Windhoek Railway Station Is Not Only One Of The Famous Windhoek's Monuments But Still Functioning And

Windhoek railway station is not only one of the famous Windhoek's monuments but still functioning and serving its purpose building. It was built in 1912 by Deutsche Staatsbahn for Swakopmund - Windhoek service. The building was enlarged in the year of 1929 by South African Railways - the northern wing was added. This addition was made in the same style that no difference between two parts of the building. The sign at the entrance of Windhoek railway station contains altitude information of the location: ''1652 metres above sea level''. Part of country's railway system were first railway lines built at Cape Cross, at the Atlantic coast of Namibia - north of Swakopmund. Currently Namibia’s railway network extends some 2700 km countrywide. Windhoek Railway station building also houses famous Railway Museum where visitors can find an extensive collection of railway service items as well as photo archives and documents.

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Der Bahnhof von Windhoek ist nicht nur eines der berühmten Denkmäler von Windhoek, sondern dient auch noch immer seinem Zweck. Es wurde 1912 von der Deutschen Staatsbahn für den Dienst zwischen Swakopmund - Windhoek gebaut. Das Gebäude wurde im Jahr 1929 von der South African Railways vergrößert - der Nordflügel wurde hinzugefügt. Dieser Anbau wurde im gleichen Stil gehalten, damit kein Unterschied zwischen den Teilen des Gebäudes besteht. Das Schild am Eingang des Bahnhofs von Windhoek enthält Höheninformationen zum Standort: 1652 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel. Teil des Eisenbahnsystems des Landes waren die ersten Eisenbahnlinien, die am Cape Cross an der Atlantikküste Namibias nördlich von Swakopmund gebaut wurden. Derzeit erstreckt sich das Eisenbahnnetz Namibias landesweit über 2700 km. Das Gebäude des Bahnhofs Windhoek beherbergt auch das berühmte Eisenbahnmuseum, in dem Besucher eine umfangreiche Sammlung von Eisenbahngütern sowie Fotoarchive und Dokumente finden.

Sexual favour said to trigger Kunene murder - The Namibian

A BRAWL over a farm manager's daughter-in-law allegedly led to the murder of the South African manager of British billionaire Harvey Boulter's farm in the Kunene region.

A BRAWL over a farm manager's daughter-in-law allegedly led to the murder of the South African manager of British billionaire Harvey Boulter's farm in the Kunene region.

The police in the Kunene region arrested Boulter (51) at his farm Kaross after he allegedly shot and killed Gerhardus van Wyk (54) near Kamanjab two weeks ago. Kunene regional crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Rudolf Kanyetu yesterday said the shooting took place on 27 February during a quarrel between Boulter and Van Wyk, who was said to be in the process of attaining Namibian citizenship. Van Wyk was shot in the abdomen and was rushed to hospital, Kanyetu said. “The victim died on his way to the Outjo State Hospital,” he said. Kanyetu said the billionaire appeared in the Outjo Magistrate's Court on Monday last week, where the case was postponed to 23 April. He said Boulter remains in custody at the Outjo Police Station. It is also allleged that Boulter has a gunshot wound to his left hand. INSULTS, SHOTS Although the Namibian Police say it is not clear what triggered the shooting, British newspaper Daily Mail yesterday reported that Boulter and Van Wyk had an argument at a braai. Boulter allegedly threatened Van Wyk with his pistol during the argument, suggesting Van Wyk's daughter-in-law owed him sex in exchange for a favour. According to Daily Mail, Van Wyk tried to wrestle the pistol out of Boulter's hands, but was hit by a single shot. The argument is said to have erupted while Boulter and Van Wyk were discussing a plan for Van Wyk's son, Gerhard Jr, and his wife, Liani, to build their own house on the billionaire's land. Boulter allegedly said Liani would have to have sex with him “every other night” to repay the favour. “Gerhard Jr objected to that, they began to argue, Boulter pulled out his weapon and then, when his father came to try and get the gun off him, they wrestled and it went off,” a source reportedly told The Times, another UK publication. Another British newspaper quoted detective chief inspector Paavo Iyambo as saying: “Boulter apparently insulted Van Wyk's daughter-in-law, became aggressive and threatened the family with a pistol. Van Wyk tried to keep the peace, intervened and tried to take the pistol away from Boulter.” The family's lawyer, Jan Wessels, reportedly told the publication Gerhard Jr was also in the car as the family rushed Van Wyk to the Outjo State Hospital. BACKGROUND Boulter's company, Porton Group, is a venture-capital group based at the Cayman Islands, with offices in Dubai. The company specialises in the commercialisation of military technology. It has invested in the development of electronic privacy applications, including See crypt – a mobile app that encrypts voice calls from smartphones. According to Wikipedia, Boulter in 2013 claimed that See crypt is a military encryption technology used by governments and security services in several countries, and that it was impossible for all but the most advanced government agencies to break its encryption. Boulter also claimed that since the company was based at the Cayman Islands, Western security services had no legal right to access any data encrypted by the application. See crypt is derived from Cellcrypt, Porton Group's military-grade encryption application, which has been certified by GCHQ – a British intelligence and security organisation responsible for providing signal intelligence and information assurance to the British government, which the company claims is widely deployed by the British military in Afghanistan and by law-enforcement and intelligence agencies abroad. – Additional reporting by Daily Mail.

