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Francisco Witonda tends a bar in a small shack on one of the streetcorners of Katima Mulilo, the last Namibian town before the border with Zambia. He runs a small repair business next to it to make some extra money.
He’s originally from Menonge, lived for a while in Cuito Canavale, but lost most of his […]

I left two cameras at Vincent and Maude’s barber salon.

Originally uploaded by gert.

Originally uploaded by gert.

The people in the second photograph are playing the Namibian //hus balgame.

Originally uploaded by gert.

Originally uploaded by gert.

Originally uploaded by gert.

From Rundu, it is entirely possible to visit Angola for a day. Currently Calai, Rundu’s twin town at the opposite side of the Okavango, doesn’t have any viable transport links with the inland of Angola. Most of the roads are still mined and there was heavy fighting as recently as 2000 during the Caprivi conflict, […]

Originally uploaded by gert.

I’m in Rundu: the entry to the Caprivi strip, at the Namibian side of the river Okavango (Cubango in Angola), with amazing views over the Angolan highlands. A bit more shabby to Namibian standards, the influence of nearby Angola is very strong, with a Portuguese speaking community and more mixed people than in Tsumeb.
I’m trying […]