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Schools In Namibia
, Namibia has 1,947 primary and secondary schools, up from 1,723 schools in 2013. These schools cater for a total of 822,574 pupils (2013: 24,660 teachers, 617,827 pupils). Most of the country experiences a shortage of schools, school hostels, and classroom space. Many Namibian schools are built in a uniform design that was suggested by the Chilean-born (turned Swedish citizen) architect Gabriel Castro, in the 1990s. Primary and secondary schools The Government of Namibia keeps a list of all registered private and government schools in the country. A–C * A. Shipena Secondary School, Katutura, Windhoek, Khomas Region * A. A. Denk Memorial School, Kalkrand, Hardap Region * Acacia High School, Windhoek * Academia Secondary School, Khomasdal, Windhoek, Khomas Region * All Nations Christian Primary School, Windhoek, Khomas Region * Amakali Combined School, Amuteye, Onyaanya Constituency, Oshikoto Region * Amazing Kids Private School, Windhoek, Khomas Region * Ambunda Primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 feet) away along the Zambezi, Zambezi River near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, and has been inhabited since prehistoric times by the Khoekhoe, Khoi, San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. From 1600 the Ovambo people#History, Ovambo formed kingdoms, such as Ondonga and Oukwanyama. In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onyaanya Constituency
Onyaanya Constituency (until 1999 Okatope Constituency) is an electoral constituency in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia. It had 13,474 inhabitants in 2004 and 11,434 registered voters . Its district capital is the settlement of Onyaanya. Politics Onyaanya constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. In the 2004 regional election SWAPO candidate Henock Kankoshi received 6,329 of the 6,359 votes cast. He was subsequently elected to represent Oshikoto Region in the National Council of Namibia. Kankoshi was reelected in the 2010 regional elections and became governor of Oshikoto in 2015. In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate. The SWAPO candidate also won the 2020 regional election. Gideon Shikomba received 4,023 votes, well ahead of Onesmus Kapuka of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a party formed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erongo Region
Erongo is one of the 14 regions of Namibia. The capital is Swakopmund. It is named after Mount Erongo, a well-known landmark in Namibia and in this area. Erongo contains the municipalities of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Omaruru, as well as the towns Arandis, Karibib and Usakos. All the main centres within this region are connected by paved roads. The Erongo Region had a population of 150,809 in 2011. As of 2020, it had 119,784 registered voters. In the west, Erongo has a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean. On land, it borders the following regions: * Kunene - north * Otjozondjupa - northeast * Khomas - southeast * Hardap - south Economy and infrastructure Various mining operations occur within this region at places such as Navachab and on a smaller scale at places surrounding Uis and the desert area. Karibib also has a marble industry. Walvis Bay, fully incorporated into the Erongo Region in 1994, is the principal home of Namibia's fishing industry. Walvis Bay a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arandis, Namibia
is a mining town in the Erongo Region of western central Namibia. The town has 5,726 inhabitants. Originally a camp for workers of the nearby Rössing uranium mine, Arandis was declared a town in 1994. Economy and infrastructure Arandis has been called the ''Uranium Capital of the World'' as it is located just 15 km outside the world's largest open-pit uranium mine, the Rössing uranium mine. It also serves the Husab and Trekkopje uranium mines. Economic conditions in town have thus always been dependent on the worlds market price of uranium. Uranium mining operations, in particular during the Rössing mine's early years, have led to allegations of occupational health violations and radiation-related illnesses. A 1993 report from a medical student was dismissed both by the mine and the authorities, further independent research has never been conducted. The 2000s saw a resurgence in economic growth in Arandis. With the global energy crisis, a significant rise in demand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okaku Constituency
Okaku Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It had 10,384 registered voters . Its district capital is the settlement of Okaku. Okaku Constituency covers an area of . It had a population of 19,007 in 2011, down from 20,354 in 2001. Okaku falls under the Ondonga Traditional Authority. Okaku residents depend on farming. They cultivate their fields on a subsistence basis to get food such as millet, beans, melons, sorghum and nuts. Their staple is porridge (''oshithima''), and their traditional drink is ''ontaku''. Politics Okaku constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. Its first councillor is Henock ya Kasita who served the constituency from Namibian independence until 2010. In the 2004 regional election he received 5,538 of the 5,672 votes cast. Ya Kasita was followed by Joseph Kapya Endjala who was the head of Cosdec centre in Ondangwa. In the 2015 local and regional elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ǁKaras Region
