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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Update your calendar with 2020’s must-attend events. This month we share some tips on what to keep busy with while the world outside has been put on pause. Send us your event suggestion to fly@venture.com.na and we will be sure to feature it in upcoming issues. Please note that event suggestions need to be sent two months in advance.

BETWEEN TWO DESERTS

Remy The Quill discusses clichés and living a hard but ever-exciting life in a country sandwiched between two deserts.

ERONGO MOUNTAIN WINERY 19

Namibia’s newest, but arguably most popular, winery is found just outside the small town of Omaruru.

ECONOMIC PULSE

Economic researchers from IJG discuss emotional markets during times of turmoil in the Namibia Trade Network’s Economic Pulse, a monthly series on finance and the economy.

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

Drawing inspiration from the nation to create a song that would unite them all - this is the story of the origins of Namibia’s national anthem.

ART-IST

Gina Figueira, coowner of Start Art Gallery, and the business of bringing Namibian art onto the world stage.

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Charene Labuschagne chats with Kimberley Krieger about the beauty of health and nutrition beyond the insta-fads.

THE FINNISH MISSION SOCIETY IN OWAMBO

Willie Olivier gathers interesting facts about the central northern region of Namibia.

LOOKING GLOBAL

Global issues with local impact. Seasoned Namibian journalist Willie Olivier looks at the biodiversity and wildlife conservation and how it affects our daily lives.

ROYAL HUSTLERS

Sam Shivute, one of Namibia’s most sought-after transformational coaches and motivational speakers, discusses rising from security guard to Bank of Namibia’s Director of Banking Services.

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he sun sets over the Atlantic in brilliant hues of poppy colours. The beach is still teeming with those wishing to make the most of the lovely weather. In a beautiful space inside The Bay Hotel in Camps Bay the who’s who of the Cape Town tourism industry has gathered for the official launch of Namibia’s first private passenger airline. FlyWestair’s inaugural flight from Eros Airport in Windhoek to Cape Town International Airport, via Oranjemund, touched down in the Mother City on 7 October 2019. After months of smoothing out operations, the FlyWestair team deemed it time to introduce themselves officially to the industry that will support their growing success from the South African side. Attended by the leading tourism agencies, representatives of the City of Cape Town, the Airports Company South Africa and Cape Town Air Access, the event gave the FlyWestair team the opportunity to introduce both themselves and their products. The threatening shadow of the Corona Virus was looming overhead, as the first case in South Africa had been confirmed earlier that morning. Two days later, Namibia also announced its first case.

During this time of upheaval and collective confusion, strong relationships and understanding will ensure that we still have an industry to return to after the pandemic has passed. At the time of going to print, FlyWestair had to suspend its flights to Cape Town temporarily. Based on decisions made by the government, and in the interest of public safety, we would like to communicate the following to our passengers and customers: Our domestic flights to Ondangwa will continue as scheduled. We are extremely focussed on the health and safety of both our staff and passengers and have put preventative measures in place to ensure the sanitation of our aircraft and all facilities. We will be back in the air and back on all our routes as soon as the time is once again right. We look forward to welcoming you soon on our flights again. This too shall pass. We are not afraid to start over. This time we will not be starting from scratch, we will be starting from experience. Stay safe. The FlyWestair team

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I personally choose FlyWestair because they are the best as compared to other airlines. They are not only affordable but they offer excellent services. Their pilots are the best, I don’t feel anything especially during descent etc. The pilots are highly trained and I always recommend friends and relatives to fly with FlyWestair. Tobias Pendapala

2. The FlyWestair flight costs are affordable which is incredible. NB with FlyWestair they always have specials which make them very accommodative. 3. They give you free baggage of 20 kgs and you still have an option for possible add ons. 4. My favourite reason of all. The in-flight food always leaves me wanting more. It is always outstanding. 5. The flight attendants are really nice, kind hearted and genuine. I will never forget the beautiful Ava Shihepo that served me on my first flight. 6. The great views from Flywestair window. I always make sure I book a window seat. Sure, you can get good views from other forms of transport as well but there is nothing that compares to the bird’s eye view you get from FlyWestair when you fly with them. 7. This airline always has amazing rewards for it’s customers. All in all the service offered by FlyWestair is gold class. I am grateful and thank you FlyWestair. - Berta Dhiginina Angungu

2020

What’s happening. What. Is. Happening? No, but seriously? What on earth is going on in the world right now? The planet has gone batty and you, as the responsible member of the human race that you are, are practicing the whole ‘social distancing’ thing. So here we are at FlyWestair Magazine, rewriting a whole events calendar to accommodate the fact that you, and the rest of the nation, now live on your couch. We’re team players after all, so the day before going to print, we decided to scrap the list of really epic events we had lined up for you to attend in April, and substitute it with a list of really cool things to keep you busy online… all from our new couch office…

Watch this online: For the ladies Showmax Hilarious, flirty, and sometimes super deep – check out The Bold Type on Showmax. Set at a fashion magazine in New York City, three best friends of 20-something navigate love, relationships, sexuality, work and all things living in the fastpaced world of NYC.

