Maltahöhe – The Revival of a Desert Gateway

Maltahöhe in Southern Namibia has German roots. It was founded in 1899 by Henning von Burgsdorff, a former officer in the German Schutztruppe, the military force of the Imperial German occupation. Burgsdorff named the place after his wife Malta. After the Germans left Namibia in 1915, the settlement became a small hub for tourism, serving […]

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Where the Tar Road Ends …

This is my humble attempt to describe how a reportage around Stephan Brückner and Wolwedans in Namibia took its very own way. I am writing this because I felt the process how this happened was almost flawless – and this might be a good example for young story hunters on how to get what you […]

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