Text Marita van Rooyen We all know that the younger ones amongst us need to be kept active and continually stimulated to stay out of trouble […]

By Jana-Mari Smith There is a distinctive quality that emerges from the hand-crafted items available at the Desert Garden Art & Design stall at the Namibia Craft […]

With more than 20 years’ experience in the tourism industry under his belt, Gerald Kolb, owner of Travel Time in Swakopmund, recently took over the helm […]

By Jana-Mari Smith When she moved to Namibia from her home country of Ghana, Rita Bankie brought along her love of colourful, high-quality fabrics. Although she […]

By Jana-Mari Smith At the TomKat retail outlet in the Namibia Craft Centre (NCC) a shopper can browse through a wide selection of stylish and fun […]

“We envision a wonderful, vibrant place that will showcase the art and crafts, music, and theatre of previously disadvantaged Namibians,” says Michelle //Inixas, National Art & […]

By Jana-Mari Smith Sara Basson has been making crafts and curious for as long as she can remember. Before she moved to the Namibia Craft Centre […]

Another place to go for your ice-cream fix is Raith’s Gourmet and Gelateria. With ingredients imported from Italy and combined in Windhoek and Swakopmund, this is […]

Mewiliko Gift Shop at the Namibia Craft Centre is owned and run by Anna Pandu Hango. Hango has been based at the Craft Centre since 1999 […]

Marula Oil, Kalahari Melon Seed Oil, Manketti Oil and Namibian Myrrh – this scintillating range of gifts derived from Namibia’s natural plants is now available as […]

Situated 22 km east of Swakopmund on the ‘other side of the river’, is Oranje Hoewe, where former Dutch natives Cathy and George Ellis grow the […]

Think lemon and blueberry; white chocolate and raspberry; amaretto and almond; banana, honey and choc chip; pear and vanilla; bergamot orange; tangelo and granadilla; rhubarb crumble; […]

By Jana-Mari Smith Nothing builds up a good appetite like a fabulous day of shopping. So it is no coincidence that the Craft Café at the […]

In Walvis Bay the craving for something deliciously fishy is ever lingering in the back of any hungry person’s mind. And why not, seeing this is […]

The saying goes, “Meat is meat, and a man must eat,” but not if you’re Manfred Lütz. Manfred, who learned the tricks of the meat-producing trade […]

By Jana-Mari Smith “At first this was just a hobby. Then my hobby became my career, which I think is everybody’s dream.” Glenda Meinert’s hobby of […]

By Jana-Mari Smith Limbandungila, a curio shop on the ground floor of the Namibia Craft Centre (NCC) immediately gives off an elegant and peaceful vibe. You […]

Namibia’s first green lifestyle magazine was launched in September. Published and compiled by the team at Wordweaver, the magazine is aimed at providing a platform for […]