For the fantasy buffs: Netflix Hands down the coolest new show that we’ve discovered on Netflix in the last few months has to be The Witcher. Utterly binge-worthy, this fantasy epic is the new Game of Thrones (minus some of the shock factor) and reminds us of Lord of the Ringsesque storylines. In a world where mythical beings are all too real, a monster hunter (played by the swoon-worth Henry Cavill) must fight off forces of evil, win the girl (duh) and save the world. You know, the basic narrative of every EPIC storyline.

So apropos Netflix Eerily on-topic right now, check out the docuseries Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak. Not sure if this is for those who love a good docie, or those who love a good horror story, but this influenza dissecting documentary series is definitely worth watching.

For the dudes Showmax Probably one of the coolest discoveries of action genre awesomeness, Strike Back has been around for a while even if we’ve only stumbled upon it now, which means there are multiple seasons to binge on. A secret special ops unit of British military intelligence conducts high-risk missions around the world. It’s got it all: cool characters, global locations and ALL the action!

Corona-fied entertainment: Since the outbreak has left so many people alone at home, the global community has truly started reaching out to one another, and we’re loving it! “Dear introverts, please put down your book and check on your extrovert friends. They are not okay”, reads a meme circulating on social media. Even some famous peeps have decided to come to our boredom rescue. Trevor Noah and Ellen are both still having us in stitches while presenting their shows from home. Musicians are performing concerts and streaming them online for free! The series is called #TogetherAtHome, and everyone from Coldplay’s Chris Martin to John Legend are participating. The series even has a philanthropic element to it, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Global Citizen now collaborate with the musicians and a campaign called Solidarity Response Fund to raise money for Covid-19 relief. Check it out!

Read. Read. Read: Last but not least, why not take the time to catch up on your reading list? Goodreads is always the best source of inspiration for what to pick up next, or else you can always head over to Audible for audiobooks to listen to (so that you can keep ‘reading’ even if you’re washing your hands). Want some inspiration on Namibia for when the tourism industry comes back with a BANG? Check out our partner publication Travel News Namibia online for the most awe-inspiring stories from this beautiful land: www.travelnewsnamibia.com.

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Between Two Deserts The land between the dry sands.

or any descriptive writer the challenge of writing about scenes, landscapes and people lies in finding fresh and original ways to describe them. Clichés are the dreaded and tricky enemy. Like any physical exercise, writing is taxing on the brain; and like any muscle, it seeks out every opportunity to take the shortcut home. Clichés are as hidden and treacherous as quicksand, and as luring as the hissing whispers of temptation – they are the Big Bad Wolf waiting for Little Red in the dark woods. It is hard to avoid clichés because they are, so often, spot-on. They seem to nail the image. But after a while, the image they paint does not seem to capture the real thing anymore. Time affects the image. The reader’s or viewer’s sentiments change and the popular saying does not quite capture the new feelings. The thing itself changes – this is inevitable. Eventually, the cliché becomes tired. It falls short. It fails to represent the real thing, or the whole thing. When writing about Namibia it is quite easy to fall into clichés. The high summer sunsets which go on for hours (with all of the various shades of red, pink, orange, purple, violet and blue) are a common theme. They almost define the country as much as the excruciating heat of the deep south and the far north. There are numerous references to dusty conditions, an unavoidable aspect of life in the country. And, of course, there is the ever-present wind. The dryness, the scarcity of rain, the pedestrian nature of small towns, Swakopmund and the cold seaside, the slow gears of life in Windhoek – the list endless. No matter the subject, the clichés catch up with the unwary writer to bore and annoy the everwatchful reader.

But it is as true as the pronouncements of a mountain hermit, even if it comes from a writer writing between two deserts. Life in Namibia, like life anywhere in the world, always gravitates towards sameness and ordinariness. Statistically speaking, all outliers eventually move towards the mean or average. It is very rare for them to continue being the norm. Much like life, then. Comfort, stability, predictability – these are things that pull towards the cliché. They are everywhere in the world, but I think they pull much harder in Namibia. When I was younger it seemed as though they were all there was to this place. In some ways I was right. But in others I was pleasantly wrong.

You see, when you live between two deserts – the Namib and the Kalahari – you are told that you live in an unnatural place, a place that exists against all odds. Who in their right mind lives between two deserts? Namibians. That streak of madness already hints at uniqueness, at the desire for a life Who in their on the path least travelled. Of all the places where people could have settled, they chose right mind this place with all of its hardships. I am lives between certain there were easier places – I wanted two deserts? that when I was in my teens. Now, though, I wonder whether easier and boring are not Namibians. That the same thing.

streak of madness already hints at uniqueness, at the desire for a life on the path least travelled.

