October 29, 2012
This is the twelve in a series by Joh Henschel of EnviroMEND about the Namib Desert. This is Flam, Ingo and I.. are on the move Photographs by Joh Henschel […]
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October 31, 2012
By Jana-Mari Smith Namibia is not only blessed with spectacular wildlife and landscapes, but owing to a meteorite shower around 80 000 years ago, it is […]
October 31, 2012
For centuries, Lake Otjikoto in the north of Namibia served as the biggest copper supermarket in the country. It is here, a distance of about 20 […]
November 1, 2012
In Namibia, the arrival of the rainy season is a cause for celebration – as put by an American visitor, Namibians are a funny lot. Whereas […]
November 2, 2012
GET READY FOR BIGGER THINGS TO COME In Namibia, tourism goes hand in hand with conservation and sustainable use of resources. Up until recently, the fact […]
November 6, 2012
This guest blog was written by French visitor Natacha Faullimmel who jotted down her impressions – all the weird, wonderful idiosyncrasies she picked up on – while […]
November 9, 2012
Guest blogger (and award winning journalist) Marita van Rooyen met one of Namibia's top chefs the other night and just had to share: Worldwide, […]
November 12, 2012
As part of its programme to protect cheetah habitat the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), based near Otjiwarongo, has launched a business initiative – a fuel […]
November 12, 2012
Visitors to Namibia often bemoan the fact that they don’t meet the ‘real’ people of the country. To gain an insight into how the Owambo, Namibia’s […]
November 12, 2012
Nature Notes by Amy Schoeman The weird, fantastically shaped commiphoras of Namibia’s arid and semi-arid regions are an important component of Namibian flora. Represented by 25 […]
November 13, 2012
by Susann Kinghorn I have nothing against staying in hotels, guesthouses or lodges, but have you ever been reconnected with nature on an inexpensive camping adventure? […]
November 13, 2012
by Jean Fischer A young Japanese actress has switched audiences. She now acts as a tourist guide in Southern Africa, with a special focus on Namibia, […]
November 13, 2012
by Ginger Mauney Beyond the numbers, 1907 – 2007 Like graphs in a textbook, numbers present a single impression. While a litany of statistics relating to […]
November 13, 2012
The people of Africa tell their stories; are you listening? By Marita van Rooyen All Photographs Floriane de Lassée and Nicolas Henry “In Namibia I felt like […]
November 13, 2012
Text and photographs by Tim Osborne “This is the story of how an African wildcat domesticated us.” Popular wisdom and speculation tell us that the ancient […]
November 13, 2012
This is the fourteenth in a series by Joh Henschel of EnviroMEND about the Namib Desert. Its wonders have many forms, some of which are tiny, […]
November 13, 2012
Desert flowers, shy flowers By Jackie Marie I’m a USA big-city girl, born and bred. The jungles I know are concrete. Where I come from, trees […]
November 14, 2012
This post forms part of the monthly “Did you know” column written by Bill Torbitt for Flamingo magazine. It originally appeared in the November 2012 issue. […]
November 14, 2012
A HORSE-LIKE DONKEY OR A DONKEY-LIKE HORSE? The origin of the word zebra is not certain. It probably comes from an African language via Portuguese (zevra). […]
November 14, 2012
By Barbara Curtis, Photographs Vivienne Ward The Namib Desert appears to be a dry and dusty place where plants and animals battle against temperature extremes, strong winds […]