Pas Caprivi

Pas Caprivi, formally called Itenge is a narrow belt of land in the far, the north – eastern corner of Namibia, with around 400 km in length. In the year 1890 the then Chancellor of Germany, graf Leo von Caprivi signed a treaty of Heligoland-Zanzibar from British United Kingdom on the exchange of territories. In exchange for the Caprivi (access to the Zambezi River) and Helgoland, an island located on the M. North, the British gained Zanzibar, an island located off the coast of Tanganiki. Pas is in the Caprivi region Okavango, whose name comes from the name of the river and delta, located at the territory of neighboring Botswana. Pasa eastern boundary is the Zambezi river, which in a short distance from the edge of the famous Victoria Falls waterfall. In connection with the positioning of the region is a great base for tourists wishing to visit nearby attractions such as Okavango swamps, waterfall Victoria Reserve Chobe-Zambezi-Kwando. For this purpose built asphalt road Trans-Caprivi, which crosses the entire region równoleżnikowo. Previous road, ground during the rainy season was virtually impassable.

Politics

Namibia is a republic, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. In accordance with the Constitution of 9 February 1990 the head of state is the president elected by popular vote for 5-year term. The president appoints the government, with Prime Minister at the head of the members of the lower house of parliament – the National Assembly.
Parliament is bicameral. In the Upper House – the National Council sits 26 members, 2 from each region, elected by the Regional Council from among its members for a 6-year term.
In the lower house – the National Assembly, sits 72 members, elected by universal suffrage for 5-year term. The President can delegate to 6 representatives to the National Assembly, but they only have observer status in an advisory capacity

Kitchen

In the Namibian cuisine can be roughly between three styles differ:

1st Südwesterküche. Südwesterküche known as the cooking of the descendants of German settlers in Namibia. Sun is one of those Black Forest cake as part of everyday life such as knuckle of pork with sauerkraut. In many cities there are bakeries with German pastries. The most beer is in accordance with the “German Purity Law” brewed.
2nd Traditional African cuisine. This area includes dishes such as Pap Milllie (Milchbrei), with different sauces served. Other courts have found way into the everyday: grilled pork skin or warts-Mopane caterpillars (to be grilled or dried), boiled goat head. However, such courts are not usually in urban restaurants served because they come from a European perspective for most of his contemporaries are inedible. Here already outweighs the international cuisine to fast-food chains.
3rd Namibian modern recipes. In the years since the independence of Namibia has also a modern style formed, the German colonial with African cuisine mixes, plus South African influence aufweist. (such as ostrich carpaccio, Potjiekos …)

On the coast there are also many fish dishes, in the popular tourist restaurants mostly German influences TISSUE.

In many restaurants and accommodations include antelope steak to the standard repertoire. Thus, Springbok, Oryx or Kudusteak, which vary according to desire fried is very popular. Occasionally one finds even ostrich fillet and crocodile meat on the menu.

History

The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by Bushmen, Damara, Namaqua, and since about the 14th century AD, by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion. The region, like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, was not extensively explored by Europeans until the 19th century. Namibia became a German colony and was known as German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika^[3]) — apart from Walvis Bay, which was under British control. South Africa occupied the colony during World War I and administered it as a League of Nations mandate territory until after World War II, when it unilaterally annexed the territory, without international recognition.

In 1966, the South-West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) military wing, People’s Liberation Army of Namibia, a guerrilla group launched a war of independence, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration of Namibia, in accordance with a United Nations peace plan for the entire region. Independence came in 1990, and Walvis Bay was ceded to Namibia in 1994 upon the end of Apartheid in South Africa.

When to Go

The dry winter season (May to October) is the most pleasant time to visit Namibia. During this period you can expect warm, sunny days and cold nights, often with temperatures falling below freezing. It’s best to avoid Namib-Naukluft Park and Etosha National Park in the extreme heat (December to March), and Fish River Canyon is closed to the public between December and April. The northeastern rivers may flood during this time too, making some roads either impassable or hard to negotiate. Resort areas are busiest during both Namibian and South African school holidays – usually from mid-December to mid-January, late-April to early June, and late-August to mid-September.

Windhoek

Windhoek (pronounced /ˈvɪnthʊk/, sometimes in German: Windhuk) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in the Khomas Region, has a population of approx. 230,000 and is a major trade centre of sheep skin. It sits on a sloping plain on the northern side of the Khomas Hochland (Khomas Highlands) at an altitude of 1665 metres. Windhoek was originally inhabited by the Herero, then became the centre of a Nama chief who defeated the Herero in the 19th century. Germany occupied the region in 1885, and the city became the seat of colonial rule in 1892 as the capital of the colony of German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika). During World War I Windhoek was captured by South African troops and became a South African Mandate under the League of Nations. Until the independence of Namibia was inaugurated in 1990, Windhoek was recognised as the capital city of South West Africa as administered by the South African government. It continues today as the capital city of the Republic of Namibia.

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek (German: Windhuk). Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after the Namib Desert.