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Good pics, DX!

Lovely !!

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DANTE XAVIER

THOSE ARE SOME GREAT PICTURES YOU GOT THERE...I KNOW I SAID WINDHOEK LOOK KINDA BORING BUT THESE PICS GIVE ME SOME TEMPTATION THOUGH...BUT STILL HAVEN'T CHANGED MY MIND...BUT THE CITY IS CLEAN....

BY THE WAY ARE YOU FROM NAMIBIA????

Thanks for the compliments, everyone! :)

And no angcammoc, I'm actually an American of Jamaican descent.

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@ Dante Xavier, so you are not african!!!..Then what makes you interested t come to this section?????????

I take it you are african-american.....I wish more of them could be like you because to be honest, africans and african-americans don't get along....I HAVE NOT ONE AFRICAN-AMERICA FRIEND....all my friends are either africans or whites.....I just don't socialize with african americans and I wish there where many more reasonable ones ..I don't mean to sound harsh but your people are just very primitive and dull ....they should take a page from your book....even sme wo are in college are just plain stupid....it is gd as you have an open mind and i wish other african americans culd have an open eye as you do,...only then will i wanna socialize ...(i am not saying all but MOST)

HOWEVER, these are great pictures..........apart from knowing the cities, are you familiar with the varius african cultures??????

@ Dante Xavier, so you are not african!!!..Then what makes you interested t come to this section?????????

I dunno, I just like posting photos of some African cities that intrigue me is all.

I take it you are african-american.....

Technically, no. I'm a caribbean american. Both groups are usually black, but there are distinctions between the two.

I wish more of them could be like you because to be honest, africans and african-americans don't get along....I HAVE NOT ONE AFRICAN-AMERICA FRIEND....all my friends are either africans or whites.....I just don't socialize with african americans and I wish there where many more reasonable ones ..I don't mean to sound harsh but your people are just very primitive and dull ....they should take a page from your book....even sme wo are in college are just plain stupid....it is gd as you have an open mind and i wish other african americans culd have an open eye as you do,...only then will i wanna socialize ...(i am not saying all but MOST)

That's too bad. In either case, I hope you can resolve those feelings some day.

HOWEVER, these are great pictures..........apart from knowing the cities, are you familiar with the varius african cultures??????

Not particularly.

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@ Dante xavier,
well if you wanna have a clue as to smoe african nations culture spend more of your skyscraperCity time at "the Oasis" section. Because pictures don't give you a single clue as to any african culture. Try going there and see what the africans are talking about in matters regarding social african issues

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Dude lay off Dante, if he likes posting pictures in the photo gallery let him be. Please stop politicizing these photo threads.

nice, southernn africans have a unique way of building their roads...no wonder you didn't understand what I mentioned about what an african city should look like cos you are Jamaican., you had me thinking you where opposite or different...cool pics...the buildings are too small though but its nice..cities like Windhoek and gaborone and Libreville, will alwas remain QUIET (you know what i mean, i mean cities where people will not really be anticipated to visit) may be cause of their sizes, even if they where very developed, they will always remain unknown and quiet to the rest of Africans. Are people allowed to throw dirt on the streets, if not, do they get a fine??

DAMN, What should an African city look like? Windhoek is a true beauty where the rest of Africa can learn from A LOT: CLEAN CLEAN AND CLEAN:cheers:...this is of utmots importance!!!


Are people allowed to throw dirt on the streets, if not, do they get a fine??

this has something to do with awareness. Windhoek people prefer to live in a clean and healthy environment instead of being drowned in a city of waste and over-flowing gutters.



Mulema, please this is a picture thread, it has to remain a picture thread . These are the STRICT RULES!!!!

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING

The infrastructure is awesome, not a single pothole on the streets. Windhoek looks very much like a mid sized suburban North American city.

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All pics are excellent....but I like this in particular!:cheers:

^ Yes, me too. Nice little down town. :cheers:

Thanks for the positive comments, fellas. :)

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Great pics DanteXavier. I like the look and feel of Windhoek. Windhoek has a bright, organised and well structured feel about it.

Keep it coming....