I am not immune to clichés. No writer is. Before I am even aware of it, I find myself comparing the sand dunes to ocean waves, or saying that a day’s temperature was as hot as an oven. These are the clichés I can admit to. There are others that are much worse. Diagnosing the cliché issues is a lot like fighting the current spread of the coronavirus. There is no known cure, there are only preventive and cautionary measures. Read as much as you can, and try not to reach for the description which seems the easiest (comparing mountains to loaves of bread, or clouds to cotton buds, or – worse – calling everyone friendly, as if you were a tourist). But there is an easier way to fight clichés. I am certain I am not the first person or writer to stumble across this cure: cliché lives can only be described in cliché terms. To avoid being generic, you have to take the path least travelled in life. (Yes, yes. Cliché. I know. I will do better next time.)

To be quite honest, life in Namibia is not easy. It never was. I do not think there will come a point when it will be. The climatic setting and geographic moods of this place are constant reminders that paradise is a pipe dream. Easy and Namibia do not stride on the same path. But that is fine, I guess. Easy and boring might be the same thing. And while I might sometimes yearn for easy, I reject boring and cliché as much as possible. My choices, then, are quite simple. To tie the shoelaces, adjust the hat, slather on some sunscreen and squint towards the horizon because wherever things are headed, they sure as heck are not going to be business as usual. And when I have to write something, I am thankful that I have a strange place to draw inspiration from. Rémy Ngamije is a Rwandan-born Namibian novelist, columnist, essayist, short-story writer, and photographer. His debut novel The Eternal Audience Of One is available from Blackbird Books and Amazon. His short stories have appeared in Litro Magazine, AFREADA, The Johannesburg Review of Books, The Amistad, The Kalahari Review, American Chordata, Doek!, and Azure. More of his writing can be read on his website: remythequill.com

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ERONGO MOUNTAIN WINERY

he picturesque little town of Omaruru is not only seen as the ‘art capital’ of Namibia but also lures tourists and locals alike with its two wineries set on the bank of the Omaruru River. Erongo Mountain Winery is the newest, yet has quickly established itself as a contender for being the best-known winery in the country.

The youngest winery in Namibia has also quickly grown to the biggest. A tour of Erongo Mountain Winery is definitely a stop you need to make when visiting the area. Nestled amongst the large old acacias that line the riverbank, the face brick winery and restaurant with its wooden sundowner deck overlooks the small vineyard. The grapevines contrast with the surrounding African bush, yet somehow don’t look that much out of place.

From the small distillery comes the Jewel, a matured brandy, and the Gravino, made from wine the fermentation of which is stopped thanks by adding grappa. Then there is the Devil’s Claw, a herbal liqueur infused with the indigenous devil’s claw and selected herbs. Lastly, the Eembe Cream liqueur is made from the Eembe fruit that is traditionally important in the north of the country.

Discover how all these products are made by taking a wine tour through the small cellar. It is an excellent way to gain insight into the intricacies of the winemaking and distilling Erongo Mountain processes. To round off the tour, guests are given an intimate tasting of the spirits Winery is the and wines while enjoying the view of the vineyard. newest, yet

has quickly established itself as a contender for being the best-known winery in the country.

Originally the husband and wife team Wolfgang and Esther Koll did not plan to set up a winery. The 9-hectare piece of land previously held an olive grove of about 3500 trees but mother nature intervened and one night in winter extremely low temperatures killed most of them. Things usually happen for a reason and in this case circumstance led to the Kolls opting to plant the much hardier grapevine and change their business plan from olives to wine.

The first vintage was launched in 2014. The wine range now consists of four red blends, three white wines, a newly released rosé as well a fruity sparkling wine made from the indigenous maguni fruit harvested in the Kavango Region.

Make sure to stay for lunch after the wine tasting. The German-French cuisine with Mediterranean influences, local specialities and rarities prepared by chef Frederic Lutz is the perfect accompaniment to the range of wines. Lutz, who has over 20 years of experience at top international restaurants creates gourmet dishes from local produce and ingredients that vary with the seasons. The ostrich carpaccio, home-made beef ham and matured beef steak served with a green pepper cognac sauce are just some of the signature dishes you’ll find on the menu. Whether you’re from Namibia or abroad, Erongo Mountain Winery is a great place to enjoy nature, wine, food and the good company of friends and family. Le Roux van Schalkwyk

Emotional Markets

n 28 May 1962 the Dow Jones average of thirty leading industrial stocks dropped by 34.95 points. At the time this was a drop bigger than on any other day in history, with the exception of the crash on 28 October 1928.

