The significance of Namibian clans, their totems and the importance of these encoded archives colour the frames of Nambowa Malua’s ‘Neotypes: Totemic Systems in the Age of the Machine’. The exhibition is currently on display at the Franco Namibian Cultural…

Windhoek’s coffee scene welcomes some new beans with the arrival of Vida e Caffè at Maerua Mall. Serving a selection of hot coffee, iced coffee, matcha, smoothies and frios, the popular South African franchise is, in fact, returning to the…

The new year is in full swing and March brings fresh opportunities for local creatives. If you’re a young and emerging artist eager for a showing, a creative in search of funding or an individual with work and objects for…

The Oscars are coming up and I’ve already received a tentative invitation to a watch party. The plan is to see as many of the nominated movies as we can, dress to the nines and watch the awards show as…

The sound of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair is a medley of excited chatter, searing live performance and the fizz of champagne. But it is also the sound of silence. It’s the moment when an art piece speaks, the…

The nominees are out, and the mood is electric as the Namibian Theatre and Film Awards (NTFAs) prepare to add various feathers to local creatives’ caps. While some contenders are nominated for multiple awards, others are set to break ground…

An outwardly inhospitable expanse of land along the Orange River in southern Namibia is much more than it initially seems in a book titled ‘Space is the Ultimate Luxury – Capitalists, Conservationists and Ancestral Land in Namibia’. Written by historians…

The creative industry is abuzz as the Namibian Theatre and Film Awards (NTFAs) return after a six-year hiatus. The nominees were announced at a media conference in Windhoek on Wednesday. The awards ceremony will take place at the National Theatre…

Whether you’re reading this on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, you may have some feelings about Valentine’s Day. If it’s Friday, the day is ahead of you. The money bouquets have been effectively prohibited, but the red roses may yet come.…

With Valentine’s Day falling on a Saturday this year, the pressure is truly on. There are no working hours to cut the celebration into brief post-work segments. There is no office desk to adorn with a supermarket bouquet and call…

Motherhood, traumatic Namibian history and reworked cultural mythology lie at the heart of this year’s University of Namibia Graduate Exhibition. Currently on display at the National Art Gallery of Namibia, the exhibition presents the work of Unam’s visual arts department’s…

The Ells are eagerly expanding their international footprint as their Cape Town tour hits its stride. Fresh from gigs at The House of Machines and Sea Point’s Mojo Market, Namibia’s effervescent acoustic duo will be exporting their brand of brotherly…