^ I fully agree, and their large settlements appear quite clean too! I like Namibia as a whole. Good job, DX! I'll see what I can dig up!

Thanks for the compliments, fellas! :)

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Why are none of these pics coming up on my computer? They are just empty posts :-(

That's strange. They ought to show up, I hosted all of them on imageshack.

Is anyone else having the same issue?

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Woow, what a nice city, who is the mayor? He must be a white guy. It looks so clean and organized.

Woow, what a nice city, who is the mayor? He must be a white guy. It looks so clean and organized.

^^^^^^ HUH?

Woow, what a nice city, who is the mayor? He must be a white guy. It looks so clean and organized.

Matheus Shikongo-google him. He is black, a member of the SWAPO party.

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How is Windhoek progressing? Are there any new big developments? Cuz from what I see its changed minimally these last 2 decades....

its a amazing city, so beautifull, clean and organized. I want to go there

Woow, what a nice city, who is the mayor? He must be a white guy. It looks so clean and organized.

i didn't know that only cities with white mayors are clean. if the mayor is mixed then it's half clean, half dirty?

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^^ don't give a **** to this guy. Is for those stupid things that is was banned! :mad:

Dantexavier, you are wicked mate, keep the good work going man.

Honestly, looks like S.Africa's 10th province. :lol: Do not tell anyone that, that sounded arrogant! But none-the-less, Windhoek is looking good. Just keep the bugspray for the windscreen! :):)

Honestly, looks like S.Africa's 10th province. :lol: Do not tell anyone that, that sounded arrogant! But none-the-less, Windhoek is looking good. Just keep the bugspray for the windscreen! :):)

LOL

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as they said, clean and well kept city..now, "Robert Mugabe street"?..maybe it´s even haunted.

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Windoek est tres sympa comme ville.
Very nice city, it's Africa's cleanest capital city...

Great job NAMIBIA!

Very nice, but is it just me or do you think it looks boring and sterile?

^ Not the first time here someone had said that. It's a small city, and in my opinion, looks like the type of city where you can go out at a local park, catch rays and read your favorite book. Not much action in the city from my perspective, few restaurants here and there and bars, scatted with family owned retail stores. Large residential area, dominates that city, it appears.

^ Not the first time here someone had said that. It's a small city, and in my opinion, looks like the type of city where you can go out at a local park, catch rays and read your favorite book. Not much action in the city from my perspective, few restaurants here and there and bars, scatted with family owned retail stores. Large residential area, dominates that city, it appears.

even though the city seems sterile...i kinda like Namibia as a whole..i think as a whole the city is boring but if u have friends u can make it interesting by hitting the clubs and doing stuff...but it is the cleanest and one of the most beautiful cities in africa

Windhoek seems quite sprawling with pretty high car-dependency , correct ?
Namibia is a huge country with low population after all.

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Very clean and orderly.

i really love namibia

Maybe they could change Fidel Castro St. to Hitler St., Robert Mugabe St. to Prision St. and if there are more streets in Windhoek honoring dictators, assassins, idiots, useless people, I can help rename them to a more exciting name!

^^ Go and troll somewhere else...

...excellent pictures btw! :)

I´ve been six times in Namibia now and I love this country, the countryside, the people, the animals, ...

Here is one on my pictures from last august:
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lovely!

Nice city!

Do you remember Mugg & Bean? You can get there a really delicious breakfast. Here is the one in the new Maerua Mall:

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yep its a lovely beautiful city, but the city seems so empty there are no cars on the roads

whats up with the European name places and stuff. It seems just like South africa so Westers. to bad, I like the typical african places, that looks exotic afro :ohno: Even german names on street-names, and english number plates ... wow

whats up with the European name places and stuff. It seems just like South africa so Westers. to bad, I like the typical african places, that looks exotic afro :ohno: Even german names on street-names, and english number plates ... wow

Who cares? Yes, namibia could easily pass for some parts of the Western world. Why is that a bad thing?
I can't stand these types of posts.:bash:

