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was to take off my watch and not to rush to the next big thing. Instead of asking, “At what time does the event start?” pitch up and appreciate the moment. Relearn the art of slowing down in Owamboland.

People attending the coronation spoke highly of the king.

They felt the genuineness of the words flowing from his heart during his speech, confirming that he is the ideal successor of his uncle. Tatekulu Shuumbwa’s speech was powerful and unifying, encouraging to continue building on the old. This is a gesture of appreciation towards their forefathers and all they have done for the present ISSN: 2026-7924 generation.

However, he also emphasised the importance of infusing it with the new in order to establish much-needed balance in a modern world.

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Mynard Slabbert Walking amongst the excited crowds, we felt the tangible joy in the atmosphere.

We met the king’s family who Media Nova Namibia warmly welcomed us in their midst. They, along with other www.media-nova.net community members, made it clear that the coronation of the king is not just an event – it is the self-orientation Contributors of an entire culture. The Ondonga king is the leader of his community and Schauffer is trusted for working hand in hand with • Anne the government.

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king, he still fulfils certain duties as aviation auditor for the Namibian Air Force when his services are required.

An interview with the king When we entered the palace to greet the king for the interview, his cousin and spokesperson for the weekend of the coronation, Nande Bamm, whispered to us, “Guys, you have to kneel.” The king responded, “It’s okay, they don’t know.” With this remark we immediately felt at home. Like his uncle, he welcomes everybody, no matter their cultures or customs. When we asked him if he would like to have the interview in English or Oshiwambo (my colleagues and travel companions, Maria Mvula and Nela Shikemeni, were our translators for the weekend), he calmly announced, “I would like to do the interview in the Chinese language.”

And with this, the ice was broken and the interview felt like a visit to an old friend. Even more so when we started talking about soccer. After throwing around some big names like Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Man United, he stated that he roots for the Orlando Pirates in South Africa.

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Annelien Robberts Nela asked him how he would go about his new reign, and he stated, Marita van Rooyen “If you walk slowly, you will get what you are working or looking for.

Lorraine Immelman If you walk fast, the vibration of your feet will chase it away – whatever ‘it’ may be.”

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This month, Onguma The Fort in Etosha opens its brand new art

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The Fine Art Of Peter Clinton Gray Extraordinary and compelling artwork by Peter Gray

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ugging the eastern border of famous Etosha National Park lies a haven for the weary soul, for the dusty safari seeker, a refreshing oasis that is the perfect choice for game viewing, family fun and quiet coupletime. Mokuti Etosha Lodge was where we were headed, my husband and I, to while away the weekend and indulge in this quick getaway of note.

The journey may be the destination, but the road to Mokuti is a comfortable drive and all tar.

550 km of it, all the way from Windhoek snaking north.

We are up early.

Not even the birds have raised an eyelid. The

city is quiet, no sounds of the early-morning rush hour, no hooting, no garbage trucks barging up the street.

Quickly, start the engine, lock the house, head out.

Blinking sleepily in the grey early morning light, I warm my hands on the travel mug brimming with piping hot coffee, taking tentative sips when I can’t help myself and burn my tongue.

We are set for a road trip. The snacks, the music, the road stretched before us. We are out of Windhoek before most of its inhabitants have even woken up. That’s because we just can’t help ourselves. We are itching to get to Etosha as soon as possible.

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GENERAL

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Surface area: 824,268 km .

Capital: Windhoek.

Independence: 21 March 1990.

Current president: Hage Geingob.

Multiparty Parliament, Democratic Constitution Division of power between executive, Legislature and judiciary.

Secular state—freedom of religion (90% Christian).

Freedom of the press/media.

Mobile communication system is available throughout the country. It is also possible to rent cell & satellite phones at the Windhoek International Airport, or buy local Sim cards.

Postal service: affiliated to the Universal Postal Union.

Schools: over 1700 and various vocational and tertiary education institutions.

TAX AND CUSTOMS All goods and services are priced to include value-added tax of 15%. Visitors may reclaim VAT. Enquiries: Ministry of Finance, Tel (+264 61) 23 0773 in Windhoek.

ENVIRONMENT Nature reserves: 15 % of surface area.

Highest mountain: Brandberg.

Other prominent mountains: Spitzkoppe, Moltkeblick, Gamsberg.

Perennial rivers: Orange, Kunene, Okavango, Zambezi and Kwando/ Linyanti/Chobe.

Ephemeral rivers: Numerous, including Fish, Kuiseb, Swakop and Ugab.

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FLORA 14 vegetation zones; 120 species of trees; 200 endemic plant species; 100 plus species of lichen.

Living fossil plant: Welwitschia mirabilis.

ECONOMY Main sectors: Mining, fishing, tourism & agriculture. Biggest employer: Agriculture (46%). Fastest-growing sector: Tourism.

Mining: Diamonds, uranium, copper, lead, zinc, magnesium, cadmium, arsenic, pyrites, silver, gold, lithium minerals, dimension stones (granite, marble, blue sodalite) and many semi-precious stones.

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Roads: 5,450 km tarred, 37,000 km gravel.

Harbours: Walvis Bay, Lüderitz.

Main airports: Hosea Kutako International Airport, Eros Airport, 46 airstrips.

Rail network: 2,382 km narrow gauge.

Electricity: 220 V AC, 50 Hz with outlets of round three-pin type.

Fixed phone coverage throughout the country with direct-dialing facilities to more than 220 countries.

One medical doctor per 3,650 people.

Several state of the art private and state hospitals in Windhoek with intensive-care units, as well as in main towns, with medical practitioners (world standard) and 24-hour medical emergency services.

Currency: The Namibia Dollar (N$) is fixed to and equals the SA Rand. The South African Rand is also legal tender.

Foreign currency, International Visa, Master Card, American Express and Diners Club credit cards are accepted.

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2.3 million; Density: 2.2 per km; 240 000 inhabitants in Windhoek (15% of total). Official language: English. 14 regions, 13 ethnic cultures, 16 languages and dialects. Adult literacy rate: 85%. Population growth rate: 2.6%.

FAUNA Big game: Elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo, cheetah, leopard, giraffe, 20 antelope species; 240 mammal species (14 endemic); 250 reptile species; 50 frog species; 676 bird species.

Endemic birds including Herero Chat, Rockrunner, Damara Tern, Monteiro’s Hornbill.

FOREIGN REPRESENTATION More than 50 countries have Namibian consular or embassy representation in Windhoek.

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Public transport is available to most tourist destinations in Namibia. In Namibia one drives on the left. There are bus services from Windhoek to Cape Town, Johannesburg, Vic Falls, Swakopmund, Harare, Lusaka and many other smaller busses which connect most of Namibian regions. Namibia’s main railway line runs from the South African border, connecting Windhoek to Swakopmund in the west and Tsumeb and Oshikango in the north.

There is an extensive network of international and regional flights from Windhoek. Domestic charters to all destinations.

HEALTH No inoculations are necessary. Should one enter from a country in which yellow fever prevails, one should have proof of vaccination against such disease. Malaria-prophylaxis is recommended if traveling to far northern Namibia during summer.

Tap water is purified and safe to drink. Bottled water is available almost everywhere in the country as well.

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As winter comes to an end and spring approaches, a new season brings with it the promise of new beginnings.

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Xavier Masule Interim Chief Executive Officer

Dear Esteemed Clients, Welcome on board Air Namibia’s flight. It is an honour and privilege to

Of late, we have been making headlines in both local and international

be your carrier of choice. We look forward to serving you on this flight.

newspapers; we acknowledge the fact that it is a challenging time for us as an airline however you are encouraged to remain positive along

As winter comes to an end and spring approaches, a new season

with all of us at Air Namibia as we consider this our metamorphosis

brings with it the promise of new beginnings. September signals dawn

stage.

of new beginning, a change of season in the southern hemisphere, plants buds and blossoms brightening the atmosphere and bringing

As an airline which is a member of IATA, we would like to assure you

colour in our lives. This is nature’s way of inevitable change that we face

that we continue to provide our customers with the required services

on a daily basis, a reflection of both growth and transformation, setting

we gladly offer as per our mandate. We confidently wish to inform the

goals and planning for the remainder of the fourth quarter of 2019.

flying public and all our esteemed stakeholders that Air Namibia shall

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continue operating as an airline of choice.

Air Namibia

Reflecting on the past few months, Air Namibia has gone through some challenging trials and tribulations. But as the saying goes, smooth seas

Finally, we would like to extend our sincere appreciation and thanks

make no skilled sailors. Thus, we can only but embrace the new season

to all our staff and esteemed stakeholders for your continued service

and the promises it holds.

to the airline and business support during this most challenging time.

The month of September also means it is officially the end of the

Thank you for flying Air Namibia, we look forward to welcoming

Namibian hunting season during which the public and visitors are

you on-board again soon.

allowed to hunt certain species. World-renowned for its ethical and sustainable hunting practices, Namibia has in recent years become one of Africa’s top hunting destinations. Should you have missed the hunting season for 2019, be sure not miss 2020. For your bookings and travel arrangements, do call our call centre or your nearest travel agent.

