In the early 20th century steam engines on the Lüderitz–Keetmanshoop line had to stop at the railway station of Garub, about 20 km west of Aus, to refill with water. It was pumped from a bo...
Kolmanskuppe, Namibia’s most famous ghost town, sprang up in 1908 after diamonds were found. During the following years the little town was the centre of a veritable diamond rush – which f...