africa Archives

August 21, 2018

Where to find best cake in Windhoek

Where can you nibble on a slice of one of the most delicious cakes in Windhoek? The options are endless, but we’ve narrowed it down.

August 21, 2018

Windhoek’s Top 5 Must-visit Markets

We’ve compiled a quick list of our favourite Windhoek markets that you cannot miss during your visit to the capital city.

November 9, 2018

3 Coffee Hotspots in Swakopmund

Swakopmund is, amongst other things, considered the coffee-lover's haven. We’ve compiled a short list of spots not to miss while visiting this quaint coastal town in Namibia.

February 20, 2019

New lodge to be developed in Bwabwata National Park

On Tuesday 5th February RETURNAfrica signed a 25-year concession with Kwando Conservancy to develop and operate a lodge at the old Susuwe site on the Kwando River. The signing ceremony took place at the Kwando Conservancy office in the presence of the Kwando Conservancy Committee, traditional leaders and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.

June 21, 2019

Giraffes: A Few Things You Didn’t Know

There's a lot more to giraffes than you know. We want to share a few fun facts about these enigmatic animals in honour of World Giraffe Day.

March 21, 2024

From Africa With Love

Handmade, wild-harvested from rich Namibian botanicals & environmentally-sound. Katja Wittneben could say that it was Namibian myrrh and the Opuwo Community Project that planted the seed for her natural body- care range, but the seed had already been planted years before.

March 21, 2024

Namibia’s fascinating world of Scorpions

If you are a Scorpio, you were born between October 24th and November, 22nd. If you want to see the constellation of Scorpius in the clear, possibly moonless night sky in Namibia, the best time is winter. But if you are interested in finding scorpions out there in nature, it should be a dark and warm night in summer.

November 11, 2025

Namibia’s Diamonds

It’s one of humanity’s greatest dreams: to be in the right place at the right time and make a fortune. In 1908, this dream came true for one man and some of his fellows. His name was August Stauch, a German citizen who found diamonds in the Namib Desert and turned his discovery into a fortune. While he was not the first person to pick up a diamond in that area, Stauch’s name became synonymous with the birth of Namibia’s diamond industry — one of the biggest contributors to Namibia’s GDP to this day.