Land
Land reform, resettlement, the Flexible Land Tenure System, and the questions independence left open.
Part of Namibia
132 moments in this segment.
- - Dunst Namibia Oct 2002 slide062 - Aus. Denkmal für das Kriegsgefangenenlager in Namibia, Oktober 2002, noch mit alter Tafel.
- - Grunau. Picture of Grünau, Namibia.
- - Norotshama rivercabin. Namibia: This is the place we stayed in at the Norotshama river resort. We had a great time over there. Thanks Olaf! Too bad we did not have wheels though. We did a bit of river-rafting. But that was hardly mentionable. It was 40+ degrees out there. The scenery was incredible though. It being in 'the middle of nowhere' I really really liked it out there. So much space out there. Very different from the densely populated Holland.
- - Norotshama. This was the pool at the Norotshama River Resort. Good there was one because it was 43 degrees out there. The river resort is some fifty kilometres northwest of the village of Noordoewer on the farm Aussenkehr.
- - Village along Trans Caprivi Highway (B8). Vilage along Trans Caprivi Highway (B8).
- - NA-Aus-dorfjugend. Dorfjugend in Aus, Namibia.
- - NA-Aus-wand. Malerei an einer Wand in Aus.
- - NA-Aus-WC-tankst. Toiletten an einer Tankstelle in Aus.
- - NA-Aus-cemetary. Kriegsgefangenenlager AUS Namibia.
- - NA-Aus-soldatenfriedhof. Soldatenfriedhof Aus, Namibia Influenza-Opfer.
- - Kalahari (2006) 20. A bar at Kalkrand, Hardap, Namibia.
- - Wahlkreis Berseba in Karas. Map of the Berseba constituency within the Karas region, Namibia.
- - Land Reforms - Namibia. January 2004 The introduction of sweeping land reforms in Namibia is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of white farmers. Emmanuel Ismael's home is a small farm in the heart of Duerreland, Namibia. Yet he fears that all might soon be lost in the face of President Sam Nujoma's land reclamation programme. With black farmers desperate for land, the Namibian government has adopted a strategy designed to win them votes.
- - Rietoog Namibia. The settlement of Rietoog in southern Namibia.
- - Asab General Dealer. The General Dealer (store) in Asab, southern Namibia.
- - Grünau Railway Station. Railway station of Grünau, southern Namibia. The dilapidated building on the right is the station building which is currently unused and fenced off.
- - Donkey cart in Kalkrand. A car and a donkey cart on a public place in Kalkrand, Namibia.
- - WJD Cloete Junior Secondary School, Rietoog Namibia. The local Junior Secondary School in Rietoog Namibia.
- - Kriegsgefangenenlager Aus. Prisoner of War Camp Aus, Namibia.
- - Kalkrand Namibia anagoria. Street in Kalkrand, Namibia.
- - Kalkrand Service Station anagoria. Kalkrand Service Station, Namibia.
- - Epukiro Post 3 JSS. Epukiro Post 3 Junior Secondary School, a school in Epukiro. Schoolyard pictured.
- - Epukiro. A cluster of village in the remote east of Namibia. Pictured is the Post 3 location, with Epukiro Post 3 Junior Secondary School on the right.
- - Grünau. Ausgediente Hinweistafel des Grünau Motors Rest Camp (2012).
- - Land Reform in Namibia and the Future of Law. Sidney Harring, Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair, presented "Land Reform in Namibia and the Future of Law" on October 15, 2012 at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan.
- - Land Reform in Namibia with Ipumbu Shiimi. The Bank of Namibia today held its Annual Symposium looking into unlocking the Economic Potential of Communal Land, and to find out more.
- - Epukiro, Omauezonjanda location. View over the Omauezonjanda (Post 3) location of Epukiro, rural Namibia.
- - Herero woman of Otjinene. Modern day Herero woman in Otjinene.
- - Sewing in Otjinene Village 1. To sew the traditional clothing they use modern machinery in Otjinene village, Namibia.
- - Namibia's land reform success explained. Ryno van der Merwe, land reform representative of the Namibian Agricultural Union tells us why Namibia's land reform process is a success.