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Wow, I was looking through the African forums when I got into this one!!! That's a great city! Windhoek has got to be the envy of its neighbors! Lots of green spaces, organized avenues and streets... and the cleanliness is a +. Love the German touch too... but there is only one bad thing about it... why in the world would you name an important street, going right to the CHURCH... fidel castro??????!!!!!! I mean why'd they have to put the name of a dictator that has empoverished, enslaved, and adoctrinated Cubans for half a century??? He's probably decadrupled the number of prisons in Cuba since 1959 and more political prisoners than ever... he has killed every Cuban's hope of communication with the outside world in order to manipulate them into thinking that Cuba is a world power!!! I mean he may have "helped" you fight for your independence... but he was not helping you as an act of friendship but to secure Cuba's resources after the fall of the Soviet Union!!! They could've named the street George Bush and his level of unhumainess would be far lower than fidel's! But oh well I guess people just choose to IGNORE... great city anyways...

nice updates!

It's a nice city but it kinda looks empty. It looks like a small town but with a few mid-rises/high-rises but it's still a very pleasant city.

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It looks a little boring, i dont mean to be cruel or anything - are there many cultural activities throughout the year, like festivals and stuff. But yes it looks very clean, plenty of potential!

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I like these Jacaranda trees in the city, looks so beautiful just like Harare.

I really like Windhoek, gorgeous city, clean, organized, and very peaceful.
The german architecture is amazing.
Who put street's names? They forgot Adolf Hitler Avenue or somethin' like that.,! xD. haha.
Don't get me wrong.
I'd love visit Namibia sometime.

Congolese diaspora artist from France Kaysha with locals at Windhoek

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^^ Looking good! Thanks for the update!

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Now i feel really guilty. Great pics. Thanks a lot for the nice update StormShadow

This city is so nice it's not even funny; Addis should take a leaf from these guys!

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That face is beat, but great hips!

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From what i have from people that have visited this city, it is very organised. Thanks for the pics

From what i have from people that have visited this city, it is very organised. Thanks for the pics

a very organised city in Africa, wat a city we need cities like dat in Africa

Wow, very beautiful. It looks like an European, South African and American City all in one! Those hills back in the backround of those pics look like the ones in Los Angeles/Southern California in the USA.

:)

Indeed, I like Namibian cities and towns a lot. Very clean and in orderly, the settlements appear to be well planned, the infrastructure well maintained, the shops and commercial areas well managed. Overall Namibia has nice housing too.

So this country used to be apart of South Africa? They are stupid for getting rid of this beauty!

There were reasons for that, political one's.

From an American perspective. Overall, the city reminds me of a medium to smaller sized American city like Provo or Ogden somewhere semi-arid which also features forested areas. It also reminds me a lot of South Africa, in particular the western areas of it.

yes stormshadow it gets pretty hot over here in Namibia (but also cold in winter). in south it could go up to 40 degree celsius. As for rain you can get plus minus 300 in the north east and less as you go further south and coastwards. Talking about the coast there is alot of fog but come december its nice and warm.

Nice pics. I hope to visit Namibia, in near future.

i agree with you pule. they are no fans of mine either .. but you are right they did help with the liberation struggle.

a very organised city in Africa, wat a city we need cities like dat in Africa

Yes, it is organize. Also, one of the most boring city in Africa.

Mulopwe

Vindhoek is rilly clean nd organized
I'm impressed

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http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1299557
this not so successful thread I created has some good pics of Windhoek! (albeit there VERY large!!)

So the famous church there is just a tourist site and not active?

Windhoek look like a beautiful city and i would love to visit one day. Looks very clean and organised and i love the varied mix of architecture.

The german street names look so out of place. But beautyful city.

So the famous church there is just a tourist site and not active?

It is called the Christus Kirche. It is a historic landmark and also serves as church with a specific schedule. It was built to commemorate peace during the war of the Germans and Namibians.

A nice small, dessert city.
Why in good's name did they ruin the city's clean image with streets named after villains and idiots? Geez, I wouldn't want to live on Robert Mugabe ave!

:rofl:

namibia namibia...simple and bonito i like it :D

Very clean city, nice.. :)

Wow Frankk, Nambia is so clean however some places there just screams out 'amish' to me:lol:

It's not the kind of city that I would choose to live, cause is to calm for me. But it's definitely beautiful and I'm pretty sure is the cleanest city in Africa.