Air Namibia continues to operate daily direct non-stop daily flights between Windhoek (Namibia) and Frankfurt (Germany), our only intercontinental route that connects us to the rest of the world. Indeed, utilizing this direct flight, the airline is living up to its mandate to help tourism thrive.

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EDITORIAL

The Fine Art Of Peter Clinton Gray There’s something extraordinarily compelling about Peter Gray’s artwork. Even though its realism is startling, the gradual release of the painting’s back story is equally captivating. This month, Onguma The Fort in Etosha opens its brand new art gallery, and Peter’s work will be exhibited there.

Words by Anne Schauffer Photographs by Peter Gray

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merica. England. Zimbabwe. South Africa. You’ll find Peter Gray’s arresting paintings in many corners of the world, whether in private homes, galleries or corporate collections. Internationally acclaimed for sure, yet his roots are indelibly African.

In his lifetime, Peter Gray has migrated across the world frequently. Challenging moves, yes, but he has no regrets.

Each time, the shift enriched his life in a meaningful way. As he puts it, “Where ever we as a family find ourselves such has added to our understanding of life, and what’s important and what’s not.”

Peter was born in an old farmhouse in the little town of Bulawayo, in Southern Rhodesia now Zimbabwe, on the doorstep of the Matobo Hills National Park, Hwange National Park and Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls.) He loved his childhood, a rural life largely off the grid, with a big well at the bottom of the garden, and wildlife which ate their vegetables: “My upbringing had a great impact on my art. My dad was a talented Master copper plate engraver and specialist seal engraver in stone and precious metals, who had designed and worked on leaded windows in UK cathedrals, and later became an RAF Pilot. My mother was an avid sportswoman and traveller, talented at art, a magnificent story-teller with a beautiful singing voice and musician.” Clearly an all-round artistic family, his brother equally so. As a child, Peter spent a great deal of time watching his father at work: “He taught both myself and my brother to engrave. His philosophy was always, ‘if you learn a skill which few others have, wherever you go in the world, you’ll be able to earn a living.’”

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And for Peter, it worked out like that. He’d been drawing and painting since age 5 or so, and because his father had the ability to see where his sons’ interests lay, he gave Peter every opportunity to develop his skills. From a very young age, Peter was enrolled into numerous art classes, and later, when the time came, he studied at the University of Cape Town’s prestigious Michaelis School of Fine Art. Peter moved across to England in his early 20’s and there he would do seal engraving. That skill served him well. In addition Peter would do portraits in Trafalgar Square. As his painting became more extensive, he soon collaborated on a fine arts exhibition in Knightsbridge. It was his first UK exhibition.

Now married, Peter spent about ten years in London before returning to Zimbabwe to provide support for his ailing parents.

He stayed there another 20 years, and in that time, built up an enviable reputation and a strong business: “The best studio I’ve ever had was there, in Bulawayo. It was massive, and included workshops, my own gallery - I had a number of skilled artisans working for me there. Certainly a very creative atmosphere.”

Peter had struggled to find anybody local to produce bronzes for him, so he’d been sending his work to a foundry in the Kwazulu-Natal Midlands. He persuaded the owner to come to Bulawayo and build himself his own foundry.

In 2002 Peter started a new chapter of his life in Cape Town, the city where he’d studied and which he loved, and today the family stays in the Silvermine Mountains, near Noordhoek.

Reference material for wildlife is never in short supply, as Peter frequented the wilds of Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. He still does, as opportunity allows.

Although he’s passionate about wildlife, he doesn’t limit himself to that genre, and has pursued portraits and figurative work.

Peter exhibits in South Africa and other countries, especially the United States, where his work regularly tours. His paintings have been purchased by museums internationally and now

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form part of their permanent collections. He has also been accoladed with a number of art awards. “As a young person it didn't really sink in, but later in life I’ve become more and more surprised with each subsequent award and feel appreciation for the recognition". His motivation is a sincere love of art and being creative.

As an individual reacting to an artwork, it’s usually to a greater or lesser extent, a combination of the artist’s intent and the viewer’s history. And that’s as true for a wildlife painting as it is a portrait or landscape. Looking at a Peter Gray wildlife painting, you feel the connection, just as Peter intended: “I want to get a thinking reaction from an audience, and sometimes, depending on who they are or what they’re going through, they might come up with something more I hadn’t even thought of.”

He adds, “On another level, I consider it important to give a title, a lead in…”

Peter works out of his home studio, preferably in oils, but not exclusively. He enjoys working on large canvases, lifesize sculpture and intricate jewellery but then again, he’s done small miniatures.

One thing he discourages with good humour is outside contact before midday. He laughs, “I’m an afternoon and night person. My brain – or speech - does not usually engage before 11 o’clock, and I work until two or three in the morning.” He works on three to four, sometimes six paintings at any one time, it energises him: “It allows me to rest from one subject for a while and return with fresh ideas or energy later. I never take it for granted that I have been able to do what I do and for so long, but view it as a privilege.” It’s rare for Peter not to go into his studio, it’s close on therapy for him: “What’s important for

me is meaningfulness. Even if I only spend an hour in there, and I feel I’ve produced something meaningful, I’m content.”

Peter takes commissions on condition that they are something which really excites him or he feels emotionally connected to: “I’m happiest when I’m not tied down by content.

I have that energy and freedom, and then all sorts of exciting things happen.” He makes an exception generally with people or clients he knows well, so the experience is a communal one: “Invariably I’ll end up producing a painting or two for them. It’s not really a commission - more like a collaboration - there is a lot of emotional involvement in that…and the people that is more energizing.”

Emotional involvement is important to Peter. For artists deemed to have something of monetary value to contribute to conservation, it’s a challenge selecting causes. Peter’s contribution goes beyond wildlife, and when he’s asked to speak at schools or interest groups: “My big thing is education.

For me, the best form of conservation, the most progressive projects, are the ones where there’s opportunity to educate people, not necessarily into wildlife conservation, but the way we should treat each other. It’s a moral issue I’m personally involved with, where we respect and dignify one another, become aware of how important our environment is, how we socialise, how we develop social skills and harmonise sustainably and symbiotically with our surroundings.”

Contact: www.petergray.co.za

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Roots of the First Tree “It makes me remember stories my grandmother used to tell us which are connected to our natural environment,” says Kileni Fernando, referring to the exhibition Roots of the First Tree.

Words by Marita van Rooyen Photographs by Willem Vrey

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ileni, a San woman from the !Xung clan, refers to the title of an exhibition that represents close to two decades' worth of artworks from San communities across Namibia.

A first for contemporary San art, Roots of the First Tree is a rare collection of works.

Initiated through art workshops hosted by the Omba Arts Trust, grew a body of work that brings together art pieces from the most marginalised of Namibian communities. It introduces a personalised representation of their natural surroundings, traditions, foods, medicines, folklore and myths, depicted through an assortment of roots, shoots, bulbs and birds. While on the surface it may look like art in its simplest form, each of the pieces represents a valuable insight into San life.

“Art needs wisdom and playfulness, not intelligence and cleverness.” To Karin le Roux, the Project Manager who brought the exhibition together, this is what unites the work of contemporary San art in southern Africa. “The knowledge gained and passed down from thousands of years of foraging and hunting, a sure eye capturing the essence of the subject matter and a celebration of colour, defines contemporary San art for me.”

She goes on to say, “while the subject matter will inevitably be similar, given the shared hunter-gatherer culture, the circumstances for the art-making differ considerably, impacting not only on technique, but also output.” Spanning a period of more than 17 years, the works represent a changing visual language as the artists evolved their practice. Artworks vary from watercolour and oil painting, to lino prints, beadwork and sculptures.

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bears witness to the history of le Roux’s experience with local San communities living on resettlement farms. “It describes our collaborative art journey and explains how certain themes and works evolved, pays tribute to and gives a voice to some of the artists while remembering those who have passed away.” The book presents a precious collection of anecdotes, stories and wisdoms of the San people, combined with bold artworks of natural wonders found within their environments.

At the same time it highlights the hardships faced by San communities throughout the many transformations of governance, land division, poverty and neglect.

In the book, Karin recalls, “I remember so well Tusnelda Kamati’s gouache drawing of her new house — a bright red rectangle with each window and door lovingly recorded — a minor masterpiece.

I remember her intense concentration, her lips pursed as she sat away from the rest of the group — an outsider with a unique visual language. I remember how we had learned that she was living under a bush when the art project started. I remember too that she

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was one of the first of many artists to pass away at an early age.”

Stories like these and personal encounters with the communities lead Karin to believe that social isolation is one of the biggest challenges to overcoming poverty. While art workshops and creative work present a link to the modern world, it is only by staying connected that these marginalised peoples have hope for a better future.

