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The first railway line to reach Windhoek was the one from Swakopmund, built between 1897-1902 during Imperial Germany's colonial rule of German South West Africa. In 1914 this line was extended to Walvis Bay. The southern line from Lüderitz (built 1906) was connected via Keetmanshoop to Windhoek in 1912. In 1930 the eastern line to Gobabis was ...
After 28 years without a postal code system in Namibia, the national postal service provider NamPost introduced new postal codes in December 2018. [1]They consist of five digits, where the first two indicate the region, the last two the post office and the third digit is always a 0.
De Postwaardestukken van Zuid-West Afrika 1888–1990 = The Postal Stationery of South West Africa 1888–1990. Rotterdam: Filatelistenvereniging Zuideijk Afrika, 2003 ISBN 90-803152-0-6 145p. Rust, Hans Joachim. Südwestafrika. Bayreuth: Schwarz, 1963 40p.
Windhoek: Gondwana Travel Centre, 2012 2 vols. Putzel, Ralph F. The Comprehensive Handbook of the Postmarks of German South West Africa/South West Africa/Namibia. Tokai, South Africa: R.F. Putzel, 1991 600p. Reinert, Peter. UNTAG: A Postal History. Windhoek: SWA Scientific Society, 1990 ISBN 0949995479 137p.
Windhoek (/ ˈ w ɪ n d h ʊ k /, Afrikaans: [ˈvəntɦuk] ⓘ; German: Windhuk [ˈvɪnthʊk] ⓘ; Khoekhoe: ǀAi-ǁGams; Otjiherero: Otjomuise) 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 ...
Okuryangava is a suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is a township, situated in the north of the town between the suburbs of Freedomland, Golgota and Ombili in Katutura. Okuryangava is divided into sections, including 74, 79, Women Center, Olyeeta, Monte christo (bus loading zone), Stop and Shop. It has two service stations.
John Meinert Printing (Pty) Ltd was a publishing house in Namibia, named after its founder John Meinert, businessman and later mayor of Windhoek. It owned the country's only large printing works. In 1991 the business was sold to Namibia Media Holdings. The publishing house was founded as Windhuker Druckerei in German South West Africa.
The 'Q' Services were vastly expanded during the Second World War, providing numerous services for the combatant forces, including the provision of petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL), rations, ammunition, stationery, clothing and equipment and other supplies, as well as providing transport through a large number of motor transport (MT ...