by Tekla K | Nov 28, 2018 | Culture, People, Platfontein
The !Xun and Khwe San people are known for their wide range of plant food knowledge. In the olden days they used to gather edible plants for food in the veld. The katolo is a domesticated plant used by the !Xun and Khwe Community of Platfontein near Kimberley in the...
by Naisa Ghauz | Sep 12, 2018 | People, Tsumkwe
https://khwattuarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_9138.mp4 Naisa GhauzMy name is Nǂaisa Ghauz from Namibia. I live in a small village called Tsumkwe in the North-Eastern parts of Namibia, Iam a San lady, iam from a San group called...
by Naisa Ghauz | Aug 29, 2018 | Culture, Other, Tsumkwe
These ground tubers are called #qo. You can only find them in some parts of Namibia and not all the San people know about them. Some see them but they do not eat them, for example people (!kung) from Tsumkwe West do not know anything about them and only people...
by Tebsanton TA | Aug 27, 2018 | Culture, Gobabis
This is called Twoa in Ju/hoansi, mostly found in the rainy season. You will get this plant on a “wag ‘n bietjie dos”. There are two pictures: the green picture and the red picture. The green one cannot be eaten direct from harvest. First you have to cook it or put it...
by Andre Vaalbooi | Aug 24, 2018 | Andriesvale, People, San Heritage
Food is something one can’t live without, especially when there is a family. It was hard to survive, but Bushmen have planned their life in nature: by following the tracks of the animals and the rain they could manage to make a living. Men and women were...
