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Uibes
Uibes (also ǀUibes and Uibis) is an unproclaimed settlement of about 500 people in the Hardap Region in southern central Namibia. It is situated on Hudup River from Mariental on the gravel road between Gibeon and Maltahöhe and belongs to the Daweb electoral constituency. History On 21 December 1904, in the first year of the Herero and Namaqua War, Uibes was the scene of a battle between the Bethanie Nama people and the German colonisers of South-West Africa. The Germans won the battle; the inhabitants fled the area. In 1971 the South African administration formed tribal homelands known as bantustans. Uibes became part of Namaland, forming its most western point. Members of the ǀKhowesin (Witbooi Orlam) tribe were forcibly resettled here. They established Edward Frederick Primary School in 1978 and form the core of Uibes' community . Development and infrastructure Uibes is marked by poverty and neglect. Although the settlement has been electrified around 2010 residents can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daweb Constituency
Daweb Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Hardap Region of Namibia. It was created in August 2013, following a recommendation of the ''Fourth Delimitation Commission of Namibia'', and in preparation of the 2014 general election. Daweb constituency was formed from the western part of Gibeon Constituency. The administrative centre of Daweb Constituency is the village of Maltahöhe. It also contains a number of small settlements, among them Uibes. the constituency had 3,297 registered voters. Politics In the 2015 regional elections Herculus Jantze of Swapo won the constituency with 853 votes, followed by the independent candidate Adam Johannes Baisako (199 votes), Paul Lucas Simon of the Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN, 108 votes) and Anna Lukas of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA, 80 votes). The 2020 regional election was won by Nicodemus Jesajas Motinga of the Landless People's Movement (LPM, a new party registered in 2018). He obtained 963 votes. The sitti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |