Food From Our Ancestors Project
Funded by: Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) During 2020 we received funding from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) - Tourism Product Development Fund (TPDF) to...
We share what Heritage means to us at !Khwa ttu
During September, Heritage Month, we asked ourselves the question "What does Heritage mean to me?" "To be among people every day and share my culture with them make me...
Temporary Exhibition at !Khwa ttu on Margaret Courtney-Clarke’s Work
August 2021. For the next couple of months we are hosting a Temporary Exhibition in our Encounters Building. It comprises photographs of Margaret Courtney-Clarke, curated by Virginia McKenny who talks...
The lions are walking: Kalahari Bushman wisdom in Covid times
In 2016 Danish hygge became something of a Scandic buzzword around the world*. Recently we have been introduced to a different Scandic buzzword, one perhaps a little less buzzy but...
Fabulous friends
"I first met the actress Jolene Martin before lockdown this year. I immediately recognised her because I follow the soapie she acts in. From the beginning we clicked, we felt...
I belong to this identity
When we were small, my father, Jan van der Westhuizen, took us along when he went to the Kalahari dunes to collect medicine from the pharmacy of nature. He told...
So fresh it might still be growing – it’s strictly seasonal in the Restaurant at !Khwa ttu
"Learning to prepare the new menu has its challenges. It was all new at first, but now we have mastered it. We get to enjoy the preparation of the new...
‘Shshsh listen’ – a poem by Kerry Jones inspired by Chief Tsamkxao ǂOma
Taking us away from coronavirus for a change, this is a powerful and important poem written by Dr Kerry Jones, a linguist and activist for mother tongue education in Khoe...
