Category Archives: Property

A Chinese mall in Oshikango, a bordertown on Namibia's northern frontier with Angola.  Photo © Tawanda Kanhema © 2012 Kanhema Photography. All rights reserved.

China in Africa: Power, Corruption and Property Loss Among Poor Namibians

Rural communities in Namibia are fighting to defend their communal land from wealthy new Chinese investors, who are buying up communal land by the hectare, often through fraudulent deals with the city councils. Photos © Tawanda Kanhema.