- - Aussenkehr- Orange river-2414 - kopia. & Neil Crawford.
- - Aussenkehr. Huts of farm workers overlooking the giant wine fields of Aussenkehr Namibia.
- - Orange River Vineyards. Sign at the entrance of one of the giant Wine farms at Aussenkehr on the Orange river in Namibia. These frarms seem to exist mainly as inventment opportunities combining extremely cheap labour, governement allocated water from the river and abundant sun to produce mass market wines.
- - SHADIKONGORO GREEN SCHEME IRRIGATION PROJECT. The Shadikongoro project is situated 180km east of Rundu in Kavango East. The farm covers an area of 590 hectares of which 300 hectares are used for commercial farming and 90 hectares are occupied by small-scale farmers. Fourteen (14) small- scale farmers are part of the project of which 12 have 6 hectares each and 2 have 9 hectares each. Shadikongoro is managed through contract agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture.
- - FLTS Survey of rights. Flexible land tenure system, survey of rights.
- - Land Hold Title Rights Blockerf. Flexible Land Tenure System, Land Hold Title Rights on a blockerf.
- - Parallel registration of Flexible Land Tenure Rights. Flexible Land Tenure System, Parallel registration of Flexible Land Tenure Rights.
- - Starter Title Rights Blockerf. Flexible Land Tenure System, Starter Title Rights on a blockerf.
- - Ernietta plateauensis 1. Ernietta plateauensis from the Ediacaran Kliphoek Member of the Dabis Formation on Farm Aar near Aus, Namibia.
- - Berseba Church. Lutheran church in Berseba, southern Namibia.
- - Bethanie Mission Church April 2016. The Mission Church in Bethanie, Namibia.
- - Bethanie, main road. Main road of Bethanie in Namibia in April 2016.
- - Lentia Lutheran Church, Bethanie. The Bethanie Lutheran church, built 1899. The mission church is in the background.
- - Schmelen House April 2016. The Schmelen House in Bethanie, long considered the oldest building in Namibia.
- - Hiway to heaven. This photograph represents the vastness of our African landscapes.
- - Otjikandero Himba Orphan Village-Enclos. Enclos dans le village-orphelinat Himba d'Otjikandero (Namibie).
- - Otjikandero Himba Orphan Village-Habitation (1). Habitation Himba dans le village-orphelinat d'Otjikandero (Namibie).
- - Otjikandero Himba Orphan Village-Habitations (2). Habitations Himba dans le village-orphelinat d'Otjikandero (Namibie).
- - Otjikandero Himba Orphan Village-Préparation du pap. Préparation du pap (bouillie de maïs) au village-orphelinat himba de Otjikandero (Namibie).
- - Rustig Toko Lodge Campsite-Kamanjab (1). Rustig Toko Lodge Campsite (Kamanjab, Namibie).
- - Rustig Toko Lodge Campsite-Kamanjab (13). Rustig Toko Lodge Campsite (Kamanjab, Namibie). Nids de Plocepasser mahali.
- - Namibia's second Land Conference-NBC. Coverage of Namibia's second Land Conference.
- - Namibia's second Land Conference-NBC. Coverage of Namibia's second Land Conference.
- - Latest: Namibia Launching Land Expropriation. Namibia has been amazingly quiet in the international business news arena for years. But, like a volcano, dormant does not mean inactive. Namibia has had independence for 27 years - just 4 more than the ANC has been in power. So the time has come to start backing up decades of populist promises with some decisive action.
- - Community leaders in Windhoek's informal settlements urged not to sell land-NBC. Community leaders in Windhoek's informal settlements urged not to sell land.
- - Aroab. Skyline image of Aroab village in Namibia.
- - Church in Bethanie. Luthern church in Bethanie is over 150 years old.
- - Poupée Himba de face. Poupée-statuette Himba (Otjikandero, Namibie).
- - City of Windhoek assures of electrification of informal settlements-NBC. Coverage of City of Windhoek assures of electrification of informal settlements.
- - City of Windhoek assures of electrification of informal settlements-NBC. Coverage of City of Windhoek assures of electrification of informal settlements.
