Katutura
Region
Katutura ( colloquially usually only Tura ), historically known as a former Township is a suburb of Windhoek in Namibia, which originated in the 1950s in the context of South Africa's apartheid policy. Katutura is today with about 66,700 inhabitants in addition to Katutura East ( with 17,800 inhabitants ), one of the constituencies within the capital region of Khomas and is one of the liveliest districts of the capital. Social center are the daily market at Tukondjeni market.
History
The name of this suburb comes from the language of the Herero ( Otjiherero ) and means " the place where we do not want to live ". Previously, the people living and working in Windhoek blacks and " coloreds " directly in Windhoek, especially on the " Old Location " ( " Old Location", now the district of Highland Park ) used to. The goal of the City Council but, according to the South African model from Windhoek to make a "white " city and to banish the black families in the suburbs was; Although Windhoek is settled now cover between the city center and 10 km from Katutura, but in the 1960s it was separated by many kilometers of wasteland in the city. For this purpose, a completely new settlement area with schools, hospitals, shopping centers and recreational facilities has been built from the ground in order to give non-working blacks no reason to enter the "white" Windhoek.
The unit houses had built here a living area of 45 m² and thus satisfy the humble needs of a family. Administratively, Katutura was divided into tribal areas - separated by Ovambo, Herero and Damara. (The "colored" tribes was the suburban Khomasdal being).
1959 began the forced relocation of people living in the urban area blacks. This led on 10 December 1959 uprising in the " Old Location " in which Samuel Nujoma had participated and was arrested. 11 insurgents killed, 44 injured. This event is generally regarded as the birth of SWAPO. The forced resettlement was completed in 1968.
Current situation
Katutura currently has about 66,700 inhabitants.
An attempt is made by expanding a simple infrastructure to improve the living conditions in Katutura, but the district is growing far faster, can be carried out as such measures. Nevertheless, numerous successes such as electrification, water supply, construction of numerous schools, waste disposal, road building have been achieved. Today's problem neighborhoods are different.
Among the most notable projects include the Katutura Community Arts Centre ( KCAC ) and the Bernard- Nordkamp Centre ( BNC). Meanwhile, Katutura is so far into grown with Khomasdal and Wanaheda to Windhoek that the mixed life more and more. Residents Katuturas call their residential area recently, " Matutura ", which means as much as " the place where we want to live." And yet, despite so many social disorder goes from Katutura from a busy vibration that infects quite Windhoek. This suggests, at least in the long term towards a positive development of the district. In 2005, the Sam Nujoma Stadium was opened.
Due to the steadily since 1990 improved living situation Katutura will " want to place where we live " often been called " Matutura ", now referred to.
To commemorate the uprising on the " Old Location " is December 10 today as a public holiday ( " Human Rights Day " ) committed.