Garub Railway Station, located in the south of Namibia, a popular sighting spot for wild horses of the Namib was vandalised by group of self-drivers recently. Garub not listed as an official heritage site, however it is protected under the National Heritage Act because it is in a conservation area, the Namib-Naukluft Park, which includes part of the desert.
Holidaying vandals who posted film of themselves spray painting graffiti from Cape Town to northern Namibia on Instagram have allegedly been identified and shamed following some thorough investigation by locals. The defacing of a colonial-era railway station in the world’s oldest desert so incensed Nrupesh Soni, 37, that he set about tracking down the culprits via their social media. By matching the tags daubed on the abandoned Garub station, in the Namib-Naukluft Park in south-western Namibia, to hashtags and check-ins on Instagram, he claims to have uncovered the gang’s trail.
After Mr Soni, a travel consultant, posted his detective work on Facebook last week, word soon spread and reported sightings of the visitors and evidence of their alleged activity began flooding in.
Hospitality Association of Namibia stressed that Namibians should take a stand against vandalism to show they care for the environment and the country's heritage. The main body representing the hospitality industry in Namibia is appalled at the disrespect shown by foreign tourists who sprayed graffiti on one of the country's historic buildings,The Namibian newspaper reports.
After Mr Soni, a travel consultant, posted his detective work on Facebook last week, word soon spread and reported sightings of the visitors and evidence of their alleged activity began flooding in.
Hospitality Association of Namibia stressed that Namibians should take a stand against vandalism to show they care for the environment and the country's heritage. The main body representing the hospitality industry in Namibia is appalled at the disrespect shown by foreign tourists who sprayed graffiti on one of the country's historic buildings,The Namibian newspaper reports.
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