For this post and the linked PDF a translator or at least a German-English dictionary is highly recommended… Nein, kein grober Schnitzer der Redaktion: Die Juni Ausgabe (=Erstausgabe) der gedruckten OutapiTimes hat es anscheinend gerade noch so dieses Jahr zu den ‘Abonnenten’ nach Europa geschafft. Nicht nur der Regierungsapparat arbeitet oftmals im Schneckentempo – auch …
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From time to time also our ICT department has a relaxed time: on the 19th of October we attended the workshop/introduction of the new school management software ‘SchoolLink‘ in Ongwediva. Although the idea of having such an standardized and centralized system is convincing I doubt that the system will come operational in January. As most …
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The ‘Telecom Namibia ICT Summit 2010’, the biggest event for the country’s ICT industry, took place from the 7th to the 8th. Thanks to our Director who officially approved the trip we were able to spent some interesting and intense days in Windhoek – on government expense of course. Summits in Africa seems not to …
Up since 5.30, only a banana and java for breakfast when driving straight to work from Ongwediva – quite a bit hungry. What’s gonna be for lunch in a few? Most likely a small restaurant called ‘GOMA food service’ which is hidden behind the Open Market and just five minutes from the Ministry on food. …
The pictures from the price giving ceremony that took place on June 4th in Okahao made it to our office three weeks ago. They now found their way into the web thanks to the upcoming elections which messed up yesterdays planning: I had a car ‘booked’ and a tight schedule to repair some computers in …
As mentioned in a previous thread new equipment is pretty common in our office. Right now I have something on my table which is (or was, thanks to the iPad) even in Europa a rarity: a Tablet PC! I bed the only in the whole 4-O-Region. The other less handy equipment was on its way …
During the ‘tropical course’ at the STI we had been warned that troubles with the respiratory system are a much bigger issue for expats in Africa than problems with the stomach. I cannot agree more: the last week and the week before I had been knocked out with a tonsillitis and five days of fever. …
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Since a few weeks we do have our Xnet ADSL internet access up and running in the main building. Took us almost three months to get it due to a billing glitch with the Telecom for an existing installation at our library in Outapi. After using a slow and expensive prepaid 3G solution from CellOne …
Pretty unappetizing. The picture should illustrate the issue with the mentioned bullbar in the previous post. The donkey bump happened during lunchtime the day I collected my car from the garage in Ongwediva: a clean road on the outward journey, a totally damaged Hilux towed in when leaving Oshakati – donkey puree close to Outapi. …
To put it straight at the beginning: I am not car freak. In Europe and abroad during holidays I used to be a fanatic public transport supporter. But it was obvious that a car in Namibia would become something essential due to huge distances, lack of (formal) public transport and the high risk of ending …
Read more “A Toyota 4×4 – the only real choice in Northern Namibia?”