June 1, 2015

The Owambo | People of the North

The people referred to collectively as the Aawambo live in central northern Namibia and southern Angola. In about 1550, migrations of these people, who have a […]
May 12, 2015

The Nama | Denizens of The South

Extracts from Namibia Holiday & Travel 2015 THE NAMA The only true descendants of the Khoekhoe in Namibia are the Nama, whose ancestors originally lived north […]
March 31, 2015

Events | German Events in April 2015

Film Screening: Home For The Weekend 9 April: 19:15 Venue: Goethe-Centre Windhoek Film screening ‘Home for the weekend (Was bleibt)‘, in German with English subtitles – […]
March 9, 2015

Events | German Events in March

Play: Die Judenbank 11 & 12 March: 15:00 / 19:30 Venue: NPS Kulturaula Swakopmund Theatre Play ‘Die Judenbank’ by Reinhold Massag (in German) – presented by […]
September 26, 2013

Windhoek – Culture in the city

The cultural aspect of Namibia’s diverse population groups is an important draw card for tourists. Windhoek, the art capital of Namibia, has an active and lively […]
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 […]
June 18, 2013

The Himba of Namibia

The Ovahimba, or Himba, Tjimba and other Herero people who still inhabit Namibia’s remote north-western Kunene Region are loosely referred to as the Kaokovelders. Herero in […]