Namibian Progenitors

Reading through an old book ( A school prize to my late eldest brother in the early 1950's): Herinneringe van Suidwes Voortrekkers ( Recollections of Namibian settlers) by PG Visser (1940) I became aware again of numbers of South Africans trekking into Namibia, Botswana, Angola and Southern Rhodesia in the early 1880's becoming in fact the progenitors for those family branches in other Southern Africa countries. Reading through the history of Namibia, where the Germans later annexed South West Africa/ Duitswes Afrika/Suidwes Afrika and about the German Settlers and the Nama, Herero and Ovambo wars, one realizes that this was another significant movement in the Southern Africa arena. Also taking into account that some of the Nama tribes ( Witboois / Witkams / Basters / Bondelswarts and other originated from South African indigenous groups.

My contention is that somehow these must also be catered for in the Southern Africa umbrella June / Sharon / Mau?

Absolutely! Start a project!!!!!

Ok I know nothinig about it. I have photo's in my drawer from way back when I visited my brother and his family when they sayed there.
It should be somewhere in my history books as well. The old Suidwes Afrika?
Then it must be.
Manibië I suppose was Rhodesia. I do have a photo of the entrance to Rhodesia with mom standing underr\ it. Way back.

Basters - would they not fall in with the Griquas?

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On the run again - will see what can be concocted after my return from Zambia.
June I believe the Basters (completely seperate from Coloureds) has strong links with the Griquas and Germans(if not too sensitive). I can't remember the tribe which Jan Jonker Afrikaner/Afrikaander leader of the Witkams was but he came from Winterhoek near Tulbagh and named Windhoek originally Winterhoek, because of the similarity of the mountain ranges in Windhoek and Winterhoek.

Enjoy your trip Daan!