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Berseba was one of a few local authorities in Namibia where an opposition party obtained more votes for the village council than SWAPO when the DTA defeated SWAPO 221 votes to 200. No other party participated in the election for the Berseba Village Council. The
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in Namibia was found in this area in 1898, and oil explorations were conducted in 1900 and 1929, though neither led to substantial industrial development. The settlement is riddled with poverty, substance abuse, and crime. It features a secondary school, the
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it has been held by the Goliath and Isaak clans who often were in dispute about the succession. In the 1960s the two clans split over the leadership issue and only reunited in April 2010. Today,
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was narrowly won by SWAPO party which gained three seats (266 votes). The DTA finished second and gained the remaining two seats (200 votes).
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established himself as independent leader of this community that subsequently became known as the "Berseba Oorlam" (
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Samuel Hahn founded the missionary station and gave it a biblically inspired name. In 1857 a church was built.
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gained three council seats and obtained 260 votes. One seat each was obtained by the
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The first people to permanently settle at this place, then known under its
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This article is about a settlement in Namibia. For the city in Israel, see
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by encroaching European settlers and the law enforcement of the
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Berseba is governed by a village council that has five seats.
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The foundation of Berseba is recorded on 17 October 1850 when
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Lutheran church in Berseba during German colonial times
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Index

Beersheba
Village
Lutheran church in Berseba during German colonial times
Berseba is located in Namibia
25°58′S 17°46′E / 25.967°S 17.767°E / -25.967; 17.767
Namibia
Region
ǁKaras Region
Constituency
Berseba Constituency
Time zone
UTC+2
SAST
Climate
BWh
click symbols
Khoekhoe language
rendering support
question marks, boxes, or other symbols
Khoekhoe
ǁKaras Region
Namibia
Berseba electoral constituency
Keetmanshoop
Brukkaros Mountain
Khoikhoi
Oorlam
Cape Province
Orange River
Dutch East India Company

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