Broken promises“Start a new way of life. Earn well and improve your lifestyle… We help our students find jobs,” says the advert in the newspaper. The...
Flowers in the desertThe sun was setting in the blue Namibian sky as we drove into the small town of Karibib on the edge of the Namib desert. Our guide was...
The devil in the bottleYou have never lived until you have been a member of a stokvel. Ask me, I have lived. I can drink for the whole night, my bra. I can tell...
The pavement peopleThe sun does not shine for all of us. For some people it never shines at all. Their day only starts at night when most of us are safely...
A hero returnsWhen Comrade Govan Mbeki entered Port Elizabeth’s townships for the first time in 25 years last month, the sleepy Sunday afternoon turned...
A fighting familySimon Nehale’s family began fighting for the freedom of Namibia long before he was born. The family comes from Ondangwa in the north of...