On Tuesday 29 May 1962 the market suddenly changed direction with the index gaining 27.03 points by the close of day. Wednesday was a public holiday, but Thursday saw the index climb another 9.4 points, leaving it slightly above where it was before all the excitement had begun. (Source: Business Adventures, John Brooks) At that time, President Kennedy’s retrospective analysis eluded to the steel industry’s planned price increase. However, he couldn’t have been more wrong. Back to Monday, 28 May 1962, when brokers used teleprinters to distribute updates. The massive sell-off caused a delay of up to 52 minutes between trading volumes and teleprinting the prices. Since the machine could no longer keep up with new information, it consistently showed lower prices, inconsistent with trading volumes. This in turn caused mass hysteria and panic among investors. By lunchtime, brokers all over Wall Street had to deal with a flood of walk-in clients trying to sell their shares. Eventually radio and television stations got wind of a rapidly “falling” market, resulting in even further sell-offs. The story did not end in Wall Street, however. News filtering through to the rest of the world led to even further sell-off in Europe, dropping copper prices, missed margin calls, et cetera.

By Tuesday morning the calculated loss in value in the stock market amounted to $20,800,000,000 – a record at the time which even surpassed the height of the 1929 crash. As mentioned above, the market eventually corrected itself and was back to normal by Thursday that week. Human sentiment, fear, and emotions were the drivers of one of the craziest weeks in stock market history. Moving forward to the present: what we are witnessing in current markets has a slightly similar feel, as the world tries to wrap its head around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. At this stage it is almost impossible to determine the longterm effect that the virus will have on the world economy. It might be naïve, however, to declare that “this is the beginning of the end”, given how similar situations in the past such as SARS, Ebola and Swine Flu, came and went without much long-lasting repercussions on the world economy. Further on sentiment-driven markets, it is worth noting that Tito Mboweni (Finance Minister of South Africa) recently presented his 2020/2021 budget speech, outlining plans to stabilise an increasing debt burden. Many thought it was an impossible task but Mboweni managed to surprise markets by suggesting reductions in the public sector wage bill. Not many could have predicted such a bold move and as a result we witnessed an almost immediate rise in the share prices of a number of the reputable listed South African companies (companies that derive most of their earning from South African operations), and a decline in the stock of those JSE-listed companies that derive most of their earnings offshore – because in their case the focus remained on Covid-19.

Economic Pulse

Sentiment driven Volatility Share/Index

Close of Day (after Budget Close of Day (Coronavirus) 1 Feb – 29 Feb 2020 Speech) - 26 Feb 2020 - 27 Feb 2020

Nedbank

5.42%

-5.76%

-9.76%

Shoprite

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-0.78%

-4.22%

Quilter

-1.40%

-2.34%

-12.69%

Glencore

-1.93%

-2.90%

-13.55%

One can see how quickly a change of sentiment can cause the markets to run in either direction.

Of course, the very next day (27 February 2020), positive sentiment about South Africa was overpowered by further fears surrounding Covid-19, and we saw downward price pressure across the board. To illustrate our point, see the table above where Nedbank and Shoprite are the South African incorporated companies, and Quilter and Glencore are offshore companies. All four shares trade on the same exchange, but sentiment drove the price in very different directions. Column 4 illustrates the effect of volatility for the month of February 2020. In conclusion, we refer to an earlier article written by Rene Olivier, MD of Wealth at IJG, highlighting the impact of such volatility and how to handle it. “Constructing a portfolio around binary outcomes will result in you chasing your tail and paying brokers unnecessary trading fees. How easy was it to predict that Trump would be president of the biggest economy in the world, or that Ramaphosa would become president of South Africa”? Or now, to predict

Covid-19? “These things are often not that important to predict. What is important is that you understand what you want to achieve (broken down into tangible objectives) and decide what investment solutions will match your objective’s time horizon. Thereafter, you can sit through volatility and protect the permanent loss of capital as you compound over your investment horizon by being adequately diversified and always paying the right price”. By William Ross Rudd (IJG Wealth and Portfolio Manager) William Ross Rudd is the Wealth and Portfolio Manager at IJG, an established Namibian financial services market leader. IJG believes in tailoring their services to a client’s personal and business needs. For more information, visit www.ijg.net. To sign up for the Economic Pulse newsletter, send an email to: daleen@venture.com.na www.namibiatradedirectory.com

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The Whirl Wing

Sea Rescue of drowning victim by coastguard

t’s been 80 years since the first helicopter, a brainchild of Igor Sikorsky, took flight in 1939. No tribute to the helicopter would be complete without praising this amazing man.

Sikorsky was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1889. At a young age he developed an interest in aviation, specifically in the drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci. According to school records he was 11 years old when he first experimented with a machine that could take off vertically. Sikorsky went on to study in Paris and completed his education at the Mechanical Engineering College of the Polytechnic Institute in Kiev. In 1909, Sikorsky began his life’s work of designing an aircraft that was capable of vertical flight. While he was able to work out the issues he had with his design, the materials and technology of the time let him down and in 1913 he abandoned, but never forgot his dream and started working on airplanes. His engineering abilities, and his work on aircraft used during World War I earned him an honorary degree from the St. Petersburg Polytechnical Institute, but the horrors of war had left a deep scar on Sikorsky and triggered a drive to invent a machine that could save human life in a way that no other vehicle ever could or would. Apparently, after watching a cargo plane trundle down a mile of runway, billowing out exhaust fumes before finally getting airborne, Igor was heard saying “this is certainly not the vision man had when dreaming of a flying horse”.

