Lüderitz petitioned the German govern- ment, and the German flag was hoisted in the bay for the first time in 1884, to declare German South West Africa.

Descendants of the indigenous people who lived on the land, predominantly Khoi and slaves, want to be able to control and ...

The Ladysmith Siege Museum Trust, together with the Siege Museum, successfully repaired the wheels of one of the Neur German Army field guns in Queen Street. The wheels were replaced this morning ...

IT is not often that a geological memoir appears in such inspiring circumstances as that issued by the Mines Department of the Union of South Africa on ‘The Geology and Mineral Industry of South ...

The West-Central African nation tops the list of the world’s most neglected crises in 2024. In the English-speaking northeast and northwest regions of Cameroon , a protracted civil war which ...

David C. Engerman's book explores the lives of six South Asian economists who shaped global development economics.

Israel’s precision strikes expose Iran’s internal vulnerabilitiesWestern outrage differs starkly after US bombing vs Hamas attacksIran's nuclear ambi ...

In 1919 they bought a controlling interest in the old German South-West African diamond mining firms and merged them into one company, Consolidated Diamond Mines of South-West Africa, Ltd.

Russia's flagship economic forum kicked off Wednesday with stalls selling Vladimir Putin-themed merchandise and humanoid ...

Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear ...

The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für ...