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8th June

Diaz School Cleans Up Nicely

As well organised as a military organisation, groups of magenta-clad learners busily shoved rubbish into bin bags, calling directions to each other over the piles of collected litter and steadily swept the area for traces of trash. The reason? Diaz Primary School’s annual clean-up day!
Sponsored by the Swakopmund- based Ministerial organisation NACOMA (Namibian Coast [...]

12th February

Lüderitz Benefits From Ecosystem Project

What is the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program?
The Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Program (SKEP) was initiated in 2001 in an effort to help preserve the natural beauty along the Western coast of Southern Africa. Since then the program has set itself a target to protect 135 species of plant and numerous globally threatened animal species by [...]

12th February

Sperrgebiet National Park Opens

The 6th of February saw the official opening of the Sperrgebiet National Park, marking a momentous occasion in Namibian history.
The Sperrgebiet, literally meaning ‘forbidden territory’, stretches around 26 000 square kilometres and, until very recently, has been off limits to the public for over a century and was used for extensive diamond and other [...]