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Windhoek is too pretty! I definatly wouldnt mind living here, I like the calm, clean look to it. I dont know if I would like to live in a big, wild, hectic city like Lagos (no offense Lagosians, Lagos has made huge accomplishments and theres a lot to be proud of.)
Btw, I'm making another Namibia thread and this one will be the best I've made (hopefully.)

Windhoek is too pretty! I definatly wouldnt mind living here, I like the calm, clean look to it. I dont know if I would like to live in a big, wild, hectic city like Lagos (no offense Lagosians, Lagos has made huge accomplishments and theres a lot to be proud of.)
Btw, I'm making another Namibia thread and this one will be the best I've made (hopefully.)

Windhoek is not calm. It is just like any other city. The only day Windhoek is calm is on Sundays. Apart from that, it is a pretty busy city:). But I understand what you are saying. My hometown, Luderitz is very calm. :yes: Windhoek is actually one of my least favourite cities. I prefer the coastal cities of Namibia.

Well, the word I was looking for was pleasant, Windhoek is VERY pleasant [looking] compared to the big grungy American cities I'm used to. But Ive never been to Windhoek so I can only assume from the pictures, but I wasnt saying it wasnt busy. Coastal Namibia definatly has more appeal to the traveller and Swakopmund and Luderitz have spectacular architecture.

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As a South African I'm envious, well done Namibia. I really need to visit, I had a whole lot of friends at varsity from Nam and now I wanna visit them and drink Windhoeks in Windhoek. Plus the girls (esp the mixed race ones) are something else too...

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From the surrounding hills in Windhoek.

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Thanks Rodgerbeu.

Great pictures Rodgerbeu! What is that building under construction by the Hilton Windhoek?

Hi Musiccity, it's the new Indepencence Memorial Museum and it will open in 2013. It will be the tallest building in Windhoek and of course Namibia, not only due to the fact it's on a hill, but also it will be 30 storeys. It's quite massive for Namibia, but I'm just happy my country is moving forward.

Why did frankk leave? what a douche.

Hi Musiccity, it's the new Indepencence Memorial Museum and it will open in 2013. It will be the tallest building in Windhoek and of course Namibia, not only due to the fact it's on a hill, but also it will be 30 storeys. It's quite massive for Namibia, but I'm just happy my country is moving forward.

Thanks for the info, glad to have another Namibian around here :cheers:

Hello people from Windhoek,

I'm from Mexico, from a city called León, and days ago I was searching in Google Earth a place on Earth with similar conditions as the valley where the city i live in is located (Bajio).

El Bajio is a valley in Mexico located in the latitude 21°N, 1700-1850 mosl (meters over sea level) and a precipitation around 400mm - 800mm.
It happend that I found on Namibia, (to be more accurate, around Windhoek) the most similar conditions around the globe than we have in El Bajio.

Thus I opened a thread of Windhoek in the mexican forum, cause we are comparing the way you interact with the environment to the way we do, and differences in urbanism, and things related...

I would like you to post images of the city, landscapes, and information about principal industrial and agricultural activities.

The link to the thread is the next one:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1417102

By the way, I found Windhoek to be such a lovely city.. it's really nice and charming... I'll eventually pick some pics from this thread to the mexican forum.

By the way, I found Windhoek to be such a lovely city.. it's really nice and charming... I'll eventually pick some pics from this thread to the mexican forum.

Very true!!

Windhoek:


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Lovely Wind city! any photos of Klein Windhoek? miss that place....

Bantugbro, did you live in Windhoek?

Bantugbro, did you live in Windhoek?

Yebo yes!, i lived in the Windy City in the late 90s...had a lovely time in Katutura, Eros and Klein Windhoek.

Yebo yes!, i lived in the Windy City in the late 90s...had a lovely time in Katutura, Eros and Klein Windhoek.

Neat, I opened up a thread about Windhoek a few days ago in the International Photo Forum, heres the link

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=81587958

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Very Nice video of Windhoek...enjoy!!!

^^^^

NICEEE!!

I notice a lot of German street signs in these pictures, I thought the German heritage would have been forgotten, Namibia hasn't been a German colony since the first world war.

