Windhoek | Namibia | City Gallery

[carlosbe]

Very nice city. I like the pictures.

[kulani]

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[Kingofthehill]

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[KB]

That looks like a lovely city

[Ruby1980]

I enjoyed my trip to Namibia, it was brilliant. Very beautiful country.

Here are some of the pictures. I started from Katima Mulilo near the border of Angola to the North, Zambia to the East, Zimbabwe South East and Botswana on the South.

Here are pictures of that trip.

Grootfontein
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Swakopmund

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Walvis Bay

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[DanteXavier]

Nice new updates here, guys!

[ewangai]

kudos Namibia. true Tranquility in africa.

[Matthias Offodile]

Although I like looking at Windhoek and other towns in Namibia, I wonder why some people do not want to show the true Namibia. Where are the slums where the vast majority of people still live??? This is just a facade of a priviledged few (mostly white). Namibia figures among the most unequal societies in the world!
Africa can´t afford another Zimbabwe in a few years time which only means more plight and despair.....

[DanteXavier]

Originally Posted by Matthias Offodile

Although I like looking at Windhoek and other towns in Namibia, I wonder why some people do not want to show the true Namibia. Where are the slums where the vast majority of people still live??? This is just a facade of a priviledged few (mostly white). Namibia figures among the most unequal societies in the world!
Africa can´t afford another Zimbabwe in a few years time which only means more plight and despair.....

1. "Vast majority" is an exaggeration. Only 28% of Namibians live in poverty, so it isn't realistic to say that a "majority" of people live in slums. Maybe a few too many do, more than there should be, sure, but a majority? No.

2. Yes, whites still hold a lot of wealth in namibia-but like SA, there is a rapidly growing black middle class.

3. I to am wary of another Zimbabwe-South Africa and namibia are the most likely future Zimbabwes if they keep going the way they are, although things could turn around before then. We can hope...Mugabe has got to die soon anyhow.

4. You want a Namibian slum in Windhoek, here you go.





I dunno why you're asking-you get really pissed when anybody shows some less than stellar pics of Naija...why would you want to see bad pics of namibia?

Well, whatever, you've got them.

[Matthias Offodile]

I dunno why you're asking-you get really pissed when anybody shows some less than stellar pics of Naija...why would you want to see bad pics of namibia?

Well, whatever, you've got them.

First of all, thanks for showing this side of Namibia!

The reason why I am asking is because I felt "attacked" and misunderstood by some members on the Luanda forum ´cos I was told to paint an unrealistic picture of Luanda (although I am fully aware of the other reality on the ground) while other countries in Africa get "hugs and kisses" although poverty is still rampant over there, too. Everybody enjoys pissing on Nigeria, efforts to paint a more rosy picture of Angola are not appreciated (although the country needs some positive marketing despite its massive social flaws and inequalities; furthermore it takes hours to look for good and up-to-date photos on the net)
So when we want to be fair or give a more "comprenhensive" insight into African cityscapes, we should also show some bad sides of beautiful African cities like Windhoek, Nairobi or Cape Town and Durban. But I don´t see anything negative presented on those pages. That´s what infuriates me! I am told that I would only present a "3 km radius of a city" while others do the same on other threads. Many African cities are pissed upon (in particular Nigerian ones) while others are praised to heaven!

[DennisRodman97]

namibia is a 2nd world country.

[StormShadow]

Thank you all for the recent images. Another thing that I like about Namibian cities in particular, all the cities appear very tranquil.

[DanteXavier]

Originally Posted by DennisRodman97

namibia is a 2nd world country.

Correct-on the Human Development Index, namibia's score for living standards fall in the medium development category-on the HDi, high correlates to first world, medium is 2nd, and low development is third, so namibia is a 2nd world country at this point.

[DanteXavier]

Originally Posted by StormShadow

Thank you all for the recent images. Another thing that I like about Namibian cities in particular, all the cities appear very tranquil.

I like that about them to-they're also quite well organized and orderly looking-not chaotic at all like many other African cities.

[StormShadow]

[Kingofthehill]

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[KB]

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chinese shops in industrial area

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outskirts of the city

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Fiedel castro avenue

[KB]

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Robert mugabe avenue

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Downtown area

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Windhoek church

[Kingofthehill]

We appreciate the pics here, but that dowtown photo is 3 years old bro!

[danos_24]

i've always wanted to visit africa, but never really knew a sh*t bout Naimibia

but after seeing all these pics (and other ones like Luderitz and Swak....[can´t remember the name]) I want to visit so bad Namibia, it's one of my top destinations

The cities look so clean and organized...I just can't understand why there is so much poverty. I saw the windhoek slums (in pics) and it was rough but didn't look like for ex like...Kibera...
In my city there are also slums, like in any other big city.

what's the country situation?!

Thx for the pics!