- - Land reform should involve the future of Namibia's agricultural production-NBC. Land reform should involve the future of Namibia's agricultural production.
- - Electricity connections for Windhoek's informal settlement on the cards - NBC. Electricity connections for Windhoek's informal settlement on the cards.
- - Namibia also battling with land issues like SA. As South Africa battles with the land question, this issue is not only a problem to South Africa but to entire SADC region. In Zimbabwe, the land question led to the collapse of the economy while in Namibia the debate continues. The land question is an emotive issue judging from this interview that our foreign editor Sophie Mokoena had with he landless people of Namibia com.
- - Namibia also battling with land issues like SA. As South Africa battles with the land question, this issue is not only a problem to South Africa but to entire SADC region. In Zimbabwe, the land question led to the collapse of the economy while in Namibia the debate continues. The land question is an emotive issue judging from this interview that our foreign editor Sophie Mokoena had with he landless people of Namibia com.
- - Havana informal settlement residents called on the City of Windhoek to distribute dustbins-NBC. Havana informal settlement residents called on the City of Windhoek to distribute dustbins.
- - Namibia. Part 3. The minority have too much. The majority, too little. Sound familiar? It's Namibia, where 28 years after independence the country is still grappling with the question of land reform. How have they handled it and what lessons are there for South Africa.
- - Namibia. Part 3. The minority have too much. The majority, too little. Sound familiar? It's Namibia, where 28 years after independence the country is still grappling with the question of land reform. How have they handled it and what lessons are there for South Africa.
- - Hepatitis E outbreak: Windhoek's informal settlements still under threat-NBC. An account of Hepatitis E outbreak: Windhoek's informal settlements still under threat.
- - After South Africa, Namibia wants to embark on land reform. *Namibia's President Hage Geingob on Sunday urged citizens to participate in land expropriation talks, as he seeks to ease political and ethnic tensions over the transfer of wealth to its majority black population.* The southern African country will hold a "national land conference" from October 1-5, for discussion of policies that will accelerate the land reform programme.
- - After South Africa, Namibia wants to embark on land reform. *Namibia's President Hage Geingob on Sunday urged citizens to participate in land expropriation talks, as he seeks to ease political and ethnic tensions over the transfer of wealth to its majority black population.* The southern African country will hold a "national land conference" from October 1-5, for discussion of policies that will accelerate the land reform programme.
- - Namibia Eyeballs South Africa's Land Reform And Plans To Replicate. African News: -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Foster care system overburdened by opioid plague" -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-.
- - Crippling poverty prevalent in Windhoek's informal settlements - NBC. An account of Crippling poverty prevalent in Windhoek's informal settlements.
- - Windhoek's informal settlements riverbed a health hazard-NBC. Windhoek's informal settlements riverbed a health hazard.
- - NAMPA: WHK land conference has commenced. The conference will officially be opened by President Hage Geingob, and will be attended by among others Founding President Sam Nujoma and Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba.
- - Land reform to boost black ownership in Namibia. Namibia's president Hage Geingob called for a change to the constitution to allow the government to expropriate land and redistribute it to the majority black population. The country wants to transfer 43 percent, or 15m hectares of its arable agricultural land, to previously disadvantaged blacks by 2020. At the end of 2015, 27 percent has been redistributed.
- - Land reform to boost black ownership in Namibia. Namibia's president Hage Geingob called for a change to the constitution to allow the government to expropriate land and redistribute it to the majority black population. The country wants to transfer 43 percent, or 15m hectares of its arable agricultural land, to previously disadvantaged blacks by 2020. At the end of 2015, 27 percent has been redistributed.
- - 2nd National Land Conference to conclude today - Namibia. The much anticipated Land Conference will be closing off today in Namibia's capital.
- - Land Conference delegates suggest relocation of Red Line to Namibia-Angolan border - NBC. A report on Land Conference delegates suggest relocation of Red Line to Namibia-Angolan border.
- - Land Conference delegates suggest relocation of Red Line to Namibia-Angolan border - NBC. A report on Land Conference delegates suggest relocation of Red Line to Namibia-Angolan border.
