10 Things You Didn’t Know About Namibia
Did you know the name Namibia comes from the Nama word meaning “vast place of nothingness”? Here are 10 interesting facts about Namibia for your own arsenal of trivia.
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South Africa
The Ncwala First Fruits Festival of Swaziland
In Swaziland, the Ncwala Festival (first fruits) is the most important and colourful occasion of the year, held in December. The Swazi people have a strong allegiance to their king who forms the central focal point of this festival. It is a chance to honour the royal family as a source of fertility for the country. This is quite apt as the late King Sobhuza had over 100 wives and 600 children!
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Vhavenda People
Limpopo is home to the Vhavenda people, an indigenous tribe who are considered to be the finest artists in South Africa. They are famous for their house painting, noisy singing, and tribal dancing. They inhabit the region of Limpopo that borders Zimbabwe, where the Shashe andVhembe rivers meet to the north and west of Makhado.
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Xipamanine Market, Maputo
Mercado Xipamanine is a Saturday market on Avenida Robby Brothers in Maputo, Mozambique. This really is a market where you can purchase anything from detergent to traditional spices for cooking, and capulanas (the all purpose traditional wraps worn by women), to Kalashnikov rifles – relics from the war of independence. It’s one of Maputo’s oldest markets, a hustling and bustling outdoor muddle of stalls, and it’s just the place to stock up on your curandeiros – traditional African medicines.
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Kavadi Festival of Penance
One of the most popular festivals in South Africa is the Hindu festival of Kavadi which takes place twice a year in Durban.
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