“Staying connected — as my team and I have been able to do — with the artists and their communities through this long and rewarding art journey, has cultivated resilience and it is hoped that this connection will continue, thereby impacting and benefiting the broader community.”

About the Omba Arts Trust Omba Arts Trust is a Namibian non-government organisation supporting the sustainable livelihoods of marginalised communities through the development and marketing of unique Namibian arts. It is a registered member of World Fair Trade Organisation.

Roots of the First Tree as exhibition is on display at the National Art Gallery of Namibia throughout September, while the book is for sale.

The Project Room - Namibia 32 Jenner Street in Windhoek West theprojectroomnamibia theprojectroomnamibia +264 81 751 3026 Opening hours during exhibitions: Tues-Fri 9am-1pm, Sat 10am-1pm

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Volatility And The Case For Market-Neutral Investing Markets look set to revert to the ‘old normal’ as QE-fueled liquidity dries up

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everal growth-supportive factors that equity and other markets have grown accustomed to over recent years are now reversing, with the result that the dynamics in play during the pre-quantitative easing regime are likely to return to favour.

That’s the view of Nafees Hossain, Fund Manager at Prescient Investment Management who said “markets are likely to revert to the old normal”.

“We see risks from the end of the quantitative easing era and rising protectionism that are conducive to higher volatility for financial markets. In addition, downside risks to global growth have risen with protectionist rhetoric and trade tensions a key challenge to the world economy.

“Other factors that could slow growth include European politics, China’s tough balancing act, and oil price volatility,” he commented.

With the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates and actively shrinking its balance sheet, the European Central Bank is set to join in with the Bank of Japan not too far behind, Prescient Investment Management expects that declining liquidity will have an impact by way of increased market volatility.

“While consensus is for global economic growth to slow but to remain at decent levels, ongoing trade tensions, monetary tightening and uncertainty regarding growth will keep volatility high. With risk assets more sensitive to macroeconomic factors, and political uncertainty playing an increasing role, there is a strong case to be made for market-neutral investing, Hossain said.

Market-neutral investing is an investment style that seeks to gain whether markets are up or down, while avoiding some

form of market risk entirely, typically by hedging. The term refers to a group of investment strategies that try to neutralise certain market risks by taking offsetting long and short positions in related instruments.

The idea is to limit exposure to asset price changes prompted by macroeconomic shifts or changes to market sentiment. Marketneutral investing is likely to find favour when markets are making investors nervous.

Hossain said interesting literature exists where it is argued that market neutral/statistical arbitrage strategies are implicitly “long volatility”.

According to the analysis, pair trading strategies seem to have a positive and statistically significant exposure to market volatility.

A pick-up in volatility typically has a positive impact on the returns of the strategy. As volatility increases, more pairs tend to diverge from their equilibrium relationship, but they also tend to revert to their historical mean levels quicker.

“A pick-up in volatility would therefore also be associated with more pair trade opportunities and with a lower holding period for these trades. With the QE regime coming to an end, credit spreads widening, economic and political uncertainty increasing, we believe that this will result in more earnings and balance sheet volatility.

“Hence it is not surprising to see the strategy having come back to profitability in 2018. We are confident that systematic statistical pairs trading will keep rewarding investors this year as volatility increases and arbitrage opportunities reappear,” said Hossain.

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THE KING’S SPEECH The coronation of the new

A new Ondonga king has been crowned for the first time in more than 40 years. On 29th June 2019, Tatekulu Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo ascended the throne, an occasion that evoked overwhelming positive emotions amongst the locals. I had the opportunity to attend the coronation, but I was even more excited to interview the king the day before with my team from Gondwana Collection. We were among the 20,000 people who gathered in Onambango Village, Ondonga in the Oshana Region for the event.

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At the coronation, dressed in traditional attire, we were pulled into the wave of bright pinks and reds to witness the inauguration of the new king. The mid-winter sun was as harsh as always, making those who were not in time for a refuge inside the tents scatter around looking for shade under slender makalani palm trees. Shade became the precious gold of the weekend, especially since time was a relative term. It could take hours before the ceremony ended, which was not ideal if you were sitting in the sun.

One of the most important things I learned in Owamboland was to take off my watch and not to rush to the next big thing. Instead of asking, “At what time does the event start?” pitch up and appreciate the moment. Relearn the art of slowing down in Owamboland.

Part-time aircraft engineer and full-time royalty

People attending the coronation spoke highly of the king.

They felt the genuineness of the words flowing from his heart during his speech, confirming that he is the ideal successor of his uncle. Tatekulu Shuumbwa’s speech was powerful and unifying, encouraging to continue building on the old. This is a gesture of appreciation towards their forefathers and all they have done for the present generation. However, he also emphasised the importance of infusing it with the new in order to establish much-needed balance in a modern world.

When we entered the palace to greet the king for the interview, his cousin and spokesperson for the weekend of the coronation, Nande Bamm, whispered to us, “Guys, you have to kneel.” The king responded, “It’s okay, they don’t know.” With this remark we immediately felt at home. Like his uncle, he welcomes everybody, no matter their cultures or customs. When we asked him if he would like to have the interview in English or Oshiwambo (my colleagues and travel companions, Maria Mvula and Nela Shikemeni, were our translators for the weekend), he calmly announced, “I would like to do the interview in the Chinese language.”

And with this, the ice was broken and the interview felt like a visit to an old friend. Even more so when we started talking about soccer. After throwing around some big names like Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Man United, he stated that he roots for the Orlando Pirates in South Africa.

Walking amongst the excited crowds, we felt the tangible joy in the atmosphere. We met the king’s family who warmly welcomed us in their midst. They, along with other community members, made it clear that the coronation of the king is not just an event – it is the self-orientation of an entire culture. The Ondonga king is the leader of his community and is trusted for working hand in hand with the government.

When Tatekulu Shuumbwa was nominated in 2002 by his uncle to become his successor, he knew that according to tradition, he would have to resign from his job when the time came to take his place on the throne. But in our interview, he told us that he was all for finding a balance between the old and the modern. Although Tatekulu Shuumbwa has assumed his new duties as traditional king, he still fulfils certain duties as aviation auditor for the Namibian Air Force when his services are required.

An interview with the king

Nela asked him how he would go about his new reign, and he stated, “If you walk slowly, you will get what you are working or looking for.

If you walk fast, the vibration of your feet will chase it away – whatever ‘it’ may be.”

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We talked a lot about the legacy of his uncle, clearly a beloved leader. Tatekulu Shuumbwa succeeds Immanuel Kauluma Elifas who was known and loved for his humble character. As a child, the young king Kauluma usually had the honour of being carried home from school by his peers. One day, dark rain clouds were fast approaching and threatening to break at any given second. The boy carrying the king on his back was somewhat shorter than the king and started getting anxious about the looming storm. Anyone who has been caught in a thunderstorm will know the potential dangers of getting struck by lightning. In order to move faster, the king proposed that they switch positions, and carried the boy home instead.

When I asked him what legacy he would like to leave behind, he answered, “I want to leave behind a legacy of working strong and hard, and to be focused.�

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The grand opening is 1st May 2020. The king will attend the opening as our guest of honour.

At Okaukuejo, the dust hardly ever settles in peak season, which is why Gondwana now offers accommodation on the quieter eastern side of the park. Etosha King Nehale offers an exclusive experience to see majestic creatures at the lodge’s private waterhole reserved for overnight guests only.

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An African Gin Renaissance: fynbos meets juniper Text by Lorraine Immelman and Emile Joubert Photographs: Supplied by Autograph Distillery

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he rise and rise of gin’s popularity in Southern Africa over the past five years is the talking point of the local drinks industry. Just the other day gin was seen as the drink of bowling-club members, bored housewives and tweed-jacketed philatelists sipping old traditional brands of gin made in Europe and America. Today there are over 65 distilleries in South Africa producing myriad styles and flavours of local gin, slaking the thirst of a market that has seen gin consumption in the country grow by 50% to 15.2m litres over the last year alone.

The Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards is an excellent indicator as to the growth in popularity of gin. “Three years ago Michelangelo would have been lucky to receive 15 gins entered into our spirits category,” says Lorraine Immelman, CEO and founder of Michelangelo, the largest drinks competition in Africa. Last year we received 83 entries and this year that number is set to increase. It is definitely the most dynamic local spirits category at the moment. It is extremely exciting to see the various styles and flavours coming in to be judged – not to mention the spectacular packaging.”

The growth in gin’s popularity can never be ascribed to one definable factor, but the explosion in South African gin consumers and the number of distilleries can be pegged on a number of reasons.

Internationally, gin began enjoying a renaissance a decade ago, especially in Spain and Portugal where partakers of the energetic nightlife scene saw a steady increase in spaces advertising themselves as Gin Bars. Revellers could select from an array of international gins, the drink ending up in a huge glass together with tonic water and a selection of berries and slices of cucumber and fruit. Gin was now being consumed by a younger, fashionable crowd and this trend spilled over to the rest of Europe and America, with certain sectors of the South African social scenes increasingly turning to gin as an “in-drink”.