- - Land expropriation of white farms already happening in Namibia. A report on Land expropriation of white farms already happening in Namibia.
- - City of Windhoek halts impounding of cattle at Mix informal settlement -nbc. An account of City of Windhoek halts impounding of cattle at Mix informal settlement.
- - City of Windhoek halts impounding of cattle at Mix informal settlement -nbc. An account of City of Windhoek halts impounding of cattle at Mix informal settlement.
- - Media briefing by Ancestral Land Rights and Restitution Commission. First media briefing of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into claims of Ancestral Land and Restitution was held on the 15th May 2019.
- - Commission of enquiry into ancestral land announces regional meetings. The chairperson of the presidential commission of enquiry into claims of ancestral land for restitution, judge Shafimana Ueitele, said on 15 May that the commission has already begun with stakeholder consultations for confidence building, and to exchange views "on the appropriate modalities for executing its mandate".
- - SWANU proposes joint Namibia, Germany, South Africa ancestral land claims commission-NBC. Coverage of SWANU proposes joint Namibia, Germany, South Africa ancestral land claims commission.
- - SWANU proposes joint Namibia, Germany, South Africa ancestral land claims commission-NBC. Coverage of SWANU proposes joint Namibia, Germany, South Africa ancestral land claims commission.
- - Ancestral land claims in full swing!. The Commission of Enquiry to investigate ancestral land rights and restitution held its second public hearing in Windhoek. The 15-member commission heard testimonies from those that lost ancestral land and vowed to look into the various cases on behalf of affected communities.
- - Ancestral land claims in full swing!. The Commission of Enquiry to investigate ancestral land rights and restitution held its second public hearing in Windhoek. The 15-member commission heard testimonies from those that lost ancestral land and vowed to look into the various cases on behalf of affected communities.
- - Republican Party leader speaks on land expropriation and other issues. Republican Party president Henk Mudge says he does not support expropriation of land without compensation but supports claims for ancestral land. Here are his comments on the land and other issues.
- - Over 1 00 houses in Windhoek's informal settlements electrified-NBC. Over 1 00 houses in Windhoek's informal settlements electrified.
- - Namibian farms struggle with severe drought and land redistribution uncertainty. Namibia is facing the worst drought in 120 years and the agricultural industry is suffering.
- - Namibian farms struggle with severe drought and land redistribution uncertainty. Namibia is facing the worst drought in 120 years and the agricultural industry is suffering.
- - Windhoek's informal settlements residents need COVID-19 information translated-NBC. Windhoek's informal settlements residents need COVID-19 information translated.
- - Aussenkehr, Namibia. Enhanced colour render of the region around farm town Aussenkehr, Namibia near the border with South Africa based on Sentinel-2 satellite image data captured on October 1, 2019. View scale: 110km by 110km Sentinel2/CopernicusEU/YonasKidane.
- - Windhoek's informal settlement residents to soon own houses - NBC. Windhoek's informal settlement residents to soon own houses.
- - Commission submits ancestral land report. The commission of inquiry into ancestral land claims which was established in 2019 submitted its final report to president Hage Geingob on Friday. The chairperson of the commission, High Court judge Shafimana Ueitele, says the report reflects the accounts of people who participated in countrywide hearings by the commission last year.
- - Residents of Luderitz' Area Seven informal settlement fight for access to flush toilets - NBC. Residents of Luderitz' Area Seven informal settlement fight for access to flush toilets.
- - Informal settlement upgrading documentary in Namibia. The following video showcase the process involved in the informal settlement upgrading through the organization of Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia. The documentary outline the steps involved in the CLIP program which is Community Land Information Program.
- - Informal settlement upgrading documentary in Namibia. The following video showcase the process involved in the informal settlement upgrading through the organization of Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia. The documentary outline the steps involved in the CLIP program which is Community Land Information Program.
- - Namibian & the Land Question. Housing situation in Namibia and Africa Africa 2063 agenda Land and economy Land and justice Urban land Rent and justice.
- - Namibian & the Land Question. Housing situation in Namibia and Africa Africa 2063 agenda Land and economy Land and justice Urban land Rent and justice.
