A collection of culture, history and natural beauty by Ron Swilling King Nehale Gate, the northern entrance of the Etosha National Park situated just 44 kilometres […]
Ombudsman John Walters today found that according to a scientific survey done in December 2011 of Namibia’s seal population, the seal harvest in Namibia is biologically […]
Dune riding is both fun and environmentally friendly! The Namibian Coast Conservation and Management (NACOMA) project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), […]
The proclamation of the Dorob National Park set the conservation- wheels in motion for having Namibia’s entire coastline proclaimed as one national park – the Namib-Skeleton […]
By Nicolette Jacobi The Dorob National Park (DNP), while established as a conservation area, is also a park for the people. Visitors to Dorob have a […]
The launch on Thursday of the StayToday last-minute accommodation booking website marked a landmark occasion for Namibian consumers. The website, which offers great discounts at short […]
Text Nicolette Jacobi Unequalled fun and environmentally friendly adventures wait for those daring enough to explore the dunes of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay on quad-bikes. You […]
by Pompie Burger Once a year, responding to unknown stimuli (could be ultra sound, a sniff in the nose, genetic inbreeding, rumours of Romans in Walvis […]
by Joh Henschel It may be difficult today to visualise the occurrence of black rhinoceros, elephant, buffalo, giraffe and lion in the Kuiseb Delta near Walvis […]
Compiled by Annabelle Venter The green season is in full swing in Namibia! Rain is the conversation topic on everyone’s lips and it’s a great opener […]
Bleeding fingers, ice plants, window plants, flowering stones by Amy Schoeman Referred to collectively as veld vygies and informally as ‘mesems’ by botanists and ‘planties’, at […]
Birding in Namibia delivers exceptional delights. If you’d enjoy waking up to the call of a Hartlaub’s francolin at sunrise and spending the rest of the […]
by Amy Schoeman The thing about Italians is that whatever they do, they do with style and panache, whether it’s fashion, cooking, opera or architecture, or […]
A reason to hit the road by Marita van Rooyen Namibia has an excellent road system, making just about every tourist destination in the country accessible […]
A Golden-Oldie from the Archive As the sunset fades in northern Namibia, a group of tourists sits around the olupale, a traditional fire. Their first traditional […]
by Neil Digby-Clarke Duwisib Castle, an extravagant gift built by a German nobleman nearly a century ago for his American bride, offers a chance to camp […]
by Amy Schoeman The ‘anti-plant’ that thrives under drought conditions The osonanga lily (slangkop, groenlelie, Pseudogaltonia clavata, Lidneria clavata) , is described by botanists as a ‘relatively unimportant poisonous’ […]
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Roberts No 810 by Pompie Burger For various reasons the spectacled weaver bird is probably my favourite of all the weavers found […]
A desert realm that welcomes you to enter by Hu Berry Ask Nama-speaking people, whose ancestry stems from the desert, what the word ‘Namib’ means and […]