September 2, 2013

Birds of Namibia: Endemic bird species

Text and photographs Pompie Burger – Main photograph: Dune Lark, Calendulauda erythrochlamys “…en die groot en oop grasvlaktes Span dit toe met doringdraad En die olifant […]
September 3, 2013

Namib desert spiders – a photo essay

Main photograph: Golden wheel spider. Photo ©Joh Henschel. Essay photos and text by Joh Henschel.  Desert spiders and their kin – hidden but not forgotten Few people […]
September 4, 2013

Namibian truffles of the desert

Text and photos by Ron Swilling The riches of the earth do not all have a golden glow or a diamond sparkle. Besides the priceless sunrise […]
September 5, 2013

Namibia birding hotspot: Walvis Bay

Text and photos by Pompie Burger I suspect all of us who visit the world of Jonathan Livingstone Seagull will never want to return. Richard Bach […]
September 6, 2013

Orange River – time to paddle

Text and photos by Ron Swilling Paddling on the Orange River that divides and joins the two countries of Namibia and South Africa is to find […]
September 7, 2013

Mopane worms – a delicious meal

Text and photos by Ron Swilling Large, green and yellow caterpillars speckled orange, with black feet and heads and rigid spikes running along their backs, are […]
September 12, 2013

Celebrate Namibia’s heritage

The annual Namibian heritage week is set to kick-start on 16th of September, and will run for a week until 22nd of September.  Heritage Week is […]
September 13, 2013

Get a star from Namibia Tourism Board

The Namibia Tourism Board is introducing the star-grading scheme as a service-quality identification tool to distinguish businesses as graded or non-graded establishments.  Grading is conducted through […]
September 13, 2013

Namibian youth delve deep into the desert

The Gobabeb Research & Training Centre hosted its third Youth Environmental Summit (YES) from 19-25 August 2013. With generous support from the Finnish Embassy’s Fund for […]
September 13, 2013

Birding Hotspots in Namibia: Avis Dam

Text and photos by Pompie Burger – Main photograph: Goliath heron An action-packed adventure is probably the best description of a visit to the Avis Dam. This […]
September 13, 2013

UNCCD COP 11 on our doorstep

Monday heralds the start of the 11th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Windhoek. The COP 11 will take place […]
September 16, 2013

COP 11 red ribbon cut

Photo: COP President and Minister of Environment and Tourism Uahekua Herunga and UNCCD Executive Secretary Luc-Gnacadja cut the ribbon at the official site handover. Last night Namibia […]