- - Kavango East Governor intervenes in residential plot dispute in Rundu's Kehemu Informal Settlement
- - PUBLIC DIALOGUE on the Land Question and Land Reform in Namibia. By Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Namibia Office.
- - Voices from the Land, Mixed Farming Areas. The Namibian Land Conference, 1991. Two films were made for the conference to inform delegates about land issues, using the voices of the people living on the land. During the German and South African occupations of Namibia, many people were forced off the land they had historically farmed and used. Colonialism introduced the concept of land ownership where land had previously been communally owned and regulated by traditional law.
- - Voices from the Land, Mixed Farming Areas. The Namibian Land Conference, 1991. Two films were made for the conference to inform delegates about land issues, using the voices of the people living on the land. During the German and South African occupations of Namibia, many people were forced off the land they had historically farmed and used. Colonialism introduced the concept of land ownership where land had previously been communally owned and regulated by traditional law.
- - Local Perceptions of Trophy Hunting on Communal Lands in Namibia.. Communal conservancies in Namibia are located within traditional lands where the natural resources are managed by and for the benefit of the local communities. Safari hunting and nature-based tourism are the dominant income-generating enterprises. Increased Western public opposition to safari hunting is based on the emotional distortion of the truth. Foreign, misguided policies have significant negative impacts on community livelihood options.
- - Footbridge at Rundu's Ngwangwa informal settlement in need of repair - NBC. Footbridge at Rundu's Ngwangwa informal settlement in need of repair.
- - Namibian farmers fully equipped to manage green scheme projects profitably - Metzger
- - Windhoek's informal settlement vendors concerned over unhygienic conditions - NBC. Vendors in Windhoek's informal settlements remain concerned over the environment in which they operate due to poor sanitation and unhygienic conditions. Those trading around the Havana Four-way are pleading with the municipality to make the area more business conducive.
- - Rundu's Tumweneni Informal Settlement residents without water supply for past two months- nbc. A report on Rundu's Tumweneni Informal Settlement residents without water supply for past two months.
- - No production recorded from Ndonga Linena Green Scheme Project in over four seasons. Production at the Ndonga Linena Green Scheme Project in the Kavango East Region has been at standstill for the past four seasons. This came to light during the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources visit to the project.
- - Namibia's green schemes can be more competitive if country finds export markets - nbc. Namibia's green schemes can be more competitive if country finds export markets. This is the view of Maxwell Nghidinwa farm Manager at Sikondo Green Scheme in the Kavango West Region.
- - Namibian governments land reform program-nbc. Since Namibia's independence, the government has, through the land reform program, sought to bring about equal land distribution to correct past colonial social inequalities.
- - Namibia declares housing and informal settlement a crisis. Namibia has declared the challenges of housing and informal settlements, a crisis. Speaking to the SABC News team in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Natalia Goagoses said finance was a huge problem as countries are grappling with economic challenges. SABC International news editor Sophie Mokoena spoke to the Deputy Minister com and on all Social Media platforms.
- - Namibia declares housing and informal settlement a crisis. Namibia has declared the challenges of housing and informal settlements, a crisis. Speaking to the SABC News team in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Natalia Goagoses said finance was a huge problem as countries are grappling with economic challenges. SABC International news editor Sophie Mokoena spoke to the Deputy Minister com and on all Social Media platforms.
- - Village storm. What looks like a Cumulonimbus cloud appears over a village homestead in northern Namibia, just before heavy rain.
- - MP Dr Tangeni Iijambo questions effectiveness of Namibia's "skewed" land reform policies - nbc. In a bid to tackle the pressing issue of food insecurity in Namibia, National Assembly MP Dr. Tangeni Iijambo has brought forth a notice, urging the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform to explain the skewed land policies and to outline the top five priority water and land reform policies for implementation.
- - Rental fees recovered from resettlement farms - nbc. More than N$800,000 has been recovered in rental fees from 58 resettled farmers in the Erongo region since independence.
