November, 8 2024 in
People & Culture,
Stories & History,
people
The hillbillies of the Omaheke
Growing up on a farm in the Omaheke, eastern Namibia, I had heard stories about the...
November, 7 2024 in
Stories & History,
history,
A snapshot in time
A snapshot in time - Swakopmund Jetty
This Swakopmund jetty is unrecognisable to us more than a century later, but in the early...
October, 31 2024 in
Upcycling at its best
Upcycling at its best
Looking through old photos, I came across one of a tailgate from an old Toyota bakkie....
October, 25 2024 in
Ecology & Nature,
mountains,
Flora and Fauna
Climbing Vingerklip
In the 60s and 70s Namibia’s rock formations drew climbers from all over the world. They...
October, 24 2024 in
mountains,
Pics from the road,
Flora and Fauna
Pic from the road
This termite hill, with the backdrop of the Omatako (Otjiherero for ‘buttocks’)...
October, 15 2024 in
Upcycling at its best
Upcycling at its best
This old tyre on a donkey cart has been repaired with wire and stuffed with old cloth and...
October, 11 2024 in
History Books,
Flora and Fauna
The story of Windhoek’s white jacarandas
My old friend and hobby historian, the late Walter Rusch, collected everything and...
October, 3 2024 in
A snapshot in time
A snapshot in time
The charcoal fridges or coolers of yesteryear were very effective in the days before...
September, 26 2024 in
A snapshot in time
A snapshot in time
The unusual contraption pictured here is an early road-grader, drawn by donkeys. The...
September, 24 2024 in
Pic of the week
Pic of the week
I took this photo of an old Volksie in Lüderitz. Its rusty body reminded me of the words...
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