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    people, What’s in a name?

    March, 14 2023 in people, What’s in a name?
    What’s in a name? – ‘No woman, no cry’

    I love meeting Namibia’s people. In Lüderitz a few days ago I had the good fortune of...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    March, 10 2023 in adventure, history
    For the love of a Vaaljapie – The best little tractor around

    One of my fondest memories is sitting on my father’s lap while he drove his Vaaljapie...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    Upcycling at its best

    March, 7 2023 in Upcycling at its best
    Upcycling at its best

    Namibia’s donkey carts are the 4x4s of rural Namibia. I came across this wonderful...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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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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    What’s in a name?

    February, 28 2023 in What’s in a name?
    What’s in a name?

    We can take a guess that the ‘Best Gloomy House’ shebeen near Rundu is poorly lit indoors...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    February, 24 2023 in history
    Reader’s Digest – ‘Life well shared’

    I have many memories of sitting in the doctor or dentist’s waiting room as a child and...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    Pic of the week

    February, 21 2023 in Pic of the week
    Termite hill in Namibia

    This photo captures a scene that can only occur in a country like Namibia - a termite...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    adventure, people

    February, 17 2023 in adventure, people
    Our popular plakkies . . .

    I took this photo of plakkies on a beach in southern Angola. It sparked my curiosity and...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    people

    February, 14 2023 in people
    Love is always the answer

    It’s that time of year when love is in the air. We found these two elephants kissing near...

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    What’s in a name?

    February, 7 2023 in What’s in a name?
    What’s in a name? Lekkerrr

    ‘Lekker’ must be one of Afrikaans’s most descriptive and wonderful words. Initially...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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