- - Daniel Haakweenda Success Story. Mr. Daniel Hakweenda, a fervent and youthful young family man is a resettlement success based on Farm Lusthof, in the Kunene Region. An Agricultural Scientific Officer by profession and born into a family of agriculturalists, Mr. Hakweenda started his solo farming journey in 2013 with just seven ewes in the communal area of Anker in the Kunene Region. Mr. Hakweenda was resettled on Farm Lusthof.
- - Daniel Haakweenda Success Story. Mr. Daniel Hakweenda, a fervent and youthful young family man is a resettlement success based on Farm Lusthof, in the Kunene Region. An Agricultural Scientific Officer by profession and born into a family of agriculturalists, Mr. Hakweenda started his solo farming journey in 2013 with just seven ewes in the communal area of Anker in the Kunene Region. Mr. Hakweenda was resettled on Farm Lusthof.
- - Namibian Communities Demand Return of Ancestral Land. Namibian communities whose ancestors were massacred by German colonial forces and had their property seized more than a century ago are calling for fresh talks with Berlin to negotiate the return of ancestral land.
- - Faces of Africa - Healers & Hunters of Nyae Nyae. Since the 1970s, the San or Ju/'hoansi people have been displaced from their ancestral land in Namibia by imperial governments.
- - Faces of Africa - Healers & Hunters of Nyae Nyae. Since the 1970s, the San or Ju/'hoansi people have been displaced from their ancestral land in Namibia by imperial governments.
- - Restitution of ancestral land in Namibia: Why? Is it possible ?. Human Rights Assignment 2024 Topic: Restitution of ancestral land in Namibia: Why? Is it possible under the current constitutional framework.
- - Namibian Voices Demand Justice: Return Our Ancestral Land, Germany's Colonial Legacy Exposed, AM1E. Without land, you're nothing.", A powerful call from Namibian communities still living under the shadow of Germany's brutal colonial past., Welcome to DRM News, your go-to source for breaking news and expert analysis on global affairs, showbiz, sports, AI, financial markets, and more.
- - Namibian Voices Demand Justice: Return Our Ancestral Land, Germany's Colonial Legacy Exposed, AM1E. Without land, you're nothing.", A powerful call from Namibian communities still living under the shadow of Germany's brutal colonial past., Welcome to DRM News, your go-to source for breaking news and expert analysis on global affairs, showbiz, sports, AI, financial markets, and more.
- - Khomas Governor clarifies informal settlement upgrades - nbc. Khomas Governor Sam Nujoma has clarified the status of upgrading and formalisation of informal settlements across the region. Nujoma, in a statement, said the recent reallocation of funds to other local authorities is deeply concerning, as it has delayed the awarding of construction contracts required to complete the servicing of erven.
- - Gobabis council faces ongoing Right to Shelter controversy - nbc. The controversy surrounding the withdrawal of Dina Fillimon as representative of the 'Right to Shelter Association of Namibia' in the Gobabis Town Council appears far from over. The Gobabis Municipality confirmed it received a request from the association to withdraw Fillimon. Municipal Spokesperson Frederick Ueitele says the notice was forwarded to the relevant authorities for advice on the matter.
- - Gobabis council faces ongoing Right to Shelter controversy - nbc. The controversy surrounding the withdrawal of Dina Fillimon as representative of the 'Right to Shelter Association of Namibia' in the Gobabis Town Council appears far from over. The Gobabis Municipality confirmed it received a request from the association to withdraw Fillimon. Municipal Spokesperson Frederick Ueitele says the notice was forwarded to the relevant authorities for advice on the matter.
- - New land reform commission tasked to accelerate equitable land distribution. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform on Wednesday welcomed a new cohort of commissioners to the Land Reform Advisory Commission, as government reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating land reform and addressing historical inequalities in land ownership.
- - What Happened to Namibia's Ancestral Land?, Mr John Nakuta Explains. What really happened to dispossessed communities and their ancestral land rights.
- - Why the 1991 Land Conference Failed, Mr Job Amupanda Explains Namibia's Land Crisis. In this public lecture, Mr Job Amupanda breaks down the failure of the 1991 Land Conference and what it means for Namibia's land question today.