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With this amazing feat of engineering he had conquered aerodynamics, but he was certainly not content. The images of soldiers left on the battlefields of both World Wars drove him to develop a machine capable of saving injured and desolated persons from any location. “If you are in trouble anywhere in the world, an airplane can fly over and drop flowers, but a helicopter can land and save your life”, he told potential investors. Sikorsky’s first helicopter was ready for mass production by 1942, and his designs have served as the basis for military and passenger helicopters that we still use today. It would be right to say that the helicopter’s role in saving lives represents one of the most glorious feats in the history of human flight.

And with that his focus returned to developing the most complicated flying machine ever built: the helicopter.

Saving lives was exactly what Igor Sikorsky wanted the helicopter to do, and that is exactly what pilots, engineers and ground staff do with helicopters every day.

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Celebrating 30 Years of Independence

WHAT IS A COUNTRY WITHOUT A NATIONAL ANTHEM?

ogether with a national flag and other symbols, every country has a national anthem. It serves as an expression of national identity and reflects the history, struggles and rich heritage of the country. Played at any festive occasion, from international sporting events to national holidays, anthems unify citizens as they rise as one to honour their country with its national song.

In 2014 Doëseb was honoured for his contribution to music with a lifetime achievement award at the Namibia Annual Music Awards. Apart from writing and composing the national anthem, he was also the first post-independence black conductor of the Namibian National Symphony Orchestra and he produced tracks for Namibian greats like Ras Sheehama, the late Jackson Kaujeua and Sharon Van Rooi. Furthermore, he chaired the committee that was tasked with composing the African Union anthem, and he served on the panel that composed the SADC Anthem.

Doëseb said he travelled all over the country and spoke to Namibians from different backgrounds, asking each what they would like to hear in a national anthem and drawing inspiration from their answers As in Zimbabwe, a national competition was when penning the organised to find a uniquely Namibian national song. anthem. The competition in Namibia was won At independence, Namibia did not have a national anthem. Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika was provisionally adopted as an interim solution. Namibia was not alone in using the popular hymn, originally from South Africa, which had become a symbol of the liberation struggles against colonialism. Different versions were adopted by South Africa, and by Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe at independence. After a nationwide competition to compose a new national anthem, Zimbabwe parted with Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika and introduced a new national anthem: Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe.

by Axali Doëseb, a composer and established musician. He had co-founded a popular political band of the 1970s, the Ugly Creatures. Doëseb said he travelled all over the country and spoke to Namibians from different backgrounds, asking each what they would like to hear in a national anthem and drawing inspiration from their answers when penning the song. As the winner of the competition Doëseb received a diplomatic passport and a monetary reward.

Controversy In 2006 the late Hidipo Hamutenya created a stir when he claimed to have authored the lyrics to the national anthem on a plane to Cuba. At independence, Hamutenya was sworn in as Minister of Information and Broadcasting and his office was responsible for choosing a national anthem. As chairman of the National Symbols subcommittee, the process was supervised by him. Despite allegedly having penned the lyrics, he claimed to have voluntarily relinquished the writing credits as he did not want to arouse debate. Doëseb vigorously refuted the untimely claim and nothing further ever came from it.

The national anthem – Namibia, Land of the Brave – was first heard in public at the first independence anniversary on 21 March 1991. A fitting way to celebrate the first year of freedom, the bravery of those who stood up to oppression and the bright new future in the hands of each Namibian. Le Roux van Schalkwyk

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ot every artist creates art with brush and paint. Some use their artistic knowhow to create opportunities for other artists. This is the case with Gina Figueira, coowner of Start Art Gallery and daughter of famous Namibian photographer, the late Tony Figueira. Gina recently completed her Masters in gallery and museum studies through a Chevening scholarship at the prestigious University of Leeds. Together with her friend Hellen Harris, Gina uses Start Art Gallery as a platform to showcase the work of talented and skilful Namibian artists to the world.

learning to embrace and celebrate his legacy. Dealing with his illness and subsequent passing may have put things into perspective, and Gina says that she knew he would have supported her endeavors with Start Art Gallery. To open a gallery and then go overseas might not work for everyone, but Gina notes that she and Hellen were surprised to see how the online presence of Start turned out so successfully. A few key pieces, such as the large-scale sculpture of Africa made out of repurposed school desks by Fillipus Sheehama, were sold to international collectors. Sheehama is one of the artists represented by Start who has sold very well through the gallery’s website. In fact, says Gina, many collectors who specifically look to buy works from the African diaspora find the gallery through search engines.

We really won’t have anything to look at if we don’t have a different take on how we are positioned in the global community where art is concerned.

