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Nedbank’s Avo SuperShop signs up 17 Namibian merchants
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March 4, 2024March 4, 2024Uncategorized

Nedbank’s Avo SuperShop signs up 17 Namibian merchants

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Nedbank Namibia says its Avo SuperShop has seen its merchant base grow to 17 since its launch in August 2023. The merchants include Nictus, MegaTech, Nanodog, Pandora, Zera Leather, Inside Africa, Apple, Leer Meester, Maillot Jaune, Chai Namibia, Lovelle’s Baby Boutique, Makalani Homeware, Double Barrel Arms, JCSports, Canocopy, DF Creations and Cira Tech. The Avo...

Namibia: How Merchants Drove German Colonialism
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January 31, 2024January 31, 2024Uncategorized

Namibia: How Merchants Drove German Colonialism

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Hamburg-based merchant Adolph Woermann’s shipping firm went from making immense profits by trading alcohol in West Africa to transporting the German soldiers that subjugated the Herero and Nama in Namibia. What was the Woermann Company? C. Woermann, a shipping and trading firm from Hamburg, first set up shop in Douala, Cameroon, in 1868. It traded...