As natives of southern Africa, we often lack an understanding of our own culture and that of our neighbours, how can we then expect to understand a foreign culture and co-create with such a culture? This revealing sentiment was the consensus in one of the sessions of a cross-cultural workshop conducted last week by the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture (AEPC) in Windhoek under the auspices of the Goethe-Institut. Labelled an AEPC Southern Africa Entanglement Workshop, and titled “Co-creating Future Heritage Narratives, the 5-day workshop held from 27 to 31 July, focused on heritage as a goal for creatives to develop new stories that will carry forward local heritage to future generations. “There is a lack of cohesiveness and lack of unity in southern Africa. The workshop brought together cultural custodians, heritage practitioners and artists from Namibia and across southern Africa to exchange diverse perspectives and build lasting networks.