Now back in the Land of the Brave, Gina relates how she took a hard look at the landscape of memorialisation while completing her thesis, and especially when memorials to one particular heritage infringe on another. The result isn’t always pretty, and her thesis considered the consequence of adjusting Namibia’s memorial landscape to become one that is more inclusive of a combined, shared history. For Gina, being Namibian means taking responsibility for heritage, acknowledging an oftentimes painful history, and being mindful of its after-effects.

She often ponders the question of identity and heritage. She notes that her time overseas gave her the opportunity to step out of her father’s shadow for a while, even while

By not having a physical selling space there is a lot more freedom to what she and Helen can accomplish with the gallery, Gina says. And while Helen is running the digital side from her base in America, Gina is working on partnerships with art institutions, spaces and organisations, to create opportunities to showcase more of Namibia’s immense artistic talent. www.startartgallery.com Nina van Zyl

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She is not another yuppy vegetarian preaching that a lifestyle of zero meat consumption is the beall and end-all. In fact, having gone vegan full-on for five years and suffering serious She is not consequences, Kim approaches her nutrition another yuppy coaching with an all-round view. She takes into consideration the factors that many a vegetarian meat-nay-sayer neglects – lifestyle, budget, group and occupation. You see, it’s preaching that blood easy to coach and coax clients into a onesize-fits-all quick fix, but Kimberley chooses a lifestyle of to design sustainable lifestyle solutions zero meat rather than cut-throat diets that – as we all consumption is know – don’t last.

Major props go to individuals such as herself the be-all and In her IGTV videos, Kimberley shares who not only know what to cook but how to cook it and then – on top of it all – make it look spectacular and scrumptious step by step end-all. damn pretty in the digital space. A quick look tutorials. And if you thought that the skill at her Instagram (@kimberleykrieger) and of assembling avocado roses is reserved for you immediately gather that she’s a serial influencers and vegans, you are mistaken. perfectionist. Kim has managed to pull off the impossible She simplifies the recipes we drool over, making all of her (or, at least, extremely difficult) feat of maintaining a ±4k followers bonafide badasses in the kitchen. Be right colour-coded, cohesive content spread while still serving back – I’m baking her marbled banana bread. sufficient, superior recipes and wholesome selfies. Charene Labuschagne Her family owns and runs the wildly successful Guesthouse Voigtland. Being the 5th generation to do so, the stakes 23

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GO YE FORTH – the Finnish Mission Society in Owambo

he year 2020 not only marks the 30th anniversary of Namibia’s independence on 21 March 1990, but also the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the first mission station in Owambo. Omandongo as the first Finnish mission station and Olukonda as the only remaining one, will feature prominently in various events to celebrate the pioneering work of the Finnish Mission Society in Owambo this year. The early missionaries faced numerous challenges in addition to hostile kings: poor health, the death of children and spouses, floods and shortages of supplies. After 20 years in the field they had baptised a mere 280 converts, but they persevered and Finnish Protestantism grew into the largest form of Christianity in Owambo. The Finnish Mission Society later became the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN). On 9 July 1870, nine weeks after setting off from the Rhenish mission station at Otjimbingwe, the pioneering group of seven missionaries and two craftsmen arrived at the palace of Ondonga King Shikongo shaKalulu at Omandongo. They received a warm welcome and were given permission to conduct a service the following day. The king also allocated a site for a mission station. That date not only marks the introduction of Christianity to Owambo, but it was also

the day when the first mission station was established by the Finnish Mission Society (founded in 1859). The society soon expanded its mission work in the Ondonga kingdom, establishing mission stations at Olukonda (1871), Oniipa and Ondjumba (1872) and Omulonga (1874). They also attempted to expand their missionary endeavours to the Uukwambi and Ongandjera kingdoms, but had to abandon the mission stations there after just a few years because of the hostility of the kings towards the missionaries. The society’s work experienced a major setback when Nehale lyaMpingana, the brother of King Shikongo shaKalulu, became the ruler of eastern Ondonga. He openly objected to the Finnish missionaries and the society was forced to abandon its mission stations in eastern Ondonga, including Omandongo, in late 1888. That left the society with only one active mission station in western Ondonga – Olukonda. Situated at the crossroads of the oxwagon routes in Owambo, Olukonda was soon regarded as the ‘Capital of the North’ and is, therefore, best remembered for the society’s missionary endeavours. The historic mission station, consisting of the mission house, the church (the oldest in Owambo) and cemetery, was declared a national monument in 1992.

Maps and photographs of early Owambo and the development of the Finnish Mission Society are displayed in the mission house which serves as a museum. There are also several noteworthy displays of traditional household implements, weapons and adornments of the Aawambo. Visitors can gain a glimpse of the Aandonga people’s culture and way of life by joining a guided tour through the adjacent replica of a traditional homestead. A variety of accommodation options are available at Olukonda, ranging from luxury tents with en-suite facilities to rooms and camping sites. Omandongo fell into obscurity until Namibia’s National Heritage Council declared the site of the mission station a heritage site in 2014. A larger than life monument of the society’s most famous missionary, Martti Rautanen, was erected at the site of the mission station last year. Willie Olivier FlyWestair’s Embraer flies north from Windhoek to Ondangwa every weekday and Sundays. Willie Olivier gathered some interesting fast facts about the central northern region of Namibia. If you want to add to the list, send us your ideas to fly@venture.com.na or tag FlyWestair on social media and it will be included in the next issues.

