Vyf Rand
Vyf Rand is an informal settlement outside of Okahandja,[1][2] located north of Windhoek in the Okahandja constituency of the Otjozondjupa region of Namibia. "Vyf rand" is an Afrikaans phrase that translates to "five rand".[3] The name originates from the initial rental fee of five Rand per month tenant farmers paid for a small plot of land on large farms in Namibia.[4]
Home of one of the poorest communities in Namibia, Vyf Rand camp has been the focus of various social projects: a primary school, a soup kitchen, and HIV/AIDS awareness programs.[5]
The settlement was a filming location for Where Others Wavered, a film about the life of Sam Nujoma – Namibia's first president – touted as "one of the country's most ambitious film projects".[6]
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- ^ "Thugs target Walvis Bay complex". The Namibian. 2002-10-16. http://www.namibian.com.na/2002/October/national/028DADF134.html. Retrieved 2007-11-01.[dead link]
- ^ Angula, Conrad (2001-07-05). "Three men wanted for rape". The Namibian. http://www.namibian.com.na/2001/july/news/01FDD89B1B.html. Retrieved 2007-11-01.[dead link]
- ^ Donaldson, Bruce C. (1993). A Grammar of Afrikaans. Mouton de Gruyter. pp. 99. ISBN 3-11-013426-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=ftzioRvJzTUC&pg=PA99&dq=%22Vyf+Rand%22&sig=H1YDU4EUVB-d-yXexQI0KFAMmAg. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ The Five Rand Project
- ^ Bause, Tanja (2004-07-21). "Bringing hope to Five Rand". The Namibian. http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=7511&no_cache=1. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "'Where Others Wavered' Draws Closer". AllAfrica.com. 2003-09-16.
Coordinates: 22°0′31.76″S 16°55′36.35″E / 22.0088222°S 16.9267639°E
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