January, 23 2025 in
history,
people,
landscape namibia
The death mask of Old Fritz
There was a time when many mountains, rivers and places in Namibia had Nama, Damara or...
January, 22 2025 in
adventure,
people,
landscape namibia
Climbing Spiegelberg
A prominent feature in the Fish River Canyon surrounds, the Spiegelberg pinnacle...
January, 21 2025 in
people,
Pic of the week
100-year-old class photo from Outjo
I found this old photo in my photo archive and with the start of the school year this...
January, 15 2025 in
people,
history
Maria Fisch – Honouring a life dedicated to the people of the Kavango & Zambezi
At a hundred years old, Dr Maria Fisch’s life shines like a beacon to all Namibians, a...
January, 8 2025 in
adventure,
animals,
Flora and Fauna
The rare phenomenon of elephant twins
While paging through a dogeared issue of ‘CUSTOS’, the very informative old South...
January, 7 2025 in
Pic of the week
Funny Namibian road signage
This sign in Otavi brought a smile to my face. We spotted it on a dusty street on our way...
January, 2 2025 in
gondwana history,
Stories & History,
spanspek
The story behind the name ‘Spanspek’
Great love stories and great names often have fascinating beginnings. We discovered the...
December, 27 2024 in
Stories & History,
Hearts Across Horizons
Hearts across horizons
One of the concepts that Gondwana Collection Namibia came up with over the last year is...
December, 26 2024 in
Stories & History,
Grave Matters,
soccer
A time to remember
Soccer played a major role in my life in my school years and at the end of the 70s, I...
December, 3 2024 in
adventure,
people
Groom's plea for help
Many years ago, I played a joke on my friend who was getting married. I wrote ‘HILFE’...
Our Sister Brands
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