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- 1 2 3 4 5 City of Windhoek Mass Street renaming NAMPA, 2018-10-01
- 1 2 Roads renamed after liberation heroes The Namibian, 2021-12-06
- ↑ City changes 13 street names Windhoek Express, 2019-11-14
- ↑ Govt honours Julius Nyerere with street naming The Namibian, 2019-05-28
- ↑ Babs Street renamed Marcus Garvey New Era Live, 2018-02-05
- ↑ Nujoma Hails Street's Renaming New Era Live, 2011-10-17
- ↑ City of Windhoek honours heroes and heroines Namibia Economist, 2019-11-18
- ↑ Among other streets to be renamed is Feld Street The Namibian, 2018-05-02
- ↑ City of Windhoek honours heroes and heroines Namibia Economist, 2019-11-18
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- ↑ Allen, Jeremiah (2010). Namibia (Other Places Travel Guide). Other Places Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 9780982261965.