WHAT IS MAN WITHOUT THE

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BEASTS?

he moving words written by television scriptwriter Ted Perry for Home, a 1972 television film about the rainforests in the northwest of the United States of America, have sadly gone unheeded – despite the controversy surrounding the now famous quotes.

“… how can you buy or sell the sky? The land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them?” “… for we do not understand when the buffalo are slaughtered, the wild horses tamed, the secret corners of the forest heavy with scent of many men, and the view of the ripe hills blotted by talking wires. Where is the thicket? Gone. Where is the Eagle? Gone. The end of living and the beginning of survival.” These words – incorrectly attributed to Seattle, the North American Suquamish and Duwamish Chief, in a 1854 speech – are turning out to be disturbingly true. Are we facing the end of living and the beginning of survival? The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says in its 2018 Living Planet Report that there has been a 60% decline in the populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians in just over 40 years. There are currently more than 112,400 species on the Red List of Threatened Species of the International

Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) which provides information on the global conservation status of animal, fungus and plant species. According to the latest report more than 30,000 species on the Red List are threatened with extinction. This includes 41% of amphibians, 34% of conifers, 33% of reef building corals, 25% of mammals and 14% of birds. Even more disconcerting are estimates that 40% of the world’s insect populations (estimated at 30 million) have declined in recent years with an estimated third facing possible extinction. The chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Sir Robert Watson, warned in a report released last year, “The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.” The report, the most comprehensive assessment of its kind, found that around one million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades, more than ever before in human history. Habitat destruction and fragmentation when natural areas are converted for agriculture to feed the growing world population is one of the biggest causes of the biodiversity crisis. Sadly, though, these large-scale agricultural projects are often

unsustainable. Global warming and the resultant climate change is another major cause of the reduction of mammal, bird, fish, reptile and amphibian populations. Other causes include overexploitation as a result of unsustainable hunting, poaching and fishing, the illegal wildlife trade in mammals, birds and endangered plant species and the indiscriminate use of insecticides. As the most arid country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia’s ecology is extremely fragile and its wildlife is therefore extremely sensitive to any disturbance. Threats to the country’s terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity include desertification and deforestation, as well as deliberate fires in the two Kavango regions and the Zambezi Region for clearing land for crop production. More recently the illegal and uncontrolled logging of hardwood trees in Kavango, fuelled by the demand for valuable hardwood timber in China, has drawn widespread criticism from environmentalists and the public. Other threats include the illegal trade in animals, birds, reptiles and plants, and invasive alien plants that are choking our river systems.

No less than 71 of the country’s 626 non-vagrant bird species (11.3%) are listed as threatened or nearthreatened Red Data species. In addition, 16 bird species are endemic or near-endemic to Namibia, with about 90% or more of their global population occurring in Namibia. The country is also home to several mammal species that are endemic and near-endemic, such as Hartmann’s mountain zebra, the black-faced impala and the Brukkaros pygmy rock mouse. Rodents and small carnivore species account for 11 of the 14 endemic and near-endemic species.

Are we facing the end of living and the beginning of survival?

The rich and diverse reptile fauna recorded or strongly suspected to occur in Namibia is estimated at some 260 species. With 129 lizard species, Namibia has one of the highest diversities of lizards in Africa. An estimated 17% of its plant species are endemic.

While all this makes for pretty glooming reading, let us just ponder the quotes attributed to Chief Seattle again. “What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever, happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.

Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth.”

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aving started at the bottom as a security guard at the Bank of Namibia, Sam Shivute is the epitome of successfully working your way up.

He is one of the most sought-after transformational coaches and motivational speakers in Namibia, and his life is nothing short of inspiring. Sam was born and raised in Olunkono, a very small village in northern Namibia. “I wouldn’t say I was an A student but I did not know how to be under or above that, so I was either the first or the second or the third. I didn’t know how to be number four,” says Sam about his early school life. Despite being so gifted, Sam’s mother struggled to keep him in school and by the time that he was 13, he found work with a veterinarian. The extra cash which he earned helped the situation at home. He also found another way of making money for his mother by selling soccer kits at his school. Knowing that his mother would not be in a position to pay for him to study further, Sam didn’t even bother to apply to any university after completing grade 12.

Life after school Sam’s first job after school was as an assistant taxi driver. That was followed by a stint in the Namibian police force. He also worked at the United Nations for about two years before getting an offer to head the Bank of Namibia’s security division. Alongside his work, Sam relentlessly pursued his education and obtained a Diploma in Police Science at the Polytechnic of Namibia (NUST) as well as a BJuris and an LLB from UNAM. A firm believer in the concept of having no limits, he went even further and obtained a Masters Degree in international finance and banking law in the UK.

