Thirty Two Metres Per Litre

Thirty Two Metres Per Litre

              Air Namibia, Flamingo, April 2012 Text and Photos Tim Osborne Thirty Two Metres Per Litre And you think the fuel consumption of your vehicle is bad.  That is what the 275 ton haulage trucks operating at the Rossing Uranium mine average when they are...
The Domestication of the African Wild Cat

The Domestication of the African Wild Cat

    AIr Nambia, Flamingo November 2012 Text and photographs Tim Osborne The Domestication of the African Wild Cat Popular wisdom and speculation tell us that the ancient Egyptians domesticated the African wild cat Felix lybica 5 000 years ago into what today are our...
Bush fire! Where! Who knows about it?

Bush fire! Where! Who knows about it?

Air Namibia, Flamingo January 2008 (Text and photos by Tim Osborne) Bush fire! Where! Who knows about it? When you answer your phone and the first words you hear are ‘bush fire’ your heart stars to race.  Immediately you shift into top gear, all systems alert. The...