Whites in Namibia

Whites in Namibia

Infobox Ethnic group
group = White Namibians


caption =
pop = 125,000 - 150,000 "(2008)" 6-8% of total population
regions = Windhoek
languages = Major: Afrikaans, German, Portuguese, English
religions = Mainly Protestant Christianity, minorities practicing Judaism, Roman Catholicism or no religion

Whites in Namibia are people of Europe in birth or descent living in Namibia. Most White Namibians are Afrikaners, while some are descended from German,Portuguese, or English immigrants.

Economics

About 4,000 commercial land owners, mostly Whites, own over 50% the arable land across the country despite a land reform process. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3242829.stm Namibians plan white farm grabs] in BBC News, 5 November, 2003] While the area was known as South West Africa, White Namibians enjoyed a highly privileged position due to apartheid laws enforcing strict segregation. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2D71E3CF935A15751C1A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 Amid Namibia's White Opulence, Majority Rule Isn't So Scary Now] in the New York Times, 26 December, 1988]

Notable White Namibians

Politicians

* Anton Lubowski
* Dirk Mudge
* Henk Mudge
* Kosie Pretorius
* Jan de Wet

portspeople

* Skipper Badenhorst
* Monica Dahl
* Jörg Lindemeier
* Percy Montgomery
* Friedhelm Sack

Writers

* Gwen Lister

Farmers

* Raimar von Hase

ee also

* German Namibians
* Monitor Action Group
* Republican Party

References


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