One of my favourite countries in Africa,

NEIGHBOURHOODS OF WINDHOEK

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Excellent pictures Bertii!! Wondhoek is lovely!

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THANKS MUSICCITY, MORE TO COME

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I notice a lot of German street signs in these pictures, I thought the German heritage would have been forgotten, Namibia hasn't been a German colony since the first world war.



Hi Christius Alerius...Windhoek, Swakopmund and Luderitz still have very strong German architecture around plus many of the street names, town names, hotel names, etc. are in German. We really never got rid of any of the german influences and the colonial styles, thus you will see many german statues and street names still around. Namibians always saw this as a way of remembrance to what happened in the past and it is part of our history.

I've been so damn far from this forum. Sorry guys. Here's my contribution. Taken just 30 minutes ago. Delight yourselves :D
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Two more:

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I love taking photos of cityscapes and skylines all over the place, and this is what my inspiration brought me today :D :D ;D

:applause:

Awesome pics eddy nicolay!! Are you currently living in Windhoek?

Thanks musiccity! Ya I am currently here :)

See if I bring some more later, taken from Hilton Hotel etc... Any high point, like the Polytechnic of Namibia hostel building

There goes more... Taken from a high angle, just like I promised. :D
Tem mais... Tal como prometi, tiradas dum ponto alto.


This is the other side of Windhoek, rarely showed around. This is how 'em peoples live in Otjomuise.
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Neighborhood in Windhoek.
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Wiew from the Hochland Road Highway
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View of the Hosea Kutako Road from the same highway, the other side
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Hochland Road
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This is what you see from the two highways intersection
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Same intersection, with my luxurious Rolls Royce on the foreground :D
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The recently built Mutual Tower(mixed purpose - offices, shops and a restaurant) has recently suffered - some hater wanted to bring it down with a Molotov cocktail :D :P Luckily no one suffered as the fire only reached the external tiles and nothing inside got damaged.
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Kentucky Fried :D I swear, I won't eat that for anything in this world(sorry to junk-food lovers)
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Taken from Polytechnic of Namibia Hights (residential building), with Wernhill Park Shopping Mall in the foreground (red roof)
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Ka-pow!

Hi Eddy

Very nice pics, pity I could only see the first pic of the ones you posted today. Anyone else have this problem?

I see what you mean Bertii, try using Google Chrome to open the page. I use it by default and it loads like a charm. So I tried Internet Explorer and it gave me the same problem

Nice pictures of Windhoek. Best than many city of Africa.

I see what you mean Bertii, try using Google Chrome to open the page. I use it by default and it loads like a charm. So I tried Internet Explorer and it gave me the same problem

Are you an Angolan living in Windhoek??

The host I used is crappy. Oufff. Let me upload the pictures from a different host.

Skytrax, ya sou. Tenho observado as lutas entre vc e o Evany ha anos :D

Sorry folks, FlickCabin is a very crappy host, it gives you 1h until the link gets broken, reason why no one saw the pictures. Go back to my previous post and delight yourselves :D All pictures alive and well.

P.S.: Use Tinypic - an awesome host - better than ImageShack.

The host I used is crappy. Oufff. Let me upload the pictures from a different host.

Skytrax, ya sou. Tenho observado as lutas entre vc e o Evany ha anos :D

:lol:

Nós já não temos bifes. O gajo desistiu, não aguentou a pressão. :hahaha:

Hi Eddy Nicolay, thanks for the lovely pics of my home city. It's really nice pictures and it's good to see all is still as when I was home last...well it was in April, but still I do miss home at times.

I love this city!!!

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I've noticed some of you complaining about the street names, but remember that you're more likely to find names like "Fidel Castro" on the street signs rather than "John F. Kennedy" but it's for a good reason. Do you think Namibians are fools to name their streets as such? Look up their history and see where their support came from during their difficult colonial past, then you'll know why their streets bear the names of "Villains". Then tell me who the real villains are. It's the same in SA and Kenya and all over Africa. Discern things my friends don't just look and see. Oh btw, check out my city, Nairobi!!!

