Ronel (Alexandra's Africa) laughs with one of the stylists in a local hair salon in Elim Village Going on a safari holiday in Southern Africa isn’t just about the abundant nature and wildlife; it's also about the rich art and cultural heritage waiting to be discovered. Allow us to introduce you to - the Ribola Art [...]
Since childhood, I have been mesmerised by vast, oil, landscape paintings! Paintings where the artist has captured the warmth, the rich colours and the mood of the setting - where a tiny, vivid blob of paint, perfectly positioned on the canvas, represents a ship, a person, an animal, a tree, a ray of sunlight! I [...]
Described locally as a 'national treasure' this is a brief glimpse into the life and work of Lucky Ntimani - a talented, gifted musician and wood carver from northern Limpopo, South Africa. So talented and gifted in fact that every year, I walk down the same dusty path to his village home in north Limpopo, [...]
In South Africa, the nineteenth century ended with the largest conflict the region had ever known: the Anglo-Boer War of 1899 to 1902, in which the British Empire fought the independent Boer republics for control of the Transvaal region, rich with newly discovered gold and diamonds. The pretext of the declaration of war was based [...]
"If pottery was a slow dance between the Earth and the potter’s hand, then for Sarah Munyai it has been a lifelong performance" Ribola Art Route Guide Gift Mkhari holding one of the beautiful Mukondeni clay pots Sarah Munyai, famous Limpopo (South Africa) potter and heroine of the Story of Mukondeni Pottery, learned [...]