And then the local distillers caught on From 2010 distilleries appeared from Gauteng to KZN, the Southern Cape to Cape Town, Namibia to Mpumalanga. Gin distilling seemed a win-win situation.

First, the consumer-base was growing and their disruptive, unconventional approach made these drinkers keen to get away from the traditional brands which had been around for decades and had been consumed by their grand-parents on the stoep after a tennis-game. The new gin drinker wanted something different.

Enter the local distillery. These offered “craft” gin, suggesting that the product is made in small batches and with individual care from the distiller. This authenticity and hand-made approach was right in-line with the modern consumers’ need for provenance in their product.

Secondly, there was the magic of the African landscape. Southern Africa is one of the world’s botanical wonders, with hundreds of wild flowers, fruits and roots – ingredients gin distillers have been seeking for centuries with which to infuse the product and which makes gin what it is: a neutral white spirit displaying an array of flavours and aromas based on botanicals.

A London Dry recipe based on an African garden Last year Autograph Gin was awarded the Top Scoring Craft Gin at the Michelangelo awards in Cape Town, receiving the Distillique Craft Gin Trophy of 2018.

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With young distiller Matt Beech at the helm of the distillation process at Autograph Distillery, Autograph Gin is all about signature style. “We wrote a London Dry recipe based on an African garden”, he says.

Autograph Distillery’s newest creation, Autograph Signet, confirms the strive for the perfect African contemporary-style gin – it is a blend of African honey bush and green rooibos tea with nuances of confetti bush and sharp, citrusy buchu. And all in a stylish quirky apothecary-inspired bottle.

With Africa’s abundance in the botanical offering, local consumers were now presented with gins made with notes of (to name a few) Kalahari truffle, spekboom, buchu, rooibos and Southern Cape fynbos. Taking it to the extreme, one distiller this year even infused a gin with elephant dung, and another with West Coast kelp.

And the growth seems to know no limits. From under a dozen gin distilleries in 2015, there are now around 65 nationwide. Some grocery chains are reporting gin sales growing by 40% a year.

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A 2018 report by market researcher Euromonitor International found craft spirits in South Africa were set for healthy growth in coming years – even if “increasingly obscure and radical botanical tinctures” risked overcrowding the segment. South African retailers this year surprisingly reported alcohol performing better than grocery items in an otherwise depressed environment where consumers are spending less.

According to Malu Lambert, one of South Africa’s leading wine and spirits journalists who writes for, among other, Food, Home and Entertaining, the gin storm shows no sign of abating.

“I have always enjoyed the odd gin-and-tonic, but the explosion in the offerings of craft gins in South Africa over the past few years has turned me into a veritable ginophile,” she says. “I just love the spirit and the energy of the producers: from the beautiful labels and classy bottles to the artisanal way they distil the liquor and the creative use of botanical flavourants…. it is all just so exciting and great to be a part of. South Africa must surely count among the most innovative and best gin producers in the world, and it is wonderful to find South Africans drinking their own gins instead of turning to the large international brands.”

Back to our roots Gin’s roots can be traced to the Netherlands, where jenever – a juniper-flavoured spirit – was hailed for its medicinal benefits as far back as 1350. But sharing is caring, and by the next century the “medicine” had made its way onto the recreational drinks market.

The British invasion of gin began in 1625 when the English went to support their Dutch allies in the Eighty Years’ War against Spain, and they soon developed a taste for ‘Dutch courage’ which calmed their battle-frayed nerves. And it wasn’t long before jenever was distilled in Britain under the name gin.

There are several ways to distil gin, as follows: •

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Steep and boil distillation – botanicals are steeped in the base spirit before distillation (similar to making tea, but the boiling happens afterwards).

Vapour infusion – the gin vapour passes through the botanicals before being condensed back into liquid.

Vacuum distillation – botanicals are steeped while in a vacuum (like a pressure cooker).

Cold compounding – this gin isn’t distilled - rather botanicals are added to the base spirit in the form of oils or essences.

Dr Winnie Bowman, chairperson of the Michelangelo Spirits panel, says the South African gins’ use of local herbs and botanicals never fail to impress the foreign judges on her panel.

“They find the notes of fynbos and rooibos tea, for example, absolutely delightful and unique, a proudly South African calling card for our gins. It is always rewarding seeing this creativity on the part of distillers garnering such interest from the judges. Makes me very proud of our distillers, in fact.”

South African gins show a number of well-made, traditional drier varieties showing true craft in the distillation process and with the just-right amount of juniper character.

“Among the entries we continue to see a tendency where certain gins had little or no juniper influences,” says Bowman. “And that is one thing producers must remember – for an international panel of judges such as what we are on the Michelangelo Awards, no juniper character means no gin character.”

She says the creativity and the scope of the entrants made the gin category extremely interesting.

Dr Winnie Bowman, chairperson of the Michelangelo Spirits panel

“From pure London dry styles to gins with Cape fynbos and through to fruit-laced styles – it is a real dynamic and tasty category and with the quality of my fellow international judges I’d like to think that the Michelangelo results always reveal the finest South African gin producers.”

And when the results of the Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards are announced in October, a few new and exciting gin stars will no doubt be born!

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Category: Storytelling (Winner) Photographer: MatjaĹž Krivic, (Slovenia) Title: Lithium: The Driving Force of the 21st Century

Malta International Photo Award The Top 15 entries from each of the five categories of the Malta International Photo Award 2019, will be showcased in Valetta at an exhibition.

Edited by Anne Schauffer Photographs supplied

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Category: Abstract (Winner) Photographer: Hardijanto Budiman (Indonesia) Title: Red Soul

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he Malta International Photo Award (MIPA) provides aspiring photographers from all around the globe, with a chance to share their passion and their world. MIPA strives to connect the world through photography, and showcase the nature and cultures of different regions of the world to a global audience.

An international panel of photography and publishing experts selected the winners for cash prizes and a photo exhibition for the second annual Malta International Photo Award. The panel judged thousands of entries from over 60 countries that included Malta, Palestine, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Italy, the United States and many more. Professor Arne Hodalič, Photographer and Photo Editor of the National Geographic Slovene Magazine, and head of Malta International Photo Award jury panel of experts, commented on the high quality of the work received this year, saying: “even the larger selection of photos that we have received could get published in the National Geographic Magazine”.

The award is open to amateur and professional photographers globally, not solely those residing in Malta. The award is presented with Malta as a backdrop, as the Maltese outlook on life is integral to the organisers: “We look outside the confines of a small island to the rest of the world, and we welcome everyone to join in.”

For the five categories, prizes include a total of €45 000 €9000 for each category. The Winner of each category receives €5000, the runner-up €3000 and the third €1000. The competition is quite unique in that in each category, the Top 3 are honoured with a cash prize.

All Top 15 in each category were exhibited in an exhibition in Valletta.

All Top 25 in each category were printed in an original publication

by MIPA. Submissions were received in five categories: Nature, Abstract, Cities, People, and Storytelling.

“In addition to participating in this award, we also believe every photographer should have the opportunity to learn and grow from the work they submit. As such, we are committed to providing the opportunity for every participant submitting photographs to choose to have them evaluated by one of our expert Jury members.”

These generously offered reviews were offered by Prof Arne Hodalic - his knowledge and expertise is unique.

The Malta International Photo Award has a strong focus on delivering a quality jury of experts, so as to ensure that all entry participants' work is reviewed by the right people. The Jury reviewed all the entries, and selected the top 25 images or collection (or series) of 5 pictures in each category.

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Category: Cities (Winner) Photographer: Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz (Spain) Title: Twist over the Guggenheim

FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN THE FIVE CATEGORIES • • • • •

Category: People -- Mustafa Hassona, (Palestine), Nation Resistance Category: Nature -- Fredrick Muscat, (Malta), The Whale’s Mouth Cloud Category: Cities -- Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz (Spain), Twist over the Guggenheim Category: Abstract -- Hardijanto Budiman (Indonesia), Red Soul Category: Storytelling -- Matjaž Krivic, (Slovenia), Lithium: The Driving Force of the 21st Century

ABOUT THE WINNERS Mustafa Hassona: A photographer and photojournalist from Gaza Strip, Palestine, who now works with Anadolu Agency AA. Since starting in 2007, he has worked as freelancer for AFP and RETURES. Winner of Picture of the Year International 37th prize in 2015, and selected by the Guardian for the best photographer for 2014.

Fredrick Muscat: Fredrick is an outdoor photographer and digital image developer, based on the island of Malta.

With over 20 years of experience, he considers himself as being ‘the most experienced storm chaser in Malta’. Over time he also took up professional training, investing in numerous international courses and practicing outdoor photography in landscapes and nightscapes.

