Nam History Check Podcast
A podcast featuring Namibian Historic Icons.
Maxton Joseph Mutongolume
In this podcast you will learn about Maxton Joseph Mutongolume, who started his political career as a co-founder of the Ovamboland People’s Congress, while working in South Africa in the late 1950s.
Gertrude Kandanga
In this podcast you will learn about Gertrude Kandanga, a well-known public speaker, who was one of the first women to join the Owamboland People’s Organisation at Walvis Bay in 1959. She was also a founding member of SWAPO in 1960.
Markus Kooper
In this podcast, you will learn more about Markus Kooper. Kooper’s birthplace is historically significant, as it marks the ancient seat of the Red Nation Nama community, where Namibia’s oldest anti-colonial manifesto was signed, the Treaty of Hoachanas (1858).
Anton Lubowski
In this podcast you will learn more about advocate, ally, and anti-apartheid activist Anton Theodor Eberhard August Lubowski. As an advocate, Lubowski defended political prisoners and got involved with the Namibian trade union movement.
Brendan Simbwaye
In this podcast you will learn more about Brendan Kangongolo Simbwaye. A teacher turned politician, he founded the Caprivi African National Union (CANU), and later became SWAPO Vice President.
Anna "Kakurukaze" Mungunda
In this podcast, you will learn more about Anna Mungunda, also known as Kakurukaze, who became a symbol of the resistance of women against apartheid when she lost her life during the Old Location Massacre on 10 December 1959.
OTJIKOTO LAKE
In this podcast, you will learn more about the Otjikoto Lake, which was formed by a Karst process in which the ceiling of a cave collapsed. The lake is situated about 20km north-west of Tsumeb on the road to Oshakati.
Natalia Mavulu
In this podcast, you will learn more about struggle Icon Natalia Ndahambelela Mavulu, who - like many others - went into exile during the liberation struggle. A true believer in freedom and justice, Mavulu started a kindergarten in the Namibian refugee camp Nyango, Zambia and would go on to lead…
Hosea Kutako
In this podcast, you will learn more about chief Komumbumbi Hosea Kutako. When the Herero people rose against German rule in 1904, Kutako took part in the war as one of the leading commanders, but was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Hamakari in August 1904.
Quiver Tree Forest
In this podcast, you will learn more about the Quiver Tree Forest, a tourist attraction in Namibia. The forest is located about 14 km north-east of Keetmanshoop, on the road to Koës, on the Gariganus farm. The forest comprises about 250 specimens of Aloidendron dichotomum, locally known as the quiver…