Location
Tses | |
|---|---|
Tses Location in Namibia | |
| Coordinates: 25°53′S 18°0′E / 25.883°S 18.000°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | ǁKaras Region |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (South African Standard Time) |
| Climate | BWh |
Tses is a village in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia with a population of approximately 1000; probably 1000 more live in the surrounding semi-desert farming hinterland.
It is situated one kilometre off the main B1 highway from Windhoek to Cape Town andJohannesburg, opposite the turning to Berseba and Brukkaros Mountain.
History
From 1980 until independence in 1990, Tses was part of Namaland, a reserve set aside for the Nama people.[2]
Economy
The main economic activity in this area is subsistence livestock farming. Tses houses a general dealer and a petrol station. The passenger trains from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop stop at Tses.
One of the largest employers at Tses shall be Groot Glass, formerly known as Tses Glass, one of the most modern glass plants in the southern part of Africa.[3] Due to unclear financing, the realization of the project is uncertain.[4] [5] Except by a symbolic act of groundbreaking, the erection has not been started up to now.[6][7]
Politics
Tses is governed by a village council that currently[update] has five seats.
Local authority results - 2010[8]
In the 2010 local authority election, a total of 984 votes were cast in the village. SWAPO won with approximately 55% of the vote. Of the four other parties seeking seats, DTA received approximately 21% of the vote, followed by RDP (19%), SWANU (2%) and COD (2%).[9]
| Party | Votes | Votes [%] | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPO | 260 | 62,5 % | 3 |
| DTA | 156 | 37,5 % | 2 |
| Insgesamt | 416 | 100 % | 5 |
References
- ^ "Karas Region Namibia, Kara's People". Karas Regional Council. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ William Hawkins reflects on his teaching experience in Namibia Australian Mathematics Trust
- ^ "Groot Global Brands". grootgroup.com. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ "Tses glass project yet to secure funding". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ "Nothing to show for Tses Glass". Namibia Economist. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
- ^ digital nbc (2014-06-16), Tses glass-NBC, retrieved 2017-08-10
- ^ digital nbc (2014-09-12), Tses glass project-NBC, retrieved 2017-08-10
- ^ "Know Your Local Authority". Election Watch. No. 3. Institute for Public Policy Research. 2015. p. 4.
- ^ Local Authority Election Results for Tses
- ^ "2015 Local Authority Elections". www.electionwatch.org.na. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "RC & LA Elections Results 2015 - RC&LA Elections Results 2015 - GRN Portal". www.ecn.na. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
25°53′S 18°0′E / 25.883°S 18.000°E
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