In late 2004, Grootboom, probably the largest known African baobab (Adansonia digitata L.), collapsed unexpectedly in northeastern Namibia. Ten wood samples collected from different areas of the trunk were processed and investigated by accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon dating. The radiocarbon dates of three samples were greater than 1000 years BP (radiocarbon years before present, i.e.,...

1 Genital Mucosal HIV and STI Research Group, Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Medical Virology Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa, 2 Genital Mucosal HIV and STI Research Group, Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Virology, NRF-DST CAPRISA CENTRE OF EXCELENCE, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, 3...

The level of the night sky background light at La Palma and Namibia was determined , with emphasis on the wavelength region and solid angle coverage relevant for the operation of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The dependence of the night sky background light both on celestial coordinates (alt, az) and on galactic coordinates (b, l) was measured, with an angular resolution of about 1 ...

A 15-year record of the results of horse sera from the Khomas region of Namibia tested by the complement fixation test for dourine at the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Windhoek before clearing the respective animals for export and competitive sport were subjected to statistical analysis. The range of percentage positive, taken as the apparent prevalence of dourine for the region, during the ...

The Collection of Decapod and Stomatopod Crustaceans from the Cádiz Oceanographic Centre (CCDE-IEOCD) comprises a number of lithodid crabs from Spanish surveys carried out in African waters. The revision of this material allowed the confirmation of new records of Lithodesferox Filhol, 1885 in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, Lithodes mamillifer Macpherson, 1988 in Mozambique, Neolithodes asperrimu...

The goal of the current study was to explore notions of masculinity and their linkages to HIV/AIDS among Owambo men and women in Namibia, where an estimated one-fifth of 15-49 year-olds have acquired HIV. Thirteen open-ended interviews and three focus groups were conducted with 50 male and female participants aged 19-50 in rural and urban Namibia. Qualitative analysis revealed six central theme...

KEIRANS, J.E., WALKER, JANE B. , HORAK, I. G. & HEYNE, HELOISE 1993. Rhipicephalus exophthalmos sp . nov., a new tick species from southern Africa, and redescription of Rhipicephalus oculatus Neumann , 1901 , with which it has hitherto been confused (Acari: lxodida: Ixodidae) . Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research , 60: 229246 Rhipicephalus exophthalmos sp . nov ., a species which has i...

Windhoek, Namibia, faces water stress, urbanisation, climate change and governance challenges; these issues are constraining provision underpinning the urgency to implement an integrated resource management plan. Windhoek has provided access during droughts by relying on multiple resources including treated wastewater. However, significant infrastructure investments required ensure continued se...