What’s New in the CBD?
On a Monday afternoon in Windhoek’s central business district (CBD), the hustle is somewhat hampered by the cold. Winter has arrived early and the white rhino that has recently taken up residence on Independence Avenue glistens as if fashioned from ice. Though it’s a novel notion, sculptor Alfeus Mvula trails a hand along the massive […] The post What’s New in the CBD? appeared first on The Namibian .
On a Monday afternoon in Windhoek’s central business district (CBD), the hustle is somewhat hampered by the cold.
Winter has arrived early and the white rhino that has recently taken up residence on Independence Avenue glistens as if fashioned from ice.
Though it’s a novel notion, sculptor Alfeus Mvula trails a hand along the massive public art piece and says it’s made from the finest white marble.
The rhino joins a number of new sights and scenes in the central business district, including Karel Swanepoel’s vivid, heroic and offbeat murals which just about catch one’s eye when trying to photograph the newly opened Hilton Garden Inn near an alley on the bustling street. Down the way from the sparkling new hotel, Chow Now, a brand new offering from Taste, beckons as the wind bends the plants that fringe the Freedom Plaza courtyard.
Back on Independence Avenue, Mvula’s white rhino draws curiosity and a snapshot or two. Originally sculpted in 2017 and familiar, perhaps, from its former perch at the College of the Arts on Fidel Castro Street, the rhino’s purpose, as stated on a plaque by sponsors Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) in partnership with Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA) and Mvula, is to support rhino conservation.
