Talk:Vyf Rand

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I received the following e-mail from the managing director of Leadership Outreach Namibia in response to a request for coordinates. I understand this is not a verifiable source nor a secondary source, so for what it's worth, here you go: Hi Travis,

Vyf Rand (Five Dollar) is located 3.5 km SSE of Okahandja, Namibia; the of the settlement is precisely at the following latitude/longitude:

Latitude:       22˚ 0’31.76” S Longitude:      16˚ 55’36.35” E

Vyf Rand is an informal settlement, which originated as a group of workers’ dwellings on a farm. As more and more friends and relatives arrived, it morphed into an informal settlement (the politically correct term for squatter’s camp”). It currently has approximately 3000-4000 residents. The name is derived from the original fee the farmer charged families per month for water.

Hope this helps.

Lon Garber Pastor, Northland A Church Distributed Managing Director, Leadership Outreach Namibia Director, Hope’s Promise Orphan Ministries


 * This information looks reliable. As there is now a project page on the camp and connected projects I think the "expert needed" template can go. Sure, it is still not a reliable secondary source, but on a squatter camp you will not easily find much else. I did find some more news coverage, though, which I will add soon. --Pgallert (talk) 14:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

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Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 2 one external links on Vyf Rand. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20051107170941/http://www.namibian.com.na:80/2002/October/national/028DADF134.html to http://www.namibian.com.na/2002/October/national/028DADF134.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20050301024609/http://www.namibian.com.na:80/2001/july/news/01FDD89B1B.html to http://www.namibian.com.na/2001/july/news/01FDD89B1B.html

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