Rehoboth Baster Community
Reports
Heritage and Cultures in Modern Namibia - In-depth Views of the Country. A TUCSIN-Festschrift
Limpricht, C & M. Biesele (eds.) (2008). Heritage and Cultures in Modern Namibia - In-depth Views of the Country. A TUCSIN-Festschrift. Windhoek-Goettingen (ISBN Europe: 9783933117397; ISBN Namibia: 9789991657271)
Human Rights Committee Verdict on Baster Language Rights 2000
On 6 September 2000 the United Nations Human Rights Committee gave a verdict that the government of Namibia violated the rights of the Rehoboth Baster...
An investigation into the large number of churches in Rehoboth
Essay on the churches in Rehoboth
According to a report published by the Rehoboth town council there are at least 70 different churches in Rehoboth. For a population of less than 40 thousand people this is an enormous amount. The question than arises why there...
SamKhubis Historical Overview
In 1987 a group of prominent Basters decided to create a publication on the background and origins of one of the most crucial events in the history of the Rehoboth Baster people. This event is the battle at Sam Khubis of 1915 that is commemorated each year...
UNPO General Assembly Resolution 2008
The UNPO General Assembly Adopts Resolution on the Rehoboth Basters on 17 May 2008.
1915 Annulment of Treaty by Germany
On 22 April 1915, the German government annuled the Treaty of Protection and Friendship of 1885 by way of a letter to the Baster Council at Rehoboth and thereby in effect declared war on the Rehoboth Baster community.
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1924 Kaptein's Council Outlawed
1924 Proclamation 31In December 1924, the South West African Administration declared the Kaptein's Council illegal and ordered the Rehoboth Baster community to surrender to the South African government. Non-compliance eventually led...
2004 Letter to Namibian Minister of Land
A letter dated 6 September 2004, by the Kaptein's Council to the then Namibian Minister of Lands requesting to restore the Traditional lands of the Rehoboth Baster community.To open the PDF document
2006 Letter Regarding Recognition as Traditional Authority
On 2 February 2006, the then Minister of Housing replied to the Kaptein regarding the request for recognition of the Kaptein's Council as a Traditional Authority for the Rehoboth Baster community under the 2000 Traditional Authorities Act. This letter denies the claim for recognition for the...