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In this period Namibian Standard Time was at UTC+02:00 (derived from South African Standard Time and equivalent to Central Africa Time) in summer, and UTC+01:00 (equivalent to West Africa Time) in winter. [3] Winter time began on the first Sunday in April at 03:00, and lasted until the first Sunday in September, 02:00 hours.
South Africa observed a daylight saving time of GMT+03:00 ( UTC+03:00) between 20 September 1942 to 21 March 1943 and 19 September 1943 to 19 March 1944. [6] South African Standard Time is defined as "Coordinated Universal Time plus two hours" ( UTC+02:00) as defined in South African National Government Gazette No. 40125 of 8 July 2016. [7]
Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd. ( BCX) is a South African-based information and communications technology (ICT) company. [3] BCX is also listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ( JSE ). The ICT group has operations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. In Africa, BCX expands to Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia and Tanzania.
Namibia is a higher-middle-income country with an annual GDP per capita of N$79,431 in 2022, but has extreme inequalities in income distribution and standard of living. [10] It has the second-highest Gini coefficient out of all nations, with a coefficient of 59.1 as of 2015. [11] Only South Africa has a higher Gini coefficient. [12]
Mining is the biggest contributor to Namibia 's economy in terms of revenue. It accounts for 25% of the country's income. [1] Its contribution to the gross domestic product (10.4% in 2009, 8.5% in 2010, 9.5% in 2011, 12.3% in 2012, 13.2% in 2013, 11.6% in 2014) is also very important and makes it one of the largest economic sectors of the ...
Namibia–South Africa relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Namibia and South Africa.South Africa (then part of the British Empire as the Union of South Africa) captured the area now known as Namibia from Germany during World War I and governed it, by the name 'South West Africa', until 1990, when the country gained independence under the name 'Namibia'.
Tsumeb ( Otjiherero: Okavisume; [3] Khoekhoe: ǂAixorobes) is a city [4] of around 35,000 inhabitants and the largest town in the Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is known as the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. [5] It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park.
Namibia is located in the southwestern region of the African continent, lying between latitude 17°S and 29°S and longitude 11°E and 26°E. The country encompasses a land area of 825,418 km2 and boasts a coastline stretching 1,500 km along the South Atlantic Ocean.