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    History, people

    May, 27 2023 in History, people
    David ‘Twyfelfontein’ (part2)

    If you’ve ever wondered about the name given to Namibia’s famous rock engravings,...

    By Ron Swilling
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    History, people

    May, 26 2023 in History, people
    David ‘Twyfelfontein’ (part1)

    If you’ve ever wondered about the name given to Namibia’s famous rock engravings,...

    By Ron Swilling
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    May, 12 2023 in history
    The Terraplane of Ghost Valley

    Alongside a sandy track leading to Klein-Aus Vista’s Geisterschlucht cabin, a rusted and...

    By Ron Swilling
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    April, 28 2023 in people
    The tale of Ouma Rusks

    It was a sweet discovery to learn that Ouma Nannie Greyvensteyn from Molteno in the...

    By Ron Swilling
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    History, Flora and Fauna

    March, 31 2023 in History, Flora and Fauna
    Bringing back the quagga

    The last quagga died in the Amsterdam Zoo on 12 August 1883. Its passing went unnoticed...

    By Ron Swilling
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    Flora and Fauna

    March, 3 2023 in Flora and Fauna
    Octopus of the Namib - Welwitschia

    Among Namibia’s many wonders is the welwitschia plant, which naturalist Bernard Carp...

    By Ron Swilling
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    February, 3 2023 in people, flora
    Omajowa – A green season treat

    As the rains transform Namibia into a queen of greens and the earth drinks happily,...

    By Ron Swilling
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    Flora and Fauna

    January, 27 2023 in Flora and Fauna
    The Resurrection Bush – A miracle in a moment

    Namibia is a land of surprises – and miracles. This miraculous bush reminds us of the...

    By Ron Swilling
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    January, 17 2023 in adventure, history
    Sandwich Harbour – ‘The loveliest place on the desert coast’

    So wrote naturalist Bernard Carp in his 1961 book “I chose Africa’. And it remains so....

    By Ron Swilling
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    History, Flora and Fauna

    January, 10 2023 in History, Flora and Fauna
    Cape Cross – White gold, seals & mystery

    Unknown to most, the home of the boisterous Cape fur seal colony, 130km north of...

    By Ron Swilling
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