Feedback about MIPA: “If someone had told me I would win this Award, I never would have believed it. This achievement means a lot to me as it is the recognition that I am on the right path and gives me more confidence to continue and keep moving forward with my creativity in photography. I am so incredibly grateful to MIPA, the judges, and everyone involved. It was well organised and professionally planned”.

Pedro Luis Ajuriguerra Saiz: a self-taught photographer, began his career back in 2010 and is a Member of the Photographic Association Zuri-Beltza (Bilbao) and the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP). Currently working part time as an independent photographer, making collaborations with magazines such as the BAO Bilbao Magazine, and for different sports promoters such as MGZ Promotions and Euskobox. Has received numerous recognitions including Sport Photographer of the Year 2017 –Spain, and has had 2 photos Commended at Sony World Photography awards 2017.

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Category: Nature (Winner) Photographer: Fredrick Muscat, (Malta) Title: The Whale’s Mouth Cloud

Category: Nature (Runner-Up) Photographer: Petar Sabol, Croatia Title: Up and down

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Category: People (Winner) Photographer: Mustafa Hassona, (Palestine) Title: Nation Resistance

Category: People (Runner-Up) Photographer: Md Huzzatul Mursalin (Bangladesh/US) Nationality: Bangladesh, Residence: US Title: Admirer of Piety

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Category: Nature (Third place) Photographer: Florent Gooden, France Title: Wide Open

Matjaž Krivic - Matjaž Krivic is a documentary photographer capturing stories of people and places. For 25 years he has covered the face of the earth in his intense, personal and aesthetically moving style that has won him several prestigious awards, including a World Press Photo award in 2016.

Hardijanto Budiman – Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Hardijanto Budiman is a self-taught photographer who is interested in all types of photography especially surreal subjects.

Feedback about MIPA: "Though this is the first year of the Award, I'm very impressed! The platform of MIPA, gives so much opportunity to photographers from around the world to show their best works and get positive exposure”.

“I'm so grateful my photo has been awarded as the winner in Abstract category. It's such an unforgettable experience in my photography journey - just like a dream comes true!”

The Malta International Photo Award is a premier photo award that strives at promoting the art of photography from all across the world.

Submissions for the five classic categories: people, cities, nature, abstract and storytelling for MIPA Autumn 2019 will be open end of September 2019.

GET IN TOUCH Anja Goder tel.: +356 2138 2868 info@maltaphotoaward.com Triq ir-Russett, Bel Arbre Unit 2, App. 13 Kappara SGN 4437 Malta www.maltaphotoaward.com

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The journey may be the destination, but the road to Mokuti is a comfortable drive and all tar.

550 km of it, all the way from Windhoek snaking north.

We are up early.

Not even the birds have raised an eyelid. The

city is quiet, no sounds of the early-morning rush hour, no hooting, no garbage trucks barging up the street.

Quickly, start the engine, lock the house, head out.

Blinking sleepily in the grey early morning light, I warm my hands on the travel mug brimming with piping hot coffee, taking tentative sips when I can’t help myself and burn my tongue.

We are set for a road trip. The snacks, the music, the road stretched before us. We are out of Windhoek before most of its inhabitants have even woken up. That’s because we just can’t help ourselves. We are itching to get to Etosha as soon as possible.

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It’s winter, the veld is yellow and gold and bare.

Hordes of warthog snuffle the ground along the B1, stuffing their faces with the lime green blades of grass. One after the other, we tick off the towns between us and our destination: Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, Otavi, Tsumeb. Each one an opportunity to stop for fuel, for water, for snacks.

To tempt us to extend our travel time just a little longer.

In Otavi we check the map and decide, why not, to take the road less travelled, a gravel one heading out of the town, ostensibly leading to Etosha.

No other cars in sight, the only evidence of other travellers being there are the dust clouds their tyres kick up that hang in the air long after they’ve sped on. Through farm gates with signs to close them after passing through (CLOSE ME FOR RESPONSIBLE CATTLE says one). Navigating past herds of cattle, which watch us with dull expressions of disinterest and seem to wonder what on earth we’re doing there.

This is not the tourist route. But we are close now, we can feel it. The wilderness spits us out after a final PLEASE CLOSE GATE and a royal blue stripe beckons, and in the distance, there, the Von Lindequist Gate of Etosha National Park.

A stone’s throw from the gate we turn off the road to our left, where the world’s friendliest gate guard ushers us through with a broad smile and a clipboard. Mokuti’s private reserve envelops us, leading us deeper into the bush until a collection of thatch-roofed buildings appears.

After check-in and a complimentary chilled welcome drink, we head out over the lush green lawn to our room, one of 114 in this sprawling property. A little surprise: rose petals and a pair of towel-swans on the bed, champagne in an ice bucket, with a personal note to welcome us.

I am half-tempted to open the bottle, but we have other plans.

There is so much to do. So much I want to see.

Follow one of the trails around the reserve.

Visit Ontouka Reptile Park.

Improve my non-existent backhand at the tennis courts.

But we do none of these things, not now, anyway.

It’s back to the reception, where we hop on a game viewer and head out into the bush again.

The day is winding down. We don’t drive far.

There, facing a magnificent camelthorn tree set towards the west, a small table, draped in a checkered tablecloth, covered with a spread of snacks and array of drinks.

The sun dips ever lower, the light changes, the colours of the rainbow break over the sky in vibrant ribbons. The orb at the centre glows in that impossible every-colour that is almost white. And then it’s gone.

We toast the sunset and the adventures that await us.

Mokuti Lodge is located on a 4 000 hectare private nature reserve which shares a common border with Etosha. At night you can hear the bark of hyena.

The main attraction is, of course, the wildlife.

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The next morning we are up long before daybreak.

The restaurant is already abuzz. Other earlyrisers are there, scooping up sunny-side eggs and omelettes from the grill, while I can’t resist loading my plate with fresh pastries.

We don’t want to be late for the morning game drive.

Our lovely tour guide Emma sees to it that we are completely comfortable before we set off. There are a few other Mokuti vehicles also making their way to the park. The officials at the entrance have an easy comradery going with our guides and we are through in a jiffy.

Within a matter of moments we tick off the major ones: lion, leopard and, amazingly, cheetah as well.

We even spot a hyena.

Emma points out the supporting cast, a family of black-backed jackal sneaking around the lions; a Kori Bustard stepping through the long grass slowly but surely; female ostriches, twitching their brown feathers as if irritated by the lack of males.

We watch the pride of lions catnapping in the sun in the open grass of gold, snoozing long enough for us to decide to move on to greener pastures. One sits with a chunk of meat, unwilling to share, getting every last bite out of it. The others are too full to care, their tummies big, round bulges. Three males and one female. Emma informs us it was probably the lioness who did all the hard work catching the prey the previous night.

What an amazing sighting.

At a waterhole we are convinced that the leopard we are watching is about to pounce on the seemingly unsuspecting springbok nearby. But they are more alert than the leopard realises. The wind is blowing its scent straight towards the springbok and they stand still, with necks erect, searching the surrounding thicket for danger.

Perhaps our vehicle gave the leopard away.

Other visitors to the waterhole aren’t nearly as vigilant. Kudus, zebras, a myriad of birds. Relaxed in the knowledge that someone will sound the alarm. Groupthink. Safety in numbers. Zebra calves splash out into the centre of the water, followed by their elders. With raised lips they quench their thirst.

The air is still chilly, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. A family of ducks float near the water’s edge, huddled together for warmth. Perched nearby on the highest branch, a Lilac-breasted Roller puffs its feathers, too cold to care about being photogenic.

The leopard still hasn’t caught anything. From a stalking posture to sitting to finally laying down its head. Lunch is a little too far off.

I know how that leopard feels.

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Back at the lodge, we rush towards the poolside bar for lunch, first dumping our kit in our room. Again, I am tempted to stay, just to bask in the delicious coolness of it. Sink into our king size bed, get comfortable under the crisp white sheets and never come out. But, out we go.

We take a poolside seat, order a beer, some food, and scan our surroundings. Families splashing in the water.

Slurping milkshakes. Fries dipped haphazardly in ketchup.

A tiny bird in the bush next to us is calling to its mate. Flitting from branch to branch. Scuttles into the undergrowth and disappears. A squirrel scurries up a trunk and watches a striped mongoose weaving its way between the legs of the chairs, sniffing for forgotten scraps and dropped morsels.

Along a winding path we amble to the spa, secluded, a short walk away from the hustle and bustle of the lodge.

Fountains gurgle in the courtyard.

I lie down for a massage, hoping for my masseuse to get rid of a few kinks. I never find it easy to relax, somehow always clinging to control, my right hand clenching involuntarily into a fist. This time, though, I only realise the massage is over when a soft towel is tucked around my limbs and I hear the quiet voice of my masseuse raising me from the dream I’ve been having.

We get drinks at the bar and wait for dusk to settle in a circle of camping chairs around a crackling fire, joined by other travellers, sharing stories, origins, opinions and views.

Night falls.

