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    Warning sign outside a Spar supermarket in Oranjemund alerting shoppers to gemsbok roaming freely along the road. Read More

    Pic of the week

    February, 24 2026 in Pic of the week
    When Oryx Have Right of Way

    We had to smile when we saw this sign at the local Spar supermarket in Oranjemund where...

    By Padlangs
    At the Mercy of Empire: The Hill Family and Power Shifts in Great Namaqualand Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 24 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 10: The second generation

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    A young plains zebra standing among cattle on a Namibian farm, acting as a natural livestock guardian near the Etosha border. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 24 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Muil, zebra - jou wonderlike ding

    Evert Burger is die laaste suiwer beesboer teen die Etosha-grens voor die Anderson-hek....

    By Gert Jacobie
    Fossilised tree trunks at Namibia’s Petrified Forest, surrounded by mopane trees, commiphora bushes, and ancient welwitschia plants. Read More

    On the road again

    February, 24 2026 in On the road again
    Rock ‘n rolling through Namibia

    It’s all about ancient treasures of the earth in this north-western corner of Namibia –...

    By Ron Swilling
    Herero woman placing food in a traditional charcoal fridge under a eucalyptus tree, protected from termites and rodents. Read More

    A snapshot in time

    February, 24 2026 in A snapshot in time
    Keeping Cool the Traditional Way: Charcoal Fridges

    The charcoal fridges or coolers of yesteryear were very effective in the days before...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Signboard reading “Wêreldend” on the C27 with the expansive sandy Namib, distant mountains, and big sky in the background. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 24 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Kris Kristofferson

    Ek het op die plaas Delville, in die Witvlei-omgewing, die eerste keer in 1972 van Kris...

    By Gert Jacobie
    Signboard reading “Wêreldend” on the C27 with the expansive sandy Namib, distant mountains, and big sky in the background. Read More

    What’s in a name?

    February, 24 2026 in What’s in a name?
    Wêreldend: Where the Namib Feels Endless

    The name “Wêreldend’ - World’s End - describes this area of the Namib so well. We came...

    By Padlangs
    Historic southern Namibian landscape with semi-arid plains, grazing livestock, and distant mountains, reflecting 19th-century settler life. Read More

    Bittersweet Karas home

    February, 24 2026 in Bittersweet Karas home
    Bittersweet Karas Home 9: A home in Groendoorn

    Set in southern Namibia, Great Namaqualand, ‘Bittersweet Karas Home’ is the story of...

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    View of Lüderitz harbour in Namibia with colonial buildings, colorful waterfront, and the surrounding desert Read More
    February, 24 2026 in
    Juweel in die Namibiese kroon

    Lüderitzbucht - die hawe in die Karasstreek van Namibia waar die laaste sensus (2023) 17...

    By Gert Jacobie
    A group of elephants from Mount Etjo Safari Lodge walking calmly into Cuatir Nature Reserve in Angola, newly released after a carefully planned relocation journey. Read More

    elephants

    February, 24 2026 in elephants
    A new home for the elephants

    A new beginning is always promising, especially when it involves finding a new home for...

    By Manni Goldbeck & Ron Swilling
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