http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV8hLafmwpI
Is that realistic ???
Nope..... the diamonds used to make up 70% of the value of exports..... Namdeb/CDM used to the big boys on the block, but have been knowcked off the scale by Scorpion MIne (ZInc) in Rosh Pinah
I do agree that the road network is quite good, especially the dirt roads, which are always being maintained..... one dept that seems to work......
2030 goals.... unrealistic.........why?
Methinks also unrealistic, i see that as propaganda unless new Diamond fields are found.....
Hello to you all.
Have been reading through your post's since I found your site (have not read them all) and I hope you don't mind an outsider making comments.
I veiwed the video that george put up and yes its good propaganda and I like the bit with the beauty queen Its always a distraction.
I think Namibia has a very good start, according to the mines minister (Ericki Nhirintinj) gold copper uraniam lead 'etc' (think thats his name) you have other
commodities other than diamonds.
You also have the people (2.000.000) you have schools universitys hopitals and you have good roads your land mass is roughly 823.145 sq km.and education looks fair.
Realistically 2030 another twenty years from now.
I live in a part of Australia the state of Queensland its 1.852.642 sq km has a population 4.000 000, I have lived here for twenty years and the changes are remarkable.
Its hard to belive that its happened over twenty years, the population has doubled the standard of living is great, citys 'etc' 'etc'
With modern technology and our dependancy on oil deminishing and your ideas Michael about Oranjemund, well in twenty years who knows
I wish you well
Hi toonfandangl
You´re most welcome to post here
Oranjemund compares with the little village in the asterix comics, we are a community that sticks together, most people here on the board have left years ago.
This site connects us to share memories and find old friends.
Very succesfull, if you look in the member list.
Some are in various countries of africa
Australia
New Sealand
England
Germany
USA
Canada
France
Dubai
and and and
We all share the same interests and memories of that little oasis
I live in Germany and have found old friends here again
Regards to down under
Hi toonfandang
Technology is a massive enabler. As you know there is a big debate here in Australia about Telstra, the Internet and their fiddling around regarding broadband and mobile technologies. We take very much for granted mobile phones, SMS, MMS, GPS, netbooks, UMPCs, etc, and being connected no matter where we are. It enables people to discover each other no matter where they are.
I lecture in mobile and WEb technologies at UTAS in Hobart and it is interesting to discuss with the 20 year olds how they would feel if their mobiles and Internet connections were taken away. At least in Queensland you have decent broadband - here in Hobart the fastest we can get is 5 Mbps. On the mainland speeds are up to 100 mbps.
Talking about change - one thing that you can be very sure of is change - it will always happen.
Cheers
Malcolm
Just tested my connection , in this 3rd world country...
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/419234004.png)
Here my speed this morning
Dont despair, it can only improve LOL
(http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z249/georgswa/speedtest.jpg)
My speed this afternoon.
1250 kbit/s download
205 kbit/s upload
I said so, it can only improve LOL
really dont know what it means ,, but mine on 3 G .. todays results .. send top 200 kbps and recieve top 2912 kbps . it all bytes into my current intelliegence .. all I know its reasonably fast compared to work where despite full adsl etc etc .. its slow and clunky ...
Pathetic! Mine now ....
323 & 95 - hooked up to an ox wagon!
Whip the buggers ..
How do I see this...... hammer
I have no idea either Diana - best we stick to what we're good at like looking lovely and modeling for our calender women(1) Vamp
Go To the website www.speedtest.net
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I did hear a discussion on ABC radio yesterday and a lady professor was being asked that very question about the literacy of our younger generation.
One of her responses was that when she was hiring new staff she would get the recruit to fill in their application form with the pen.
It was she said disgusting how many failed
I was speaking with my brother in America the other day on Skype, and we were talking about download speeds and monthly download access he is still laughing.
He lives in Philadelphia
download...888 kbs upload...274kbs
server Jo'burg 750miles Ping 214ms
Do I also have an ox-wagon?
Hi Diana
Your speed is almost as fast as my previos connections which was DSL 1.000 That is nor bad at all for SA
Only thing is, your rates for far overpriced
Download max 1.000
I now have DSL 6.000
Costs for that: total of 35.00 €
It includes all Internet unlimited time and volume as well as Telephone within Germany unlimited time
We call it Flatrates
Available at higher costs is 16.000
This will still be topped with future high speed systems
We also have TV via cable connection, thatis also used for telephone and Internet. The best ratings in tests
As far as i am informed, the US also uses that TV cable system for internet
Germany is small with large population, that pays for a cable network which is far to expensive for NAM with long distances and few people using it.
thnx Daddy Georg.
Greetings all
Seeing you're playing how fast can you go in an ox-wagon, here are my trial times:
d/l 410kbps
u/l 100kbps
ping 170ms
BTW This is the best speeds I've had this year.