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'''Namibia''', officially the '''Republic of Namibia''', is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 meters (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. | '''Namibia''', officially the '''Republic of Namibia''', is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with [[Angola]] and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 meters (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. | ||
Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, has been inhabited by the Khoi, San, Damara, and Nama people since prehistoric times. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since then, the Bantu groups, the largest being the Ovambo, have dominated the population of the country; since the late 19th century, they have constituted a majority. With a population of 3,022,401 people today, Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. | Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, has been inhabited by the Khoi, San, Damara, and Nama people since prehistoric times. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since then, the Bantu groups, the largest being the Ovambo, have dominated the population of the country; since the late 19th century, they have constituted a majority. With a population of 3,022,401 people today, Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. | ||
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Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 meters (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek.
Namibia, the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, has been inhabited by the Khoi, San, Damara, and Nama people since prehistoric times. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since then, the Bantu groups, the largest being the Ovambo, have dominated the population of the country; since the late 19th century, they have constituted a majority. With a population of 3,022,401 people today, Namibia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world.
In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. Between 1904 and 1908, German troops waged a punitive campaign against the Herero and Nama, which escalated into the first genocide of the 20th century. German rule ended during the First World War with a 1915 defeat by South African forces. In 1920, after the end of the war, the League of Nations mandated the colony's administration to South Africa. From 1948, with the National Party elected to power, this included South Africa applying apartheid to what was then known as South West Africa. In the later 20th century, uprisings and demands for political representation resulted in the United Nations assuming direct responsibility over the territory in 1966. Still, South Africa maintained de facto rule until 1973, when the UN recognized the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) as the official representative of the Namibian people. Following the South African Border War, Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990. However, Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands remained under South African control until 1994.
Namibia is a stable parliamentary democracy. Agriculture, tourism, and the mining industry – including mining for gem diamonds, uranium, gold, silver, and base metals – form the basis of its economy, while the manufacturing sector is comparatively tiny. Despite significant GDP growth since its independence, poverty and inequality remain substantial in the country. 40.9% of the population is affected by multidimensional poverty, and more than 400,000 people continue to live in informal housing. Income disparity in the country is one of the world's highest, with a Gini coefficient of 59.1 in 2015.
Spanking and Spanking Art in Namibia
In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.
As of May 2008, Namibia permits corporal punishment in schools.
( We have no further information from SAOTK as of Oct, 2024 )
School CP in Namibia (from Corpun.com
School caning in Namibia (once known as South-West Africa) was ruled unconstitutional by its Supreme Court as long ago as 1991, but there have been reports of its use since then, as in this March 1998 news item and this July 1999 one and this June 2005 one. According to this June 1999 report, teachers were frustrated that students could not be adequately punished, and some boys asked for a spanking (presumably instead of some other punishment) but had to be refused. An article in The Washington Post reported on the situation in some schools as at 2005.
In April 2013, it was reported that a conference of educators, civil servants, business leaders, and local officials had lamented the state of indiscipline among school students and called for the restoration of CP.
The High Court ruled in Sep 2016 that the legal ban on CP applied to private as well as government schools.
Prostitution in Namibia
- Prostitution in Namibia ↗ on Wikipedia
External links
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Namibia ]
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