Tses is a village in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia with a population of approximately 1000; probably 1000 more live in the surrounding semi-desert farming hinterland. It is situated one kilometre off the main B1 highway from Windhoek to Noordoewer, opposite the turning to Berseba and the Brukkaros Mountain. Tses in Khoekhoegowab means 'place of daylight'.[2]
History
From 1980 until independence in 1990, Tses was part of Namaland, a reserve set aside for the Nama people.[3]
Economy and Infrastructure
The main economic activity in this area is subsistence livestock farming. Tses houses a general dealer and a petrol station. The passenger trains from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop stop at Tses.
One of the largest employers at Tses shall be Groot Glass, formerly known as Tses Glass, one of the most modern glass plants in the southern part of Africa.[4] Due to unclear financing, the realization of the project is uncertain.[5][6] Except by a symbolic act of groundbreaking, the erection has not been started up to now.[7][8]
Politics
Tses is governed by a village council that has five seats.[9]
^Cassidy, Joseph (2009). Place Names of Namibia A Historical Dictionary. Windhoek: Macmillan Education Namibia Publishers (Pty) Ltd. p. 1. ISBN978-99916-0-654-5.