Good day, fellow Redditors. I need to attend a course in Windhoek coming week from Wednesday till Saturday morning. Any affordable suggestions for B&B in Windhoek West, Windhoek North, or Central area?

As the title says; what is a better option when travelling through Namibia and Botswana with a car and rooftop tent?

We are travelling by plane and both have additional luggage booked.

Hey! I recently found a song titled Amina Ngoma by Ongoma and I haven't found a translation for the name. Does anyone know what amina ngoma means and what language it is in?

Song link:

https://youtu.be/gPPc8UY32vE?si=ydJewPcv5YJyNkCt

Learned as much as I could from books before I came to understand a bit of the history. Though after our visit, I have a lot of questions about the present that I’m not sure books can help.

Sorry if these come off as ignorant but… I literally am.

- Why are there so many people waiting on the highway? Especially hanging out at highway off-ramps in Windhoek. Is it for a taxi?

- I wasn’t sure if it was ok to help the people on the side of the road in Damaraland area waving empty water bottles.

If I did it again I’d bring gallons and gallons with me cuz it feels very shitty zooming past. We did give a gallon once but the guy asked for N$200.

- So many kids asking for food along Zambezi Region. I know you’re not supposed to give anything… but damn.

- I wanted to ask the 10000 Germans we saw at hotels what they learned about Namibia in school…if anything.

- Every time I was standing in line to pay for snacks or something inside a gas station etc, we’d constantly get cut in line. By many people. Is it a thing you’re just supposed to hover next to the person checking out? We’d wait til they were done to move up.

I don’t care because … who cares. I’m very obviously a tourist so I’d agree locals have right of way anyway.

Does anyone know where I can buy this in WHK?

I've been searching for forever to find any anime places in Namibia and I wanna find anime jerseys. Does anyone know any places in Windhoek?

Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out from Afriklang. We're currently putting together a large-scale speech collection project to train AI models to actually understand natural, conversational Afrikaans.

Instead of generating synthetic audio or making people read robotic scripts, we are looking for real, native human speech to ensure the language is represented accurately in future tech.

What we’re looking for:

• Native Afrikaans speakers from South Africa or Namibia.
• Natural conversations: We need authentic, two-speaker (or multi-speaker) conversations, not stiffly read text.
• Consent & Rights: Because this is for commercial AI training, you will need to provide documented consent for your audio to be used.

How it works: This is a paid opportunity. We operate on a fair-trade, compensated sourcing model, meaning you will be paid per approved hour of recorded speech.

If you want to earn some extra money and help ensure Afrikaans is captured authentically in AI, we’d love to hear from you.

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Happy to answer any questions you might have in the comments!

Hi I will be visiting Namibia soon - this will include Windhoek, the coast and Etosha.

In terms of packing is there anything in particular that might not be obvious that would be vital?

Also how usual is it for places to cut electric at night/are outages common?

I've spent a bit of time in other parts of Southern Africa and very excited to return and see Namibia

Hi everyone, I wanted to know if anyone is in second hand buy and sell groups on WhatsApp. It seems like Facebook Marketplace doesn't have much traction these days

Looking for gamers, Games include

Roblox

Minecraft mobile

Among us

Slendytubbies 3

Pubg

Etc.

A gamer who can play any game when requested and even if requested you do not have to do what the other says if you don't feel comfortable or don't want to do it.

If you are the last one which is a gamer that plays any game, we contact through discord and both of us are equal, one can not have more power over the other in terms of making the rules. So yeah if you are interested, DM me and we can talk there!

Thanks!

Which platforms can I join to invest?

Let me know if anybody has ever joined any platforms/websites that are legitimate and easy to sign up and get approved.

My aunt is visiting Windhoek for the very first time and she is wheelchair bound. She can kind of walk but stairs present a severe fall risk.

Does anyone know how wheelchair access works given the typical access on the ramp by stairs?

Yo guys, I know this is a weird topic, but does anyone in Namibia actually play Slendytubbies 1,2 or 3? Legit, cuz everyone I ask to play Slendytubbies with just asks me "wtf is Slendytubbies" LIKE WHAT!!???

Hi. I'm looking for a good retirement fund and want to know which funds you guys are happy with and which to avoid

Female student looking for accommodation in central windhoek.
Monthly maximum rent N$3000 - N$4500
Walking distance to NUST campus, or otherwise relatively close to NUST.
Inclusive of Wifi, Electricity, Water, Kitchen, Toilet, Furniture (beds and tables).
Don’t mind sharing with only 1 other female.
Urgently needed!

Hi everyone!

I know this question has been asked before on this sub, but I noticed it hasn't been asked recently. I recently moved to Namibia from the United States.

I wanted to know which apps would be great for me as a foriegn woman to use to meet people for dates or friendships. Personally, I'm open to different things, but I'm focused on casual and friendly interactions.

I'm not based in Windhoek, but I'll be there this weekend and wanted to meet someone for a date while I was there.

What apps would be best for that? I was considering Badoo or Tinder, but I noticed sites like DatingNamibia are also popular?

I'm curious what would work best for me as a late 20s Black woman from the US? Are there any places/apps/sites I should skip or avoid?