Wow, I was looking through the African forums when I got into this one!!! That's a great city! Windhoek has got to be the envy of its neighbors! Lots of green spaces, organized avenues and streets... and the cleanliness is a +. Love the German touch too... but there is only one bad thing about it... why in the world would you name an important street, going right to the CHURCH... fidel castro??????!!!!!! I mean why'd they have to put the name of a dictator that has empoverished, enslaved, and adoctrinated Cubans for half a century??? He's probably decadrupled the number of prisons in Cuba since 1959 and more political prisoners than ever... he has killed every Cuban's hope of communication with the outside world in order to manipulate them into thinking that Cuba is a world power!!! I mean he may have "helped" you fight for your independence... but he was not helping you as an act of friendship but to secure Cuba's resources after the fall of the Soviet Union!!! They could've named the street George Bush and his level of unhumainess would be far lower than fidel's! But oh well I guess people just choose to IGNORE... great city anyways...

Maybe you should find out what the streets were named before? Now why would someone change the name of a street from a nice German name to an African one? Mhmmm I wonder....

CF221, you obviously have a major issue with Fidel, but the fact is the Cubans were the only military force in the Angolan War that could compete with the South African military. Up until they arrived, we as the SADF were almost unopposed in Angola, even with their Russian equipment and advisors.
So Swapo and the current independant Namibia owe them quite a debt of gratitude.

And you say that the Cubans came to fight for selfish reasons - what do you think the Germans were doing in Namibia before SA defeated them there in WW1?
Most of the streets were named things like 'Kaiser Wilhelm Strasse' and the like beforehand, even though the Germans commited some unspeakable atrocities against the Herero and other native tribes.

Actually Fidel was involved in Africa for decades as part of his ideaology - that was more the reason for Cuban involvement than resources. The Russians and Chinese were there at that time for resources and political influence.

Anyway, it was all quite interesting and complicated, not least because South Africa was heavily backed by the US and western powers during the war (in secret, of course, they couldn't be seen to support the apartheid government.)

^^^^ i love windhoek, windhoek :cheers1:

I have not seen before, such a neat, clean African city..!
Am I mistaken to think / see there a heavy German influence in Windhoek??

Very nice photos

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/1353/windhoek77nk.jpg

A nice small, dessert city.
Why in good's name did they ruin the city's clean image with streets named after villains and idiots? Geez, I wouldn't want to live on Robert Mugabe ave!Maybe it was named when this guy had a better reputation.:lol:

Windhoek is so pretty, just planting flowers, trees, and bushes will make many African cities so much nicer.

Windhoek, Namibia 2012

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Wow. 1st class.

I know right, it ==> many capital cities in África.

Namibia= 70% of SA.

Wow Namibia looks so damn clean! its like its outside Africa good job Alama for representing

Namibia= 70% of SA.

That doesn't make any sense whatsoever, Namibia gained its independence from South Africa in 1990.
:nuts:

Wow Namibia looks so damn clean! its like its outside Africa good job Alama for representing

No! It really looks like Africa, but developed and cleaner.

That doesn't make any sense whatsoever, Namibia gained its independence from South Africa in 1990.
:nuts:

Actually it makes perfect sense - almost all the modern infrastructure in Namibia was built by South Africa, or South Africans and SA companies. From roads to suburb layouts and electricity - to the shops and the products in the shops - not to mention that SA dominates there economically and socially - for example, pay tv is South African DSTV.
Plus the big number of South Africans living in Windhoek (and most naturalized Namibians are of SA origin.)

Half my extended family lives in Windhoek - they have Namibian citizenship or residency now, but are all South African.
So there you go...

Actually it makes perfect sense - almost all the modern infrastructure in Namibia was built by South Africa, or South Africans and SA companies. From roads to suburb layouts and electricity - to the shops and the products in the shops - not to mention that SA dominates there economically and socially - for example, pay tv is South African DSTV.
Plus the big number of South Africans living in Windhoek (and most naturalized Namibians are of SA origin.)