Africa is a world of its own. A lot of travelers may only think of some top destinations like Cape Town when thinking about the continent, but there’s so many different cultures, developed from each country’s history, and natural beauty that you can’t believe until you see it. There’s an adventure waiting for you on the continent of Africa, especially the beautiful country of South Africa.

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Afrika ist eine Welt für sich. Viele Reisende denken vielleicht nur an einige Top-Reiseziele, wie Kapstadt, wenn sie über den Kontinent nachdenken. Aber es gibt so viele verschiedene Kulturen, die sich aus der Geschichte jedes Landes und der natürlichen Schönheit entwickelt haben, dass sie es erst glauben können, wenn sie es sehen. Auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent wartet ein Abenteuer auf jedermann, insbesondere in dem wunderschönen Land Südafrika.

The Zeila was stranded on 25 August 2008 in the early morning hours near a popular fishing spot about 14 km south of Henties Bay. The fishing trawler was retired by Hangana Fishing of Walvis Bay, was sold as scrap metal to an Indian company and got stranded after it came loose from its towing line while on its way to Bombay shortly after it left Walvis Bay. As the Zeila had been stripped to its shell it was decided to tow her to India. In the middle of the night, not far beyond the Walvis Bay harbour limits, the towing line broke and the Zeila began to drift.  During the night the Zeila had drifted close to shore and finally came to rest on a sandbank near the popular fishing spot. Being a weekday, the fishing spot would normally have been empty, but luck was on the side of the crewmen. It was a public holiday and several fishermen had decided to make the best of the day and go fishing. Frantically the two crewmen signalled the fishermen, who alerted Henties Bay authorities to the plight of the two men.  Once on shore the crew were taken to hospital and treated for shock and minor injuries.  

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Die Zeila strandete am 25. August 2008 in den frühen Morgenstunden in der Nähe eines beliebten Angelplatzes, etwa 14 km südlich von Henties Bay. Der Fischtrawler wurde von Hangana Fishing aus Walvis Bay in den Ruhestand versetzt, als Altmetall an eine indische Firma verkauft und strandete, nachdem er sich auf dem Weg nach Bombay kurz nach dem Verlassen von Walvis Bay von seiner Schleppleine gelöst hatte. Da die Zeila bis auf die Hülle entkernt worden war, wurde beschlossen, sie nach Indien zu schleppen. Mitten in der Nacht, nicht weit hinter den Hafengrenzen von Walvis Bay, brach die Schleppleine und die Zeila begann zu treiben. Während der Nacht war die Zeila nahe an die Küste getrieben und kam schließlich auf einer Sandbank in der Nähe des beliebten Angelplatzes zur Ruhe. An einem Wochentag wäre der Angelplatz normalerweise verwaist gewesen, aber das Glück war auf der Seite der Besatzungsmitglieder. Es war Feiertag und mehrere Angler hatten beschlossen, das Beste aus dem Tag zu machen und fischen zu gehen. Die beiden Besatzungsmitglieder signalisierten verzweifelt den Fischern, die Behörden von Henties Bay auf die Notlage der beiden Männer aufmerksam zu machen. An Land angekommen, wurde die Besatzung ins Krankenhaus gebracht und wegen Schock und leichten Verletzungen behandelt.

At N/a’an ku sê enrichment plays a vital role in stimulating both the physical and cognitive abilities of those animals who need to remain in captivity, as well as those whose imminent release back into the wilds of Namibia demands that their instincts be nurtured and encouraged.

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Bei N / a'an ku sê spielt die spielerische Beschäftigung eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Stimulierung sowohl der körperlichen als auch der kognitiven Fähigkeiten der Tiere, die in Gefangenschaft bleiben müssen, sowie derjenigen, deren bevorstehende Freilassung in die Wildnis Namibias die Förderung ihrer Instinkte erforderlich macht.

The lure of wild Africa is felt as you drive into the north-eastern corner of Namibia. Once called the Caprivi strip and later the Caprivi region before claiming its full African heritage, the Zambezi region is a step into the heart of the continent. A tree-filled expanse dotted with villages and elephant caution signs welcome you. Unusually, this corridor containing the Bwabwata National Park is a protected home to both wildlife and people, ushering in a concept of coexistence, stewardship and synergy. Two smaller national parks, the Mudumu and Nkasa Rupara, lie along the Kwando waterway that becomes the Linyanti and Chobe rivers as it flows eastwards.

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Der Ruf des wilden Afrikas ist zu spüren, wenn man in die nordöstliche Ecke Namibias fährt. Die Region Sambesi, einst Caprivi-Streifen und später Caprivi-Region genannt, ist ein Schritt ins Herz des Kontinents. Eine baumreiche Fläche mit Dörfern und Warnschildern für Elefanten heißt Besucher  willkommen. Ungewöhnlich ist, dass dieser Korridor mit dem Bwabwata-Nationalpark ein geschütztes Gebiet für Wildtiere und Menschen ist und ein Konzept des Zusammenleben, der Verwaltung und der Synergie einleitet. Zwei kleinere Nationalparks, Mudumu und Nkasa Rupara, liegen entlang der Kwando-Wasserstraße, die nach Osten in die Flüsse Linyanti und Chobe übergeht.