… Garub, which means ‘leopard’ in Nama, now known for its wind-swept waterhole, was once the site of a strategic military station. …
Born of War, Raised by Wind: Namibia’s Wild HorsesNamibia Minute.
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- May 2025
… Kalahari truffles, commonly known by their Nama name ‘!nabas’ (also spelled ‘//habas’), appear in the Kalahari sands of the Northern Cape, eastern and north-eastern Namibia and Botswana after a season of abundant rainfall. …
An impromptu Kalahari-truffle picnic- March 2025
More than a hundred years after the death of Lothar von Trotha – regarded as the man largely responsible for the genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama in the colony of German South West Africa between 1904 and 1908 – his South West African war diary and photo album have finally been …
Trotha’s Diary Records Genocidal Intent- June 2024
… Between 1904 -1908, the Germans established concentration camps where the indigenous Herero and Nama people were interned. …
Namibia: A Country DividedDeclaring 28 May a public holiday in remembrance of the 1904-08 genocide against the herero and Nama people by Germans is a small but significant victory worth celebrating. …
Finally, a Public Day to Memorialise Our Genocide Victims- August 2023
… German tobacco merchant Adolf Lüderitz is said to have bought the town from a Nama chief and named it after himself. …
Lüderitz’s Energy Gamble- January 2023
• JB TJIVIKUACANDIDLY SPEAKING, the German government must come to terms with the fact that the atrocities committed by the Schutztruppe against the Ovaherero and Nama people from 1904-1908 is genocide.
The 1904-1908 Genocide Reparations: Is it Time for Mediated Negotiations?- September 2018
… The actions by agencies of Ovaherero and Nama include a widely observed court case in New York. …
Genocide Remains: Germany Still Has Work To Do…- March 2018
… As a result of the war, an estimated two-thirds of the Ovaherero (including the Mbanderu) and one-third to half of the various Nama (denounced as ‘Hottentotten’) were eliminated. …
Genocide Matters: Negotiating The German Colonial Past In Namibia• William LyonOnce the colonial war against the Herero and Nama began in 1904, the German occupiers of Namibia found themselves with an acute labour shortage, especially once the war morphed into genocide. …
Italian workers in colonial Namibia, 1904 to 1925
World & Region
UN votes slave trade a crime against humanity, boosting Namibia reparations calls
The News
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on 25 March recognising the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity, with 123 votes in favour and 52 abstentions. Namibian subject experts say the vote bolsters local calls for justice regarding colonial-era genocide and reparations, and could pressure countries such as Germany to reconsider responses to demands of Namibians affected by the 1904 to 1908 genocide.
22 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 22 April
UN votes slave trade a crime against humanity, boosting Namibia reparations calls
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on 25 March recognising the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity, with 123 votes in favour and 52 abstentions. Namibian subject experts say the vote bolsters local calls for justice regarding colonial-era genocide and reparations, and could pressure countries such as Germany to reconsider responses to demands of Namibians affected by the 1904 to 1908 genocide.
22 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Friday 6 March
Ovaherero leadership presses government on land, genocide reparations
The Ovaherero Traditional Authority faction led by Hoze Riruako met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to advocate for quota-based land allocation for historically dispossessed communities, restitution of ancestral land rights, and renewed negotiations with Germany over 1904–1908 genocide reparations. Riruako said the Ovaherero community wants these issues addressed through Namibia's own development policies rather than relying solely on German compensation, and urged the government to formally recognize early liberation fighters and traditional leaders.
6 March 2026 · New Era →
Friday 27 February
Walvis Bay football legend Patrick Isaacks remembered
Patrick Isaacks, a speedy forward from Walvis Bay who played for Blue Waters and helped the coastal team win the Premiership title, has died. Blue Waters Sport Club released a statement expressing shock and condolences to his family.
27 February 2026 · New Era →
Monday 23 February
Geopolitics complicates Namibia's pursuit of genocide reparations from Germany
An opinion piece argues that geopolitical tensions—including Germany's support for Israel and Namibia's backing of Palestinian statehood—have hindered negotiations for reparations over the 1904–1908 genocide of Ovaherero and Nama. The author calls for Namibia to strengthen its negotiating position by unifying internally, centering victim communities' voices, and demanding legal recognition and direct reparations.
23 February 2026 · New Era →
Sunday 15 February
Germany backtracks on colonial accountability as new government sidelines Namibia
Germany's commitment to reckon with its colonial past in Namibia has weakened significantly under the new CDU/CSU-SPD government, which mentions colonialism only briefly in its coalition agreement and makes no reference to Namibia. A newly appointed state secretary for culture dismisses adding colonialism to official memory culture as "dangerous relativism," citing the Holocaust as the singular reference point for German state ethics.
15 February 2026 · The Namibian →