with country reports for Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia.
Zimbabwe. [KF] http://www.saiea.com/
Established by the Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria. Its purpose
is "To provide a facility for raising the level and quality of public
debate on poverty across the Southern African Development Community - SADC."
Has full text papers from a 2001 conference on Land
Reform and Poverty Alleviation in Southern Africa, also additional
papers on HIV/AIDS and land in KwaZulu-Natal, poverty
issues by country and poverty
indicators by country and an online newsletter. [KF] http://www.sarpn.org.za/
"the national telecommunications operator, established in August 1992 and wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of Namibia. Telecom Namibia is functioning as a commercialised company and as a subsidiary of its parent company, Namibia Post and Telecom Holdings Limited." Phone tariff costs. List of locations with wifi (mainly hotels). http://www.telecom.na/
"Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes has one of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs, i.e. rock carvings, in Africa. Over 2,000 figures have been documented to date. Most of these well-preserved carvings represent rhinoceroses, elephants, ostriches, and giraffes, as well as drawings of human and animal footprints." http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/na
Has a Fact Sheet on HIV / AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, in
Adobe pdf, on Namibia, a 2000 country report (in MS Word) for Namibia..
http://www.unaids.org/
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-n/namibia.html
Information on the geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. Prepared by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
Information on consular / travel services, U.S. development assistance
to Namibia, doing business in Namibia, U.S., profile of the Ambassador. http://windhoek.usembassy.gov/
The Centre seeks to "foster the academic education of Namibians by
implementing formal, informal or non-formal education projects." Sponsors
the Rehoboth Museum. "Scholars, scientists or students involved in
research in higher academical education in Namibia can become associated
with TUCSIN..." http://www.tucsin.org/
University of Cape Town Libraries. Occasional
e-publications series
No. 1. Wilcox, Sarah Sadie
- "South
West Africa People's Organisation 1961- 1991: a guide to archival resources
and special collections in the Western Cape, South Africa. Full text. 186
p., In
PDF. University of Cape Town, 2004. (UCT Libraries. Occasional
e-publications series Number 1.) Includes a foreword by Christopher
Saunders. [KF] http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/oep01.pdf
Full text documents are online.
Adolescent HIV Prevention Programme. My Future is My Choice - Mid-year Assessment
Research phase: June 2004 to August 2004. Pub. by UNICEF. 41 pages in PDF
Gender & HIV/AIDS.
Pub. by UNESCO Institute for Education
and
Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS). 41 pages in PDF.
Has the CIA map, 1995 CIA World Factbook information, language information
from Ethnologue, etc. UPenn's huge site also has a keyword
search engine. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Namibia.html
An interet service provider in Namibia, also in South Africa. http://www.iafrica.com.na
Weiss, Holger - "They Did Not Want Us to be Here: Finnish Missionary
Activity in Northern Namibia and its First Setbacks, 1869-1872
(University of Helsinki, Institute of Development Studies, Working Paper
1/99). See the list of publications
and Weiss'
paper.
Publications List: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/kmi/julka.htm Weiss
Paper: http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/kmi/wp199.htm#I. Introduction
Secondary school. The purpose of the school is " to serve the needs
of the children of the international community in Namibia and of those Namibian
families who are attracted by the unique character of the school..."
Based in Windhoek, Namibia. http://www.wis.edu.na/
NGO working to help the San, who are "sometimes still referred to as ‘Bushmen'". Concerns the San living in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, and Angola. Free on-line publications - intellectual property rights, education, youth, cultural rights, annual reports. Links to related sites. Based in Windhoek, Namibia. http://www.wimsanet.org/
A non-profit NGO based at the Harvard Institute for International Development.
Has a program for volunteer teachers to Namibia and other countries.
Volunteers pay a fee (c.$6,000). http://www.worldteach.org/
"conservation group devoted solely to looking after the Zambezi,
the finest and wildest river in Africa." Projects include biodiversity
in Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, elephant research,
black rhino protection, eco-tourism, Victoria Falls environmental problems.
Has photographs, publications list, a map. [KF] http://www.zamsoc.org/
"The Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) initiated a three-year anti-corruption program in 2004" Corruption in Namibia timeline, the economic, social and political costs of corruption, examples of newspaper and radio anti-corruption ads. http://www.anticorruption.info/index.htm
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