The ǁKharas Region (pronounced , with a lateral click, former name Karas Region, without the click) is the southernmost, largest, and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain range in its southern part. The ǁKharas region contains the municipality of Keetmanshoop, the towns Karasburg, Lüderitz and Oranjemund, and the self-governed villages Aroab, Berseba, Bethanie, Koës and Tses. ǁKharas' western border is the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Its location in Namibia's south means that it shares a long border in the south and east with the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Domestically, it borders only the Hardap Region, to the north. Politics As of 2020, ǁKharas had 56,352 registered voters. The name of this region was ''Karas Region'' (without the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language) since Namibian independence in 1990. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lüderitz
Lüderitz is a town in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia. It lies on one of the least hospitable coasts in Africa. It is a port developed around Robert Harbour and Shark Island. Lüderitz had a population of 16,125 people in 2023. The town is known for its colonial architecture, including some Art Nouveau work, and for wildlife including seals, penguins, flamingos and ostriches. It is also home to a museum and lies at the end of a decommissioned railway line to Keetmanshoop. The town is named after Adolf Lüderitz, founder of the German South West Africa colony. Economy and infrastructure The centre of Lüderitz' economic activity is the port, until the incorporation of the exclave Walvis Bay in 1994 the only suitable harbour on Namibia's coast. However, the harbour at Lüderitz has a comparatively shallow rock bottom, making it unusable for many modern ships. The recent addition of a new quay has allowed larger fishing vessels to dock at Lüderitz. The town has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshana Region
Oshana is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia; its capital is Oshakati. The towns of Oshakati, Ongwediva and Ondangwa, all situated with this region, form an urban cluster with the second largest population concentration in Namibia after the capital Windhoek. , Oshana had 113,112 registered voters. Geography Oshana is one of only three Namibian regions without either a coastline or a foreign border. It borders the following regions: *Ohangwena Region, Ohangwena - north *Oshikoto Region, Oshikoto - east *Kunene Region, Kunene - south *Omusati - west The name ''Oshana'' describes the most prominent landscape feature in the area, namely the shallow, seasonally inundated depressions which underpin the local agro ecological system. Although communications are hindered during the rainy season, the fish which breed in the oshanas provide an important source of dietary protein. Economy and infrastructure The Oshakati-Ongwediva-Ondangwa complex has experienced dramatic urban growth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ondangwa
Ondangwa (earlier spelling ''Ondangua'') is a town in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia, bordering the Oshikoto Region. It had a population of 30,364 people in 2023. Ondangwa was first established as a mission station of the Finnish Missionary Society (the FMS) in 1890. In 1914, it became a local seat of government. Today, Ondangwa is a fast-growing town and the district capital of the Ondangwa electoral constituency. Economy and infrastructure Since independence, the government has settled up an industry in the north, to create jobs and improve the poor infrastructure. Rössing Foundation, Kayec and Cosdec are the three vocational skills schools training young people in building maintenance, sewing, cooking, and Internet Technology. The Oluno Correctional Facility in Ondangwa is on of Namibia's seven major prisons. Ondangwa features various shopping centre, a large open market, and several tourism facilities. There are also shopping centres such as Gwashamba mall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Senior Secondary School
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Senior Secondary School is a school in the Oshana Region of Namibia, in the suburb Oluno in Ondangwa town. It was established in the 1970s during South African occupation. The school's original name was ''Oluno Senior Secondary School''. In 2004 it was renamed after Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, founder of SWAPO. Its first principal was Mr Shilondelo, who was later succeeded by Mr Iita in the 1990s, Mr Mbeeli Wilbard in 2006 and Mr Shapaka Warde in 2011. The school has grades from 8 to 12, with different fields of study in grade 12. The school has about 40 teachers and 850 learners. Alumni * Phillemon Ndjambula, first regional councillor for the Olukonda Constituency, former member of the National Council * Peya Mushelenga, member of cabinet since 2010 See also * Education in Namibia * List of schools in Namibia , Namibia has 1,947 primary and secondary schools, up from 1,723 schools in 2013. These schools cater for a total of 822,574 pupils (2013: 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
