by Job Morris | Sep 10, 2018 | Dekar, People, San Heritage
I have had the privilege of spending a few minutes with a young group of students who go to D’Kar Primary school. These students are San by ethnicity, and their responses to what I talked to them about were brilliant. The big question was to find out whether...
by Job Morris | Sep 7, 2018 | Culture, Dekar, People
It is seldom in Botswana that voices from traditional San communities speak out about the education of their children. Mostly, formal schools are revered by the poor and illiterate as the place where their children will learn the skills they as parents feel they lack:...
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 Naisa Ghauz | Jul 18, 2018 | Culture, History, People, Tsumkwe
A few answers that i got from people in my neighbourhood about the circle around the Sun: * It happens when someone important dies. * It is also a sign of bad luck. * When it is raining a lot in a certain area, then the circle shows that there is a lot of water. * It...
by Naisa Ghauz | Jul 11, 2018 | Culture, History, People, Tsumkwe
1. This is what a whole ostrich egg looks like. The little hole on top was once open for using the eggshell as a container for storing water or as a cup. 2. As you can see here, a whole ostrich egg is broken down into small pieces, which are going to be turned into...