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The boma is alive with activity. The circular open-air room, with a barbeque at its centre, is filled with the noise of clinking glasses, laughter, conversation.

We make our way past the doorway. It’s not our party.

Instead, we settle down at a table for two outside the restaurant, with our very own barbeque on the lawn before us. A real Namibian braai.

Traditional black potjies are set out on a mokoro.

Pap, tomato relish and of course, the main ingredient, delicious flame-grilled venison. There’s also a vegetarian pasta dish, though, just in case.

I spy a young boy eyeing the tower of meringues on the dessert buffet. He is barely taller than the tabletop. He reaches up one small hand, itching to pluck out a white, gleaming patisserie from the rest.

But he just, just can’t reach. I can feel the boy’s misery.

I go over to him and, to his surprise, break off the topmost one and place it on his plate. I see the utter relief on his face. And perhaps a question: who will top him up for seconds?

Our last glass of red wine at Mokuti.

We toast our weekend and our game-watching achievements.

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Amazingly beautiful, we love how Newron Motors Electric Motorcycle blends organic materials with composite. It’s a striking concept of a high-end motorcycle with a body that’s crafted entirely from wood. Designing an elegant electric motorcycle is not an easy task, especially when designers have to combine that motorcycle with boxy batteries. However, Newron Motors has successfully done that by covering the large, cylindrical battery pack with a sleek and curved wooden cover. It’s definitely an eco-friendly motorcycle.

Newron Motors wants to bring the idea of being one with your motorcycle in total silence. It is equipped with advanced technology that will asses the rider’s destination to ensure there’s enough power to get there and back. It’s a smart bike that will also provide riders with warnings to remind them to do some maintaining when needed. We definitely love the combination of nature and technology; it extends the environmentally friendly machine all the way to the body.

All wireless earbuds are actually not truly wireless since you still have to carry a charging case, right? Aipower wants to eliminate that charging case by releasing Wearbuds, true wireless earbuds housed in a fitness band. This smart device offers ultimate convenience with astonishing sound, it’s specially designed for ultra portability that includes fitness tracker features.

Thanks to its patented design, Wearbuds allows those earbuds to be stored and charged inside a fithess tracker wristband, enhancing your audio and fitness tracking experience. You don’t need to carry an extra charging case, these earbuds are perfectly placed inside your wristband.

Aside from offering convenience, Wearbuds also feature flawless audio streaming with an advanced Qualcomm chipset and Bluetooth 5.0 technology. It is able to reproduce booming bass with crisp highs with the help from fine-tuned graphene-augmented drivers. The band strap is made of silicone for comfortable wear and it stays dry and clean throughout different activities. One more thing, Wearbuds support Mono Mode, a feature that comes from latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology; it means that user can make/answer calls freely using just one earbud.

Designed by Newron Motors

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Namibia Heart Center &

Roman Catholic Hospital are pleased to announce the opening of our

HEART ATTACK CENTER at

ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL A Heart attack (myocardial infarction) is caused by sudden blockage of the coronary artery by a blood clot. If not treated immediately it can cause damage to the heart or death. 20% of patients who develop a heart attack die before reaching the hospital. The blocked artery must be opened as soon as possible, in order to save the heart and life of the patient!

CORONARY ARTERY OPENED BY BALLOON & STENT

CORONARY ARTERY BLOCKED

WILL PROVIDE A 24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH A SUSPECTED or CONFIRMED HEART ATTACK. Patients with sudden chest pains or shortness of breath should call our emergency number at 085-911, or go directly to our Emergency Unit at Roman Catholic Hospital.

Doctors dealing with patients with a suspected myocardial infarction should call our heart attack coordinator at 085-911, to activate the Heart Attack Response Team. The patient should be referred immediately to our Emergency Unit at Roman Catholic Hospital.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: STATE PATIENTS WITHOUT ANY MEDICAL AID SHOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE EMERGENCTY UNIT at KATUTURA STATE HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY WILL RECEIVE THE INITIAL TREATMENT.

OUR TEAM IS READY TO SAVE YOUR HEART

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OUR CARDIAC INTERVENTIONAL TEAM HAS VAST EXPERIENCE & EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS OUR OUR CARDIAC CARDIACINTERVENTIONAL INTERVENTIONALTEAM TEAMHAS HAS  EXPERIENCE Over 6000 heart interventionsRESULTS since VAST & EXCEPTIONAL VAST EXPERIENCE & EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS 2012(stents, angiograms, pacemakers)  Over 6000 heart  very safeinterventions (complicationsince rate <1%,  We Overare 6000 heart interventions since 2012(stents, angiograms, pacemakers) mortality rate 0%).

2012(stents, angiograms, pacemakers)  very rate  We 24/7 Emergency Cardiac Service at <1%, Weare are verysafe safe(complication (complication rate <1%, mortality rate 0%).

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YOU YOUARE ARESAFE SAFEIN INOUR OURHANDS HANDS

DR SIMON IDRIS BESHIR MD, FRCP, FESC, FACC

DR SIMON IDRIS BESHIR MD, FRCP, FESC, FACC Consultant Cardiologist DR SIMON IDRIS BESHIR MD, FRCP, FESC, FACC Consultant Cardiologist (Adult & Interventional Cardiology) Consultant Cardiologist Cardiology) (Adult & Interventional T:(Adult +264(0) 61 246 000 & Interventional +264(0) 61253 246635 000 Cardiology) F:T:T:+264 (0) 61 F:+264(0) +264 (0)61 61246 253000 635 E: F: drbeshir.pa@gmail.com +264 (0) 61 253 635 E: drbeshir.pa@gmail.com E: drbeshir.pa@gmail.com

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DR HENNING DU TOIT MBChB, FRCS, FCS

DR HENNING DU FRCS, Consultant Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon DR HENNING DU TOIT TOIT MBChB, MBChB, FRCS, FCS FCS Consultant Surgeon T: +264(0)Cardio-Thoracic 61 246 000 Consultant Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon T:T:F:+264(0) 61 +264 (0) 61246 253000 635 +264(0) 61 246 000 whk.heart.centre@gmail.com F:F:E:+264 (0) +264 (0)61 61 253 253 635 635 E:whk.heart.centre@gmail.com whk.heart.centre@gmail.com E:

SERVICES PROVIDED

SERVICES PROVIDED SERVICES PROVIDED  Coronary Angiogram – Cardiac Catheter  Coronaryangioplasty Angiogram – Cardiac Catheter   Balloon Coronary Angiogram&–stent Cardiac Catheter  Balloon angioplasty & stent implantation  implantation Balloon angioplasty & stent  Heart Attack management 24/7 implantation  Heart Attack management 24/7  Implantation ofpacemakers, pacemakers, Loop ECG Heart Attackof management 24/7  Implantation Loop ECG recorders (Reveal)  recorders Implantation of pacemakers, Loop ECG (Reveal) recorders (Reveal)  Heart failure management  Heart failure management Heart failure of management  Management Management ofpalpitations palpitationsand and   blackouts Management of palpitations and blackouts blackouts  (heart  Echocardiography Echocardiography (heartsonar) sonar)  Echocardiography (heart  ECG, 24-hr ECG and Blood Pressure  ECG, 24-hr ECG and Bloodsonar) Pressure  monitors ECG, 24-hr ECG and Blood Pressure monitors monitorsECG test  Exercise  Exercise ECG test  Exercise ECG test   Bypass Bypassoperation operation(CABG) (CABG)  Bypass operation (CABG)by open heart  Heart Valve Replacement  Heart Valve Replacement  surgery Heart Valve Replacement by by open open heart heart surgery surgery + many other procedures ++ many many other other procedures procedures

OUR HEART SURGEON & CARDIAC THEATRE TEAM OUR HEARTSURGEON SURGEON &CARDIAC CARDIAC THEATRE THEATRE TEAM OUR HEART  Since 2012 we&performed over 1200 TEAM open heart operations  Surgical results comparable with the best world centers  Since 2012 we performed over 1200 open heart heart operations   Since 2012 wesurgeon performed over 1200 open heart operations Experienced in-house = safety for our patients !!  Surgical results comparable with the best world heart centers  Surgical results comparable with the best world heart centers  Experienced surgeon in-house = safety for our patients !!

EMERGENCIES = PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK, BLACKOUT, SEVERE ARRHYTHMIA, PALPITATIONS or BREATHLESSNESS: Please call our emergency cardiac number 085-911 or come urgently (send your patient) to Casualty at Roman Catholic Hospital EMERGENCIES = PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK, BLACKOUT, SEVERE ARRHYTHMIA, PALPITATIONS or BREATHLESSNESS: EMERGENCIES PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE ATTACK, BLACKOUT, SEVERE ARRHYTHMIA, PALPITATIONS or BREATHLESSNESS: Please call our=emergency cardiac number HEART 085-911 or come urgently (send your patient) to Casualty at Roman Catholic Hospital URGENT REFERRAL TO CARDIOLOGIST = PATIENTS TO BE SEEN or ADMITTED WITHIN A FEW DAYS Please call our emergency cardiac number 085-911 or come urgently (send your patient) to Casualty at Roman Catholic Hospital Please send SMS or WhatApp to 0818-764-807 with the patient name and contact number and the patient will be contacted a.s.a.p.

