June 19, 2013

Etosha pan – night watch

Text by Hu Berry At night the Etosha Pan assumes unreal dimensions. Forms dissolve, distance becomes exaggerated, direction disappears and fantasies flourish. In daylight the pan […]
June 21, 2013

Tourism and Wildlife Concessions

The successes and challenges of delivering benefits Text Ed Humphrey and Andy Thomson and main photograph by Linda Baker  Namibia has the natural and cultural capital […]
June 26, 2013

Etosha’s human footprint

Text by Hu Berry – Flamingo September 2007 The magnitude of change reflected by the tracks left on Etosha’s surface during the past century is awesome. […]
June 27, 2013

Hitting the Spitzkoppe on an iron horse

By Marita van Rooyen With the first burst of light on a chilly Saturday morning before the much-anticipated Supermoon illuminated the night skies, two adventurers in […]
June 27, 2013

Graceful Himba of Namibia

Text and photos by Ron Swilling When travelling inland through the upper reaches of northern Namibia from the Skeleton Coast or the vast desolate desert bordering […]
July 1, 2013

Canto Goldsmith & Jeweller

Diamond – the unconquerable Text Marita van Rooyen A fascinating little occurrence of nature, the diamond represents a beautiful playfulness of light, a spiritual fantasy made […]
July 2, 2013

Southern African Basketry

Celebrating the past and inspiring the future Text by Ginger Mauney What materials were used to create them? Where were they woven and what were their […]
July 4, 2013

Lions at the end of the world

By Steve Felton  To see a lion in the wild is one of the great moments in nature – arguably worth many sightings in national parks, […]
July 8, 2013

Hippo has the last laugh

By Steve Felton “Hi, I’m Delicious!” Salufo Limbo was holding out his hand in greeting. He called himself Delicious when he was 14, he explained, after […]
July 8, 2013

Namibia Wildlife Trust no more

The Namibia Wildlife Trust (NWT), established in the early eighties by Blythe Loutit and Ina Britz in response to the horrific poaching of black rhino and […]
July 8, 2013

Welcome to Namibia

Text and photos by Ron Swilling An ancient phone on a hilltop in a field of fairy circles. Tables of rock crystals lining the gravel road. […]