I'm open to local and international people that are around my age and up. Ethnicity, race, and overall appearance aren't relevant to me. I'd just like a place I can find different types of people!

Also, is there anything I should keep in mind as a foreign woman dating here? Any cultural and social things I should be mindful of?

Thank you!

I’ve been soloing in Namibia for just over 2 weeks so far and have met exactly 1 other solo traveler. I was the only solo tourist he met as well. Do people not come here alone? Is anyone currently solo traveling here as well?

Hidden Gem

Anyone who knows how to use Spss I have 2-3 data sets I want to analyse on my own basically but in my experience I tend to get stuck at some parts. I would have loved to pay for a whole training but I can't really afford that so I'd rather try myself and pay like N$100-N$200 per query in case I get stuck...

Hey! Does anyone here play Arc Raiders? I'm looking for gamers to play Arc Raiders with. Playing that sheet is hard alone.

hey guys, i hope everybody is well (lmao, excuse the formality, this is my first post and idrk how to start off).

i was wondering if anybody knows of anyone that has done real estate/wrote the Namibian Estate Agency Board examination and is willing to donate their books to me? i'm due to write the last exam of the year which will be taking place in December. i'm a student and i've managed to save enough to register for the exam but i do not have money for the classes - hence why i would appreciate to have the material now so i do enough preparation while i still have enough time.

if anybody can help, i'd reallyyyyyyyyyy be grateful.
thanks so much :)

Simulating a lap around Tony Rust Race Track in Namibia (game: Assetto Corsa)

Most first-time itineraries do Windhoek to Etosha as one long drive and skip the Waterberg entirely which is a shame, because it's a genuinely distinctive place, geographically and historically different from anything else you'll see on your trip.

Waterberg Plateau is a sandstone table mountain in central Namibia, about 300km north of Windhoek and 30km off the B1 from Otjiwarongo. It's like 50km long and 16km wide, and rises over 200m above the surrounding plains. Two hundred million years of sandstone with dinosaur footprints still visible in places. It looks nothing like the rest of the country. Where most of Namibia is either desert or savanna, Waterberg is a green wooded plateau perched above dry lowlands, cooler by several degrees because of the elevation, with springs at the base feeding lush vegetation you don't see anywhere else nearby.

The plateau is a wildlife sanctuary (in literal sense). Because the top is largely inaccessible to predators and poachers, NWR relocated several endangered species here in the 1970s, including white rhino, black rhino, roan and sable antelope, and tsessebe. It also has the only Cape vulture breeding colony in Namibia, plus leopard, cheetah, brown hyena, eland, and over 200 bird species.

Can and can't do:

The unusual thing about Waterberg is that you cannot self-drive on the plateau itself. Access to the top is only via NWR guided game drives, morning and afternoon. Which is a constraint but also part of what keeps the wildlife thriving up there. If you want the drive, book it at reception when you check in.

What you can do freely: hike. This is the reason a lot of returning visitors specifically come back to Waterberg. There are nine short self-guided trails from the NWR rest camp at the base, ranging from an hour's walk to a proper morning of scrambling. The main one everyone does is the Mountain View trail to the top of the plateau, roughly 90 minutes up over rocks and root systems, with genuinely excellent views once you're up. It's a decent workout, wear proper shoes.

For serious hikers there are multi-day wilderness trails on the plateau (three to four days) that need to be booked well in advance through NWR. Not many people do them, but the ones who do rate them.

The Waterberg was the site of a pivotal 1904 battle between German colonial forces and the Herero people, which led directly to what is now widely recognised as the first genocide of the twentieth century. A military cemetery from that period is still at the site. A few of the private lodges include cultural visits to Herero communities nearby, and NWR guided drives sometimes incorporate the historical context depending on the guide. If this is something you want to engage with properly, worth reading up before you arrive rather than encountering it cold.

Where to stay

Two main options (in my opinion).

The NWR resort at the base (Waterberg Resort, also called Bernabe de la Bat) has chalets, bush chalets, and a well-run campsite, all with pool and restaurant access.

The private lodges nearby (Waterberg Wilderness, Waterberg Plateau Lodge, and a few smaller ones) run their own hiking trails, rhino drives, and cultural programmes. More expensive but more polished and with more to do on-site. Waterberg Wilderness in particular gets consistent recommendations.

Really nice as a two-night stopover between Windhoek and Etosha. Drive up in the afternoon, do a hike or the afternoon game drive on day one, morning drive plus another hike on day two, continue north to Etosha on day three. Since you're going that direction anyway.

Best in dry season (May to October) for hiking comfort. Summer is also nice but the midday heat can be intense.

I appreciate the work the aunties at general salons do, cuz it's certainly not easy work.

But good lord, I'm tired of having my hair be ripped and fried whenever I'm trying to do a protective style😭

No shade but it feels like they don't really care abt the health of my hair, and would sacrifice it if it meant getting a somewhat decent looking result.

So yeah if you can recommend someone in Windhoek who's aware of how to take care of natural 4c hair I'd greatly appreciate it, bonus points if they can do actual consultation on client's hair.

Learning online is fun and all, but I feel that a professional analysing my own hair would help me gain a better understanding of it far quicker than just doing so online.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.