URGENT REFERRAL TO CARDIOLOGIST = PATIENTS TO BE SEEN or ADMITTED WITHIN A FEW DAYS Please send SMS orTO WhatApp to 0818-764-807 with patient and number the will be a.s.a.p.

URGENT REFERRAL CARDIOLOGIST = PATIENTS TOthe BEOUR SEEN orname ADMITTED WITHIN A FEW DAYS ROUTINE REFERRALS or APPOINTMENTS KINDLY CALL SECRETARY ONcontact 061-246-000 orand FAX THEpatient REFRERRAL TOcontacted 061-253-635

Please send SMS or WhatApp to 0818-764-807 with the patient name and contact number and the patient will be contacted a.s.a.p.

ROUTINE REFERRALS or APPOINTMENTS KINDLY CALL OUR SECRETARY ON 061-246-000 or FAX THE REFRERRAL TO 061-253-635

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WELCOME ABOARD BEM-VINDO A BORDO WILLKOMMEN AN BORD

ENGLISH Thank you for choosing Air Namibia. We will do everything to ensure you have a pleasant flight. if you need assistance, please ask any of our cabin attendants.

PORTUGUESE

GERMAN

Obrigado por ter escolhido Air Namibia. Faremos de tudopara garantir que tenhas um vôo agradável. Se vocêprecisar de assistência, por favor, pergunte a qualquer um dos nossos assistentes de cabine.

Danke, dass Sie sich dafür entschieden haben mit Air Namibia zu fliegen.

Wir werden alles tun um Ihnen den Flug so angenehm wie möglich zu gestalten. Wenn Sie Fragen haben oder Hilfe benötigen, wenden Sie sich bitte an einen unserer Flugbegleiter oder Flugbegleiterinnen.

Our highly trained cabin Os nossos assistentes de cabin, altamente profissionais, attendants are at your service on estão ao seu dispor em todos os nossos vôos para a sua all our flight, for your safety and segurança e conforto. comfort.

Unser versiertes Flugpersonal steht Ihnen während des Fluges jederzeit zur Verfügung. Für Ihre Sicherheit und Bequemlichkeit sind Sie bei unserer Crew in besten Händen.

We carry first-aid kits on all our flights, should a passenger need assistance for minor conditions.

Existe kits de primeiros socorros a bordo todos os nossos Eine medizinische Erstversorgung ist vôos, se os passageiros precisarem de assistência com auf allen unseren Flügen sicher gestellt.

Eine Erste-Hilfe-Ausrüstung befindet sich condições médicas relativamente menores. immer an Bord.

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Zu Ihrer eigenen Sicherheit bitten wir Sie, sich die in der Zeitschriftentasche vor Ihnen benfindliche Sicherheits-Instruktionen aufmerksam durchzulesen.

As a safety precaution, it is important to read the safety card stored in the seat pocket in front of you

Como medida de segurança, é importante ler o cartão segurança armazenado no bolso do assento à sua frente

Life vests are stored under your seat. Only use them as demonstrate, and only when instructed by the cabin attendants.

Coletes salva-vidas são armazenados por de baixo do seu Ihre Schwimmweste befindet sich unter Ihrem Sitz. Bitte benutzen Sie diese nur auf assento. Use-os conforme a demonstração e somente Anweisung der Flugbegleiter/-innen. quando instruído pelos assistentes de cabin.

Smoking is prohibited on all Air Namibia flights.

É proibido fumar em todos os vôos da Air Namibia.

Air Namibia

Auf allen Air Namibia Flügen gilt ein absolutes Rauchverbot.

Seats must be in the upright position during take-off and landing. For your own safety, you are required to fasten your seat belt whenever the seat belt sign is illuminated and we recommend that you keep your belt fastened throughout the flights.

Assentos devem estar na posição vertical durante a decolagem e aterragem. Para sua própria segurança, você é obrigado a apertar o cinto sempre que o sinal do cinto de segurança é iluminado e nós recomendamos que mantenhas apertado o cinto durante todo o vôo.

Während Start und Landung müssen sich die Sitzlehnen in aufrechter Position benfinden. Bitte schnallen Sie sich an, sobald das Anschnallzeichen aufleuchtet.

Zu Ihrer eigenen Sicherheit empfehlen wir während des gesamten Fluges angeschnallt zu bleiben.

We offer complimentray meals, and beverages on all our flights.

Special-diet or vegetarian meals are available upon request when making reservations.

Nós oferecemos refeições e bebidas de cortesia em todos os nossos vôos.Dietas-especiais ou refeições vegetarianas estão disponíveis mediante uma solicitação ao fazer reservas.

Auf unseren Flügen werden Mahlzeiten und Getränke serviert.

Diätische oder vegetarische Mahlzeiten können bei der Flugbuchung angefragt werden

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ENGLISH We carry an extensive range of duty free products at competitive prices on selected flights. please refer to our catalogue for details.

PORTUGUESE Nós carregamos uma extensa variedade de produtos com isenção de direitos a preços competitivos em vôos selecionados. Por favor, consulte o nosso catálogo para mais detalhes.

GERMAN An Bord ist ein umfangreiches Sortiment an Duty-Free-Produkten zu attraktiven Preisen erhältlich. Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte unserem Duty-FreeKatalog.

Audio and visual entertainment Programas de entretenimento de áudio e visual estão programmes are available on disponíveis nos vôos operados através dos nossos Flights operated using our A330 aeronaves A330 e A319. and A319 aircraft.

Audio- und Videoprogramme sind an Bord unserer Airbus A330 und A319 Maschinen verfügbar.

Our A319 and ERJ 135 aircraft Alguns dos nossos aviões têm saídas de ar individuais, have individual air vents which que podem ser ajustados para fornecer um fluxo de ar can be adjusted to provide a refrescante. refreshing stream of air.

Unsere Fluggeräte des Typs Airbus A319 und Embraer ERJ135 verfügen über individuelle Frischluftdüsen.

Health regulations in some countries require that the aircraft cabin must be sprayed.

The spray is harmless, but if you think it might affect you, cover your nose and mouth with a handkerchief.

Um den Gesundheitsvorschriften einiger Länder zu entsprechen, muss die Flugzeugkabine mit einem für den Menschen unbedenklichen Spray behandelt werden.

Wir empfehlen dennoch, die Atemwege durch Vorhalten eines Taschentuchs zu schützen.

Regulamentos de saúde em determinados países exigem que a cabine da aeronave deve ser pulverizada.

O pulverizador é inofensivo, mas se você acha que pode afetá-lo, por favor, cobrir o nariz e a boca com um lenço.

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Should you travel with a baby Se você viajar com um bebê recomendamos que você we recommend you request a solicite um berço especialmente nos vôos de longo curso. bassinet especially on the longhaul flights.

Sollten Sie mit einem Baby reisen, empfehlen wir Ihnen besonders auf Langsteckenfügen ein Babybett zu beantragen.

Please do not place any luggage Por favor não coloque bagagem por de baixo do assento under seats at the emergency de saída de emergência. Bagagem de mão deve ser exit seat. armazenado na estiva sobrecarga

“Bitte beachten Sie, dass das Verstauen von Handgepäck unter Ihrem Sitz an den Notausgängen nicht gestattet ist.“

Carry-on luggage should be stored in the overhead stowage.

Handgepäck ist in den Gepäckfächern über Ihrem Sitz zu verstauen.

We suggest that passengers do Sugerimos que os passageiros effectuam exercícios de stretching exercises, and move alongamento e movementam-se durante vôo para melhorar a circulação sanguínea. during the flight to improve blood circulation.

Versuchen Sie, sich während des Fluges möglichst oft zu strecken und zu bewegen.

So wird Ihr Kreislauf angeregt.