Half my extended family lives in Windhoek - they have Namibian citizenship or residency now, but are all South African.
So there you go...
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Hi Diggerdog...Thanks for your input, which is part correct and part incorrect. Did you ever see or visited Namibia before independence. If not...SA did the least possible for and in Namibia, SA exploited our natural resources and what was given back was so little, you don't & can't even see those buildings and infrastructure erected by SA, anymore. I grew up in Windhoek, we had 2 skyscrapers then, the CDM and Kalahari Sands Hotel buildings and built by SA. That what is there now, is what Namibians build with their own hands and own money. SA stole so much from us Namibians and in return gave so little back. So please get your facts sorted...70%, you are so misinformed. The fact of the citizenship...this incorrect and every Namibian born before independence, have the right to apply for SA citizenship as we were one country for over 70 years. The main reason for the close relationship between Namibia & SA,today is due to the history, Afrikaans and mainly the N$ is link to SAR. The days when we had to endure the SA look, is far gone, what you see now, is what Namibians made themselves.

Actually it makes perfect sense - almost all the modern infrastructure in Namibia was built by South Africa, or South Africans and SA companies. From roads to suburb layouts and electricity - to the shops and the products in the shops - not to mention that SA dominates there economically and socially - for example, pay tv is South African DSTV.
Plus the big number of South Africans living in Windhoek (and most naturalized Namibians are of SA origin.)

Half my extended family lives in Windhoek - they have Namibian citizenship or residency now, but are all South African.
So there you go...
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Hi Diggerdog...Thanks for your input, which is part correct and part incorrect. Did you ever see or visited Namibia before independence. If not...SA did the least possible for and in Namibia, SA exploited our natural resources and what was given back was so little, you don't & can't even see those buildings and infrastructure erected by SA, anymore. I grew up in Windhoek, we had 2 skyscrapers then, the CDM and Kalahari Sands Hotel buildings and built by SA. That what is there now, is what Namibians build with their own hands and own money. SA stole so much from us Namibians and in return gave so little back. So please get your facts sorted...70%, you are so misinformed. The fact of the citizenship...this incorrect and every Namibian born before independence, have the right to apply for SA citizenship as we were one country for over 70 years. The main reason for the close relationship between Namibia & SA,today is due to the history, Afrikaans and mainly the N$ is link to SAR. The days when we had to endure the SA look, is far gone, what you see now, is what Namibians made themselves.

Yes actually, I have lived in Namibia before, during and after independance.

Firstly, I am not mistaken.
I said most of the infrastructure was built by SA and it was.
I am sure in recent times Namibia has added new buildings and suburbs and other things - but the fact remains that Namibia's very good national roads, highways, Walvis Bay Port, rail links all were built by SA.

I know there is this thinking that 'SA did nothing for Namibia' - and that is to be expected seeing as they were the occupier - but it is not true.

About citizenship - when I talked about 'naturalized' - I meant there are a lot of Namibians that are of SA origin, but now have Namibian citizenship, thats all.

And dont kid yourself - Namibia relies very heavily on South Africa - to the point where it is unhealthy. I know Namibia are trying to diversify away from SA, but for the moment they are dependant on South Africa.

90% of imports are from South Africa, and around 65% or exports!
Not too mention electricity supply.
The banking sector is totally dominated by South African banks, with FNB and Standard bank being the biggest.
Then we have supermarkets and other food chains etc.

So, while it sounds all very patriotic to say SA 'gave you nothing', it is absolutely incorrect.

Just an extract from a site called 'Namibian roads in history'...

Phase Five from 1965 to 1987

The period from 1965 to date can be characterised by the consolidation and uplifting of Namibia's roads network to one of the finest in Africa
In 1952, Namibia had just over 10.000 km of trunk and main roads. There were no surfaced roads and very few suitable bridges. Since that time a remarkable development has taken place. The length of proclaimed trunk, main and district roads, the three roads classifications for which the state is responsible as far as construction and maintenance are concerned, has risen between 1952 and 1986 from a little more than 10.000 km to 41.572 km.

4. The Future of Namibia's Roads after Independence

Namibia has more kilometres of road per head of population than any other country in Africa and maybe in the world.

So - Namibia has one of the finest road networks in the world thanks to South Africa. And this is indeed true, if you have ever driven on them - they are beautiful.
Not bad for a country that 'gave you nothing' hey?