In 2011 Jim Naughten spent four months photographing the Herero tribe of Namibia. The London-based photographer drove thousands of miles through the desert, meeting and negotiating with people, ...

Models pose while presenting a collection by Namibian designer McBright Kavari. The designer embraces Namibia's colonial history in his designs and gives new life to traditional attire. Photo: AFP ...

Namibia was a German colony for just over a century and in the early 1900s the Herero and the Nama people rose up against the Germans with tragic consequences. Some 65,000 members of the Herero tribe ...

The lack of water at the Living Herero Culture Museum in the Kunene region has made it difficult to attract visitors. The supervisor of the museum, Vetowajoa Tjauira, told The Namibian on Saturday ...

Mbakumua Hengari grew up in the 1970s on a farm in southern Africa, in what is today the nation of Namibia. The arid soil around his family's homestead was sandy and grassy, a poor fit for staple ...

Smiley is a surprisingly cheerful name for a goat cooked until its flesh has retracted so much the animal appears to be grinning. Dark as the nickname may be, the delicacy is the traditional dish at ...

Windhoek (AFP) – From his humble Windhoek workshop, Namibia's leading fashion designer is keeping alive the love for the Herero people's traditional dress with horned headgear, a full-length skirt and ...

Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter When European women jettisoned their ankle-length frocks and the multiple petticoats that kept the frocks full and plump, they gained ...

On a warm morning last September, a dozen Herero men and women paid a visit to the American Museum of Natural History, in Manhattan. The men wore dark suits and ties, like guests at a funeral. The ...

Mbakumua Hengari grew up in the 1970s on a farm in southern Africa, in what is today the nation of Namibia. The arid soil around his family's homestead was sandy and grassy, a poor fit for staple ...