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Schedule 01 August till 26 October 2019 ( ALL times local) NOTE: Luanda flights to resume operations from 1 October 2019 NOTE: check-in time should be two hours before departure international One hour before departure for domestic

International Flight no SW 286

From Frankfurt

To

Days

Departure Arrival

Windhoek

Daily

20:10

06:30+1

SW 285

Windhoek

Frankfurt

Daily

21:35

07:55+1

Flight No SW 708

From Cape Town

To

Days

Departure Arrival

Windhoek

Daily

18:35

20:45

SW 714

Cape Town

Walvis Bay

Daily

10:05

12:15

SW 714

Cape Town

Windhoek (via Walvis Bay)

Daily

10:05

13:30

SW 742

Durban

Windhoek (via Gaborone)

Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

12:35

15:55

SW 742

Durban

Gaborone

Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

12:35

13:55

SW 742

Durban

Gaborone

Mon, Wed

11:55

13:15

SW 742

Durban

Windhoek (via Gaborone)

Mon, Wed

11:55

15:15

SW 742

Durban

Gaborone

Sat

12:20

13:40

SW 742

Durban

Windhoek (via Gaborone)

Sat

12:20

15:40

SW 741

Gaborone

Durban

Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

10:40

11:55

SW 742

Gaborone

Windhoek

Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

14:25

15:55

SW 742

Gaborone

Windhoek

Mon, Wed

13:45

15:15

SW 742

Gaborone

Windhoek

Sat

14:10

15:40

SW 741

Gaborone

Durban

Mon, Wed

10:00

11:15

SW 741

Gaborone

Durban

Sat

10:25

11:40

SW 416

Harare

Windhoek

Tue

17:35

19:50

SW 414

Harare

Windhoek

Fri, Sun

14:15

16:30

SW 722

Johannesburg

Windhoek

Daily

06:40

08:45

SW 726

Johannesburg

Windhoek

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

11:10

13:15

SW 726

Johannesburg

Windhoek

Sun

10:45

12:50

SW 728

Johannesburg

Windhoek

Daily

18:25

20:30

SW 304

Luanda

Windhoek

Wed, Fri, Sun

11:55

15:25

SW 378

Lusaka

Windhoek

Mon, Wed

18:30

20:50

SW 378

Lusaka

Windhoek

Sat

17:15

19:35

SW 403

Victoria Falls

Harare

Fri, Sun

12:30

13:25

SW 403

Victoria Falls

Windhoek

Fri, Sun

12:30

16:30

SW 406

Victoria Falls

Windhoek

Mon, Wed

19:15

20:50

SW 406

Victoria Falls

Windhoek

Thu

18:35

20:10

SW 406

Victoria Falls

Windhoek

Sat

18:15

19:50

SW 715

Walvis Bay

Cape Town

Daily

15:45

17:55

SW 303

Windhoek

Luanda

Wed, Fri, Sun

09:30

11:10

SW 377

Windhoek

Lusaka

Mon, Wed

15:45

18:00

SW 377

Windhoek

Lusaka

Sat

14:30

16:45

SW 403

Windhoek

Harare (via Victoria Falls)

Fri, Sun

10:20

13:25

SW 415

Windhoek

Harare

Tue

15:00

17:05

Regional

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SW 403

Windhoek

Victoria Falls

Fri, Sun

10:20

11:55

SW 405

Windhoek

Victoria Falls

Mon, Wed

17:10

18:45

SW 405

Windhoek

Victoria Falls

Thu

16:30

18:05

SW 405

Windhoek

Victoria Falls

Sat

16:10

17:45

SW 703

Windhoek

Cape Town

Daily

07:25

09:25

SW 741

Windhoek

Gaborone

Mon, Wed

08:00

09:30

SW 741

Windhoek

Durban (via Gaborone)

Mon, Wed

08:00

11:15

SW 741

Windhoek

Durban (via Gaborone)

Sat

08:25

11:40

SW 741

Windhoek

Gaborone

Sat

08:25

09:55

SW 741

Windhoek

Gaborone

Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

08:40

10:10

SW 741

Windhoek

Durban (via Gaborone)

Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

08:40

11:55

SW 723

Windhoek

Johannesburg

Daily

07:45

09:30

SW 727

Windhoek

Johannesburg

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun 14:10

15:55

SW 727

Windhoek

Johannesburg

Sat

14:15

16:00

SW 729

Windhoek

Johannesburg

Daily

17:30

19:15

SW 715

Windhoek

Cape Town (via Walvis Bay)

Daily

14:30

17:55

Flight No

From

To

Days

Departure Arrival

SW 101

Eros

Ondangwa

Daily

07:00

07:55

SW 105

Eros

Ondangwa

Mon, Thu

14:00

14:55

SW 107

Eros

Ondangwa

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun

17:30

18:25

SW 113

Eros

Oranjemund

Sat

09:55

11:00

SW 113

Eros

Luderitz (via Oranjemund)

Sat

09:50

12:10

SW 125

Eros

Rundu

Wed, Fri, Sun

14:00

15:00

SW 133

Eros

Katima Mulilo

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

09:50

11:15

SW 114

Luderitz

Eros

Tue, Thu

13:00

14:00

SW 114

Luderitz

Eros

Sat

12:30

13:30

SW 134

Katima Mulilo

Eros

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

11:45

13:10

SW 126

Rundu

Eros

Wed, Fri, Sun

15:30

16:30

SW 113

Oranjemund

Luderitz

Tue, Thu

12:00

12:40

SW 113

Oranjemund

Eros (via Luderitz)

Tue, Thu

12:00

14:00

SW 113

Oranjemund

Luderitz

Sat

11:30

12:10

SW 113

Oranjemund

Eros (via Luderitz)

Sat

11:30

13:30

SW 102

Ondangwa

Eros

Daily

08:25

09:20

SW 106

Ondangwa

Eros

Mon, Thu

15:25

16:20

SW 108

Ondangwa

Eros

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun

18:55

19:50

SW 714

Walvis Bay

Windhoek

Daily

12:50

13:30

SW 113

Eros

Oranjemund

Tue, Thu

10:20

11:30

SW 113

Eros

Luderitz (via Oranjemund)

Tue, Thu

10:20

12:40

SW 715

Windhoek

Walvis Bay

Daily

14:30

15:10

Domestic

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TRAVEL UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2019 VOL. 3, NO. 8

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We are a proudly Namibian hospitality and service company. We manage resorts and camps within our National Parks across our beautiful country on behalf of the Namibian Government.

OKAUKUEJO RESORT Starting from as little as N$750 Key activities: Game drives

TOURISM IS EVERYBODYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BUSINESS A quick search for the definition of the word tourism provides you with the following - the commercial organisation and operation of holidays and visits to places of interest. However, if you delve deeper, you would realise that tourism goes far beyond visiting sites and enjoying a great holiday. The industry has so many different touch points such as township tours, adventure activities, transportation services, cultural cuisines, and so many other aspects that genuinely make it everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business.

During the past few years, I have become quite appreciative of the significant role this sector plays within a country. Though quite recently, I had two experiences that had me appreciate the importance the industry plays and why it is everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business to safeguard it. My fi rst experience was when I travelled to Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Travel Indaba which is one of the most significant tourism marketing events on the African calendar, and one of the top three â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;must visitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; events of its kind on the global calendar.

Indaba he tends to make an average of R6000 per week and can sometimes earn more on busier days. He excitedly told me that, the beauty about uber for him is that he can do it whenever he needs extra cash and does not need to own the car he drives as there are people who hire their vehicles out.

This alone got me thinking of the opportunity that our youth here in Namibia could benefit from, by looking at the alternative of Uber in Namibia, which is LEFA, which is a shuttle requesting application that connects drivers and passengers. This could be one opportunity for our youth to not only get an income for themselves but also partake in the tourism sector.

The second experience was on my recent trip to Swakopmund.

Having visited the coast so many times, this time around, I decided to take on a township tour to understand the impact cultural tourism has on the sector. So, one afternoon, a representative from Hafeni cultural township tours came to pick me up with six other guests for one of their cultural tours.

The trip started at the local market in Mondesa, where we got to experience how the local entrepreneurs survive by selling dried fi sh, mopane worms, beans and many other cultural delicacies. The guests I was with were quite impressed with the tenacity and drive these entrepreneurs had, with some of them purchasing some goods to take with.

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The Africa Travel Indaba has been hosted in Durban for several years and has ultimately contributed meaningfully to the province of KwaZulu-Natal. For instance, the province intends growing tourism contribution to its economy to reach between R65 billion and R98 billion in the very near future which would result in the generation of not less than 183 000 job opportunities for its people.

Such figures showcase the potential and possibilities that exist within the sector and how so many more people can benefit from it. One example that I saw which provided excellent employment opportunities for many of the youth in Durban was Uber, which is the most recognised ride-sharing alternative to traditional taxis. During my trip, I decided to only make use of Uber as an alternative to taking taxis. What came out quite strongly was how many young people who were previously unemployed or are studying earn an additional income by being uber drivers for tourists and locals alike. For instance, one of the drivers I chatted to during one of my rides told me that he does this as a side job even though he has full-time employment. He said during the

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Though the experience that stood out was our visit to an Ovaherero home, which also includes a kindergarten. During our visit here, we got to understand the history of the Ovaherero culture, including how the dressing code came about. Most importantly, was the detail that our tour guide Jonas went into, which made it a pleasure to understand the history of one of Namibiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people better. At the establishment, some of the tourists bought some souvenirs that were for sale, which are aimed at assisting the kindergartenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maintenance.

During these two instances, I got a deeper appreciation of why; tourism is truly everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business. Aside from the international tourists we receive, we as the domestic travellers owe it to ourselves to explore different places whether regionally or locally because through this, not only do we expand our horizons we also contribute economically to varying sectors within the country.

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