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Coordinates: 22°S 17°E / 22°S 17°E / -22; 17
Namibia (/nəˈmɪbiə/, /næˈ-/), officially the Republic of Namibia (German: Republik Namibia ; Afrikaans: Republiek van Namibië), and formerly German South-West Africa and then South West Africa, is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River (essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana/Zambia micro-border) separates them at their closest points. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by San, Damara, and Namaqua, and since about the 14th century AD by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion. Most of the territory became a German Imperial protectorate in 1884 and remained a German colony until the end of World War I. In 1920, the League of Nations mandated the country to South Africa, which imposed its laws and, from 1948, its apartheid policy. The port of Walvis Bay and the offshore Penguin Islands had been annexed by the Cape Colony under the British crown by 1878 and had become an integral part of the new Union of South Africa at its creation in 1910.
RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
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Hitradio Namibia | Top 40 | Namibia |
Radio Eros | Contemporary | Namibia |
Channel 7 / Kanaal 7 | Christian Contemporary | Namibia |
West Coast FM 107.7 | Varied | Namibia |
Kosmos 94.1 FM | News Talk,Pop | Namibia |
President Nangolo Mbumba says as Namibia plans to develop its oil and gas industry, the country will benchmark Angola. #NBCNews #nbcDSTV282 #nbcdigitalnews #nbcGOtv20 #nbcPlusApp
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived at Eros Airport for the memorial service and state funeral of the late President Hage Geingob.
The government will consider the establishment of a permanent National Secretariat to coordinate the activities and programmes of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Namibia. #NBCNews #nbcDSTV282 #nbcdigitalnews #nbcGOtv20 #nbcPlusApp
President Hage Geingob has returned home after a trip to Los Angeles, United States of America, following a novel treatment for the cancerous cells diagnosed during his latest medical checkup.
In breaking news this morning. Namibian President, Hage Geingob has passed away. The 82-year-old was the 3rd President of Namibia since 2015. He was a former veteran of SWAPO, who participated in the struggle to liberate, Namibia. President Hage Geingob was receiving medical treatment at Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, where he passed on. The Namibian government says he was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. His death comes just weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. Acting President, Dr Nangolo Mbumba, says the cabinet will convene immediately to make funeral arrangements. This year, Namibia will go to elections and Geingob was expected to hand over power, after 2 terms in office For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
Acting President Nangolo Mbumba announced the death of Namibian President Hage Geingob. Dr. Geingob (82) died today, Sunday, February 4, 2024, at around 00:04 at Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek.
Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. He was 82. READ MORE : https://www.africanews.com/2024/02/04/namibian-president-geingob-dies-in-hospital-while-receiving-treatment Subscribe on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews?sub_confirmation=1 and receive all the latest news from the continent. Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews #AfNews
Namibia's Ambassador to the United States and Canada, Margaret Mensah-Williams, has expressed condolences to the families of three Namibians who died in the U.S. and Canada over the past two weeks.
President Geingob Is Dead Namibia's President Dies In Hospital In Windhoek 82 Year Old Revealed Cancer Diagnosis In January
Namibia will be experimenting with a six-month trial period exploring a four-day work week as of the 1st of next month.
Coordinates: 22°S 17°E / 22°S 17°E / -22; 17
Namibia (/nəˈmɪbiə/, /næˈ-/), officially the Republic of Namibia (German: Republik Namibia ; Afrikaans: Republiek van Namibië), and formerly German South-West Africa and then South West Africa, is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River (essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana/Zambia micro-border) separates them at their closest points. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by San, Damara, and Namaqua, and since about the 14th century AD by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion. Most of the territory became a German Imperial protectorate in 1884 and remained a German colony until the end of World War I. In 1920, the League of Nations mandated the country to South Africa, which imposed its laws and, from 1948, its apartheid policy. The port of Walvis Bay and the offshore Penguin Islands had been annexed by the Cape Colony under the British crown by 1878 and had become an integral part of the new Union of South Africa at its creation in 1910.