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    Makalani trees over the reflection of the sunset Read More

    people

    February, 10 2025 in people
    The Iconic Makalani trees of Owambo

    The Omulunga, commonly also known as the makalani palm (Hyphaene petersiana), is...

    By Willie Olivier
    Mandume yaNdemufayo, as king of the Oukwanyama Read More

    History, Echoes of the Aawambo

    February, 3 2025 in History, Echoes of the Aawambo
    Mandume yaNdemufayo: The Last Stand of a Warrior King Against Colonial Rule

    β€œπˆ π–πˆπ‹π‹ π…πˆπ†π‡π“ π”ππ“πˆπ‹ 𝐌𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓…” When Mandume...

    By Willie Olivier
    Adventure-and-places Read More

    adventure, landscape namibia

    January, 27 2025 in adventure, landscape namibia
    Namutoni’s landmark fort

    Fort Namutoni with its white-washed walls and four towers is a landmark at the Namutoni...

    By Willie Olivier
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    Ecology & Nature, nature, Echoes of the Aawambo

    January, 20 2025 in Ecology & Nature, nature, Echoes of the Aawambo
    THE ELUSIVE INTRUDER OF THE ETAKA DAM

    Recent reports of a Nile Crocodile having been spotted in the Etaka Dam, also known as...

    By Willie Olivier
    Cattle-and-culture Read More

    adventure, people, Aawambo people, culture

    January, 13 2025 in adventure, people, Aawambo people, culture
    Cattle- The pride of the Owambo

    The distinctive long-horned cattle of Owambo is a breed of the Sanga, the collective...

    By Willie Olivier
    Nature-at-its-best Read More

    adventure, people, Flora and Fauna

    January, 6 2025 in adventure, people, Flora and Fauna
    Conservationist, Author, Vulture Expert

    Dogged determination … indefatigable … undeterred … unassuming. This is without doubt...

    By Willie Olivier
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    Etosha Safari Camp

    December, 30 2024 in Etosha Safari Camp
    A shebeen like no other

    For most Namibians living in leafy upmarket suburbs and visitors from abroad to Namibia,...

    By Willie Olivier
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    namibia history, mystery

    December, 23 2024 in namibia history, mystery
    Mysteries and Myths of Lake Oshikoto

    Oshikoto is an Aandonga name meaning β€˜deep hole’, which is said to refer to β€˜the place...

    By Willie Olivier
    Culture-and-arts Read More

    people, Aawambo people, culture, crafts

    December, 9 2024 in people, Aawambo people, culture, crafts
    Aawambo arts and crafts

    The Aawambo have lived in harmony with their environment for centuries, using the...

    By Willie Olivier
    Final-farewell-to-chief-shooya Read More

    History, people

    November, 26 2024 in History, people
    π…πˆππ€π‹ 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 π“πŽ π‚π‡πˆπ„π… π’π‡πŽπŽπ˜π€

    Family members, friends, dignitaries and mourners gathered in their numbers at Onesi on...

    By Willie Olivier
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