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Martha Mukaiwa

Martha Mukaiwa


Latest posts from this author

Maybe It’s March

As March hits its stride on the heels of a diamond heist, president Trump’s executive orders and the death of the founding father, it suffices to say that 2025 has had a relatively rocky beginning. While the first few months…

Martha Mukaiwa

Exhibition explores art as a tool for mental well-being

The mental health and emotional wellbeing of men and boys is at the heart of an art intervention and ongoing exhibition titled ‘Mindful Maestros’ currently on display at Goethe-Institut Namibia. The exhibition presents the fruit of a six-month long project…

Martha Mukaiwa

Local art café and studio calls all creatives

The Old Breweries building that hosts Et cetera Art Café and Studio has been many things. Once it was Tony Figueira’s celebrated Studio 77 and more recently the popular Chopsi’s Bar. Today, Et cetera founder Jaimee-Lee Diergaardt refers to the…

Martha Mukaiwa

Nujoma Drive

An uber drive to Cape Town’s Castle of Good Hope is the last place I expect to be a site of a memorial, but it may be as good a place as any. The midday traffic is starting to thicken.…

Martha Mukaiwa

Namibian Gallery Shines at SA Art Fair

Booth L7 at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair (Ictaf) comes to life like the fictional Embassy of Namibian Art in the Mother City. The Project Room, an esteemed Windhoek gallery, sets up shop to showcase the work of artists…

Martha Mukaiwa

‘One of Them Days’ is a fun night out

The buddy comedy is back with a bang in Syreeta Singleton’s ‘One of Them Days’ (2025). Starring Keke Palmer and SZA as waitress Dreux and artist Alyssa having a particularly bad day in Los Angeles, the film is reminiscent of…

Martha Mukaiwa

Namibian artists head to Cape Town Art Fair

Invested Cape Town Art Fair returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre this week and within its programme of exhibitions, art talks and tours are four Namibians. Featuring Stephané Edith Conradie, Tangeni Kambudu, Anne Lacheiner-Kuhn and Maria Mbereshu alongside…

Martha Mukaiwa

Nujoma Through the Museum

A heartening thing about having a founding president whose image is synonymous with Namibia’s struggle for liberation is that, when he dies, there are some obvious places to pay your respects. Two days after the death of the late, great…

Martha Mukaiwa

Tuli Mekondjo headed to Stellenbosch Triennale

Tuli Mekondjo’s star continues to rise as she prepares to show at the Stellenbosch Triennale. The prestigious event returns to the historic town of Stellenbosch from 19 February to 30 April under the theme ‘BA’ZINZILE: A Rehearsal for Breathing’, which…

Martha Mukaiwa

Sculptor’s exhibit celebrates the art of consistency

Artist Alpheus Mvula’s very first artwork was a lino print rhino. The year was 1995 and the young artist was a keen student at the John Muafangejo Art Centre. Thirty years later, Mvula’s life-size, white marble rhino takes pride of…

Martha Mukaiwa

ALOK’s ‘Hairy Situation’ comedy tour hits Namibia

Internationally acclaimed American artist ALOK returns to Namibia amid the threat of rain, Namibia’s newly amended Marriage Act and American president Donald Trump’s controversial executive orders. Windhoek’s TaTe Village, the venue for the latest instalment of ALOK’s ‘Hairy Situation Comedy…

Martha Mukaiwa