Tsumeb is a city of around 35,000 inhabitants and the largest town in the Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is known as the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park. Tsumeb used to be the regional capital of Oshikoto until 2008 when Omuthiya was proclaimed a town and the new capital. The area around Tsumeb forms its own electoral constituency and has a population of 44,113. The town is the site of a deep mine that in its heyday was known as "TCL", but has since been renamed the Ongopolo Mine.
Tsumeb
Main road in Tsumeb
Tsumeb open cast pit, buildings and railway about 1931
Shaft tower of disused mine in Tsumeb (2014)
1971–72 Namibian contract workers strike
The 1971–72 Namibian contract workers general strike was a labour dispute in Namibia between African contract workers and the apartheid government. Workers sought to end the contract-labour system, which many described as close to slavery. An underlying goal was the promotion of independence under SWAPO leadership.
Police Zone (in tan) and Indigenous reserves (in red) in 1978