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The Himba (singular: OmuHimba, plural: OvaHimba) are an ethnic group with an estimated population of about 50,000 people [1] living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region (formerly Kaokoland) and on the other side of the Kunene River in southern Angola. [1]
White Namibians (German: Weiße Namibier or Europäische Namibier) are people of European descent settled in Namibia.The majority of White Namibians are Dutch-descended Afrikaners (locally born or of White South African descent), with a minority being native-born German Namibians (descended from Germans who colonised Namibia in the late-nineteenth century).
Other ethnic groups are the Herero and Himba people, who speak a similar language, and the Damara, who speak the same "click" language as the Nama. As of 2022 [update] Herero and Nama peoples make up less than 10% of the population, but at the beginning of the 20th century and before the Herero and Namaqua Genocide , they made up a majority.
White Namibian culture (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Namibia" ... Himba people; K. Kavango people; Khoekhoe;
The Himba people of Namibia say fairy circles are the "footprints of the gods", made by their ancient ancestor Mukuru. Tour guides have since taken it upon themselves to make up even more exciting ...
HIZETJITWA is an acronym made up of the first letters of the names of the indigenous tribes that are the focus of the organisation: Himba people, Zemba people, Tjimba people and Twa people. [2] These native, semi nomadic people live in the mountainous and semi deserted areas of North West Kunene in Namibia and Angola.
Business leaders based in Opuwo, who are mostly Ovambo people, formed the Kaoko Development League which supports the proposed dam. The dam would bring in economic development to much of the Region but would interfere with the traditional way of life of the Himba people who reside in the area. A longtime rivalry exists between SWAPO and the ...
White Namibian is a term which refers to people from Namibia who are of European descent and who do not regard themselves, or are not regarded as, being part of another racial group (for example, as Coloured).