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    Vintage boxing scene showing Muhammad Ali in the ring during the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman. Read More

    History, Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 27 2026 in History, Afrikaans in Namibia
    GOAT: Remembering the Rumble in the Jungle

    Donderdag - op 30 Oktober 1974, om 04:30 die oggend - het ek in Swartbergstraat (Eros),...

    By Gert Jacobie
    A driver-less TransNamib train runs wild from Ondangwa to Omuthiya, causing chaos before being stopped safel Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 27 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Spooktrein het weer geloop

    Ek het Woensdag op Padlangs geskryf oor die lokomotief wat in 2021 op Walvisbaai...

    By Gert Jacobie
    Derelict red locomotive lying on its side in Swakopmund after rolling unmanned from Walvis Bay, surrounded by onlookers. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 27 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Spooktrein van Walvisbaai

    Dis was Dinsdagoggend, 21 September 2020, op Walvisbaai en ek het nog geen antwoord op...

    By Gert Jacobie
    Travellers on Namibia’s open roads, sharing greetings and experiences that turn repeat visits into a sense of home. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 25 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Eenkeer is nie genoeg nie

    My spoor op die land se geskiedenis-pad en oor die mooi van Namibia is 'n spoor wat...

    By Gert Jacobie
    Open plains of central Namibia near Otjeru and Outjo, where Owambo settlers once lived and farmed under colonial rule in the early 1900s. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 25 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Geskiedenis en vreemde belange

    Die Duitse koloniale owerhede moes het sedert die anneksasie van wat vandag Namibia is,...

    By Gert Jacobie
    Vintage Windhoek scene showing WHS students cycling up and down steep city hills in the 1970s, past school buildings and bicycle sheds. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 24 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Martelpype en ou jare

    Juniorjare in die Hoërskool Windhoek daar op die bult in die middestad, was soggens...

    By Gert Jacobie
    Community gathering in Fransfontein, north-western Namibia, celebrating Swartbooi history and cultural heritage amid arid landscapes and mopane woodland. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 24 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Wanderlus deur Damaraland

    Eers was die wêreld in die noordweste van wat nou Namibië is, woes en leeg. Die enigste...

    By Gert Jacobie
    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
    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
    Veteran journalist reflecting on old newsroom days, symbolising the transition from traditional print journalism to modern digital media in Namibia. Read More

    Afrikaans in Namibia

    February, 24 2026 in Afrikaans in Namibia
    Ou koerantmanne

    Joernalistiek as 'n beroep het baie verander deur die jare. Toe ek in 1979 sonder 'n...

    By Gert Jacobie
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