Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700 m (5,600 ft) above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 2020 was 431,000 which is growing continually due to a continued migration from other regions in Namibia.
Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its name refers to the Khomas Highland, a high plateau landscape that dominates this administrative unit. Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It is located in the central highlands of the country and is bordered by the Erongo region to the west and the northwest and by the Otjozondjupa region to the north. To the east is the Omaheke region, while in the south is the Hardap region. The region is characterized by its hilly countrysize and many valleys. It has well-developed economical, financial, and trade sectors. Khomas Region occupies 4.5% of the land area of Namibia but has the highest population of any of its regions (16.2%). Khomas is one of only three Namibian regions to have neither shoreline nor a foreign border.
The Oorlam or Orlam people are a subtribe of the Nama people, largely assimilated after their migration from the Cape Colony to Namaqualand and Damaraland.
The FC Civics Windhoek (Civics) is a Namibian football club based in Windhoek. The Civics play in the highest division of Namibian football, the Namibia Premier League. The club has its home in Khomasdal, in the north of the Namibian capital Windhoek.
Franklin April was a Namibian football defender who played for FC Civics and the Namibia national football team.
Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb of Hochland Park. Sam Nujoma Stadium, built in 2005, is located within Katutura. Katutura Community Radio, a community-based radio station, also operates from the township. Katutura State Hospital, one of two State Hospitals in the Windhoek area, is located in the township.
Dawid Bezuidenhout was a teacher and politician in South West Africa.
Otjomuise is a township in north-western Windhoek, Namibia.
Danzyl Bruwer is a Namibian retired footballer formerly with Ajax Cape Town FC in the Premier Soccer League of South Africa.
Rebecca Kapitire Ndjoze-Ojo is a Namibian politician and educator. A member of SWAPO, Ndjoze-Ojo has been a member of the National Assembly and Deputy Minister of Higher Education since 2005.
Ella Du Plessis High School is a school in the Khomasdal suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It was established in 1964 by Andrew John Fred Kloppers, who was also the first principal of the school. He started the school with only 52 learners in the Old Location, an area of Windhoek where today the suburb of Hochland Park is situated. The school was named after the wife of Mr. A.H. du Plessis, the administrator of the S.A. government in South West Africa. Ella du Plessis was the first non-racial government school of South West Africa, and it was for the poor and the deprived. The school has had various principals since its inception. Following Mr. A.J.F Kloppers were principals of note such as Mr. Hartung, Mr. Willa Fielies, Mr. Adolf De Klerk, Mr Edson, Mr Hansen, Mr Seth January as well as Mr. Clement Kloppers the son of Mr. Andrew Kloppers who served from 1992 to 2002, Mr Seth Januarie was principal from 2002 until his retirement in 2012, and since then Mr. J. Kavari occupies this position with great distinction. Today, Ella du Plessis has a learner population of 1050 and 37 teachers.
Dawid Bezuidenhout is a high school in the suburb of Khomasdal in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is a government owned school with approximately 1300 learners and 43 teachers. The school was named after Dawid Bezuidenhout who was a teacher and Minister of Transport of the Transitional Government of National Unity.
The murder of Magdalena Stoffels occurred in Windhoek, Namibia on July 27, 2010. The perpetrator was never found. Raping and murdering this 17-year-old school girl caused demonstrations and a debate on Namibia's stance on the death penalty.
The Windhoek College of Education is a public university in Khomasdal, Windhoek, Namibia. It opened in 1978 and is one of four national colleges of education in the country.
Coloured people in Namibia are people with both European and African, especially Khoisan and Bantu ancestry, as well as Indian, Malay, and Malagasy ancestry especially along the coast and areas bordering South Africa. Coloureds have immigrated to Namibia, been born in Namibia or returned to the country. These distinctively different periods of arrivals, from diverse backgrounds and origins have led to a diverse Coloured population. This diversity was even further exploited by South African officials who referred to three distinct groups amongst the coloureds, namely: "Baster", "Cape Coloureds" and "Namibian Coloureds".
The Augustineum Secondary School, established in 1866, is among the oldest schools in Namibia. Originally situated in Otjimbingwe, it was relocated to Okahandja in 1890, and finally to Windhoek in 1968. Previously also known as the Augustineum Training College and today the Augustineum Secondary School, it is a public school located in Khomasdal, a suburb of Windhoek.
Margaret Natalie Mensah-Williams is a Namibian politician, diplomat, and prominent SWAPO member. She currently serves as Namibia's ambassador to the United States.
Robson 'Robbie' Savage (1967–2017) was a Namibian football fan and socialite. He was the official mascot of the Brave Warriors, Namibia's national football team, as well as of the first inter-racial rugby match between South Africa and pre-independent Namibia in 1987.
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