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    Tannie Elsie van Damaraland, Namibia Read More

    people

    March, 15 2025 in people
    Tannie Elsie se dak waai af - Damaraland

    In die droeë seisoen van Namibia se Damaraland (wat soms jare duur) was die lewe nog...

    By Gert Jacobie
    Women selling Ostrich feather dusters in South Africa Read More

    adventure

    March, 14 2025 in adventure
    Oudtshoorn: Of ostriches, feather palaces & magical caves

    Set in the Swartberg Mountains of the Western Cape, the ‘ostrich capital of the world’...

    By Author
    Cornelius Bowe of Fransfontein Read More

    people

    March, 13 2025 in people
    Farewell to one of Fransfontein's stalwarts - Cornelius Bowe

    One of Fransfontein’s stalwarts, Mr. Cornelius Bowe, sadly passed away on the 7th of...

    By Willie Olivier
    Hubert Janson grave stone Read More

    people

    March, 12 2025 in people
    Hubert Janson, The Vegetable Gardener of Fransfontein

    Over the years of visiting Gondwana’s Damara Mopane Lodge east of Khorixas, I made...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Queen Ohamba Meekulu Martha Mwadinomho's home Read More

    adventure, people, Echoes of the Aawambo

    March, 10 2025 in adventure, people, Echoes of the Aawambo
    Omhedi - Seat of the Ovakwanyama

    When Ohamba (a traditional name for King or Queen) Mandume yaNdemufayo abandoned his...

    By Willie Olivier
    Magret Hill and Carl Walser Read More

    books, Bittersweet Karas home, Bittersweet Karas Home Chapter 2

    March, 9 2025 in books, Bittersweet Karas home, Bittersweet Karas Home Chapter 2
    Bittersweet Karras Home - 31

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

    By Hergen Junge & Manni Goldbeck
    Post box with imaginary Herrie the elephant's name Read More

    adventure

    March, 8 2025 in adventure
    Herrie, the famous imaginary elephant in Klein Karoo

    Some characters from our favourite books gain a life of their own. These include...

    By Ron Swilling
    Photographer Alberto Korda next to the photo of Argentinian figure Che Guevara Read More

    history, people

    March, 7 2025 in history, people
    One of the most memorable images of all time - Che Guevara

    Sixty-five years ago this week, on 5 March 1960, photographer Alberto Korda took two...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Flowers near Garden of Eden in South Africa Read More

    people, Pics from the road

    March, 6 2025 in people, Pics from the road
    Early spring for South Africa as flowers bloom

    At the turnoff from the N2 to the Plettenberg Bay airport, near the Garden of Eden, I...

    By Ron Swilling
    Woman sitting at Lake Otjikoto Read More

    adventure, Afrikaans ons taal

    March, 5 2025 in adventure, Afrikaans ons taal
    Otjikoto se wonders

    Tannie Alet (Joubert) de Roubaix was in 1950 'n tienermeisie op Tsumeb en haar pa,...

    By Gert Jacobie
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