Vyf Rand

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Vyf Rand
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Vyf Rand
Coordinates: 22°00′S16°55′E / 22.000°S 16.917°E / -22.000; 16.917
CountryFlag of Namibia.svg Namibia
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
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Okahandja constituency in Namibia, highlighted in yellow

Vyf Rand is an informal settlement outside of Okahandja, [1] [2] located north of Windhoek in the Okahandja constituency of the Otjozondjupa region of Namibia. "Vyf rand" is an Afrikaans phrase that translates to "five rand". [3] The name originates from the initial rental fee of five rand per month tenant farmers paid for a small plot of land on large farms in Namibia. [4]

Home of one of the poorest communities in Namibia, Vyf Rand camp has been the focus of various social projects: a primary school, a soup kitchen, and HIV/AIDS awareness programs. [5]

The settlement was a filming location for Where Others Wavered , a film about the life of Sam Nujoma – Namibia's first president – touted as "one of the country's most ambitious film projects". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thugs target Walvis Bay complex". The Namibian . 2002-10-16. Archived from the original on November 7, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  2. ↑ Angula, Conrad (2001-07-05). "Three men wanted for rape". The Namibian . Archived from the original on March 1, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  3. ↑ Donaldson, Bruce C. (1993). A Grammar of Afrikaans. Mouton de Gruyter. p. 99. ISBN   3-11-013426-8 . Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  4. ↑ "The Five Rand Project". Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  5. ↑ Bause, Tanja (2004-07-21). "Bringing hope to Five Rand". The Namibian. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  6. ↑ "'Where Others Wavered' Draws Closer". AllAfrica.com . 2003-09-16.


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