I believe that to be truly unlimited, you should continue working, you must continue serving.

“My subjects were higher grade and I passed with exemption but I didn’t apply because I knew my mother struggled to put me through school, and I never wanted to give her additional stress,” he says. Since he didn’t apply for a bursary either, he was forced to find a job in order to fund his education himself.

A life of limitless opportunities “I believe that to be truly unlimited, you should continue working, you must continue serving,” says Sam who is now the Bank of Namibia’s Director of Banking Services. Apart from his full-time job at the bank, he also runs two popular motivational platforms – Night of Inspiration and a book club. With all his accomplishments, Sam continues to be hungry: Hungry for knowledge. Hungry for growth. Hungry for success.

And for those who are struggling to stay motivated, he has this piece of advice: “Let’s believe in ourselves, let’s know and believe that we are unlimited, only limited by the concept of limitation that we place in our mind. I just want to encourage people to be unlimited and excited about Namibia”. This article is based on an interview with Sam on 99FM. Tune in to The Royal Hustlers on 99 FM every Monday to Friday at 07h35.

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THE TRIBE W ith her distinct voice that stands out as one of the best in Namibian music, Blossom has produced some of the most memorable songs in the land of the brave.

She is known to always be unapologetic and vocal and, staying true to her nature, she is just that in this red hot edition of #TheTribeExclusive. In this interview, Blossom Queen talks about everything from her new music, her travels and the trials and tribulations of the Namibian music industry. She caused some controversy when she posted social media comments that got her banned from the 2017 Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs), but despite getting into trouble for her utterances she remains unapologetic. Asked whether she will ever apologise for what got her banned, her answer is simple: “I don’t think I have to say sorry. Sorry for what?” As soon as the dust from that controversy had settled, Blossom set out on a journey of self-reflection by travelling the world. “It’s been a really awesome journey for me. Right after the awards, I focussed more on travelling, and on exposing myself to the outside world.”

country and its people are. “When you think of China you only think of Chinese people. But China is full of people from all over the world. In fact, one of the spots that I loved to hang out in is a Brazilian place where they have all these nice Latino sounds. So I was able to pick up a few nice international sounds”, the singer says. New album, new sound The album Uvandje was launched in 2019 and features collaborations with vocalists such as Micheal Pulse, Salvador, Sergio, Taz, Admiral El, and Fistone.

The fact that she incorporated international sounds she was exposed to during her travels, will enable her to promote her music outside Namibia.

Her travels took her to New York, California, Paris and China where she spent time on her own, meditated and reflected on her life. Her experiences in China, in particular, were so fulfilling that they inspired a new album and a renewed interest in the fashion business. Blossom found China particularly enriching as a travel destination. For the first time she realised how diverse the

“Uvandje has everything. I took a good four years off and really invested my emotions into this album”, she says and adds that the highlight of the production was the fact that she remained authentic to herself. The fact that she incorporated international sounds she was exposed to during her travels, will enable her to promote her music outside Namibia. As she takes her music to the world, Blossom Queen’s roots remain firmly in Namibia. She hopes that the country’s music industry will grow to reach international standards. Her advice on how that can be fast-tracked is as follows: “We need to invest more. We need to invest more in terms of content, what we sing about, in terms of quality and in our visuals.”

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his April we once again celebrate Easter and, while the long weekend may entail travelling to some exciting new, or even much-loved, familiar, destinations, many people associate this Christian festival with only one thing: chocolate!

The history of Easter eggs is colourful and much debated, but the general consensus is that the egg was adopted by Christianity as a symbol of new life, representing the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. During the Easter festivals of old, many people would paint or decorate chicken eggs and use them as decorations or gifts. The first chocolate eggs were produced in Europe in the 19th century and the tradition soon spread to other parts of the world. These days much of the focus of celebratingEaster has shifted to indulging in chocolate eggs of all shapes and sizes. Although many of us may not agree with the commercialisation of Easter, we nevertheless felt that you may be interested in the fact that indulging in a chocolate egg (or two!) may actually hold some benefits to your health, if they are carefully balanced against the potential risks. The key ingredient in chocolate, cocoa, contains antioxidant compounds which have proven beneficial in combatting

certain conditions such as high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. The darker the chocolate – and therefore the higher the cocoa content – the better. Chocolate containing 70 percent or more cocoa is considered best. Dark chocolate is also rich in minerals such as magnesium, zinc and phosphorus. But it is important to remember that health benefits associated with chocolate are based on a small intake of cocoa and it is not advisable to overindulge. There is also evidence from certain studies that chocolate helps elevate one’s mood by releasing feel-good chemicals in the brain, and that it can increase your brain power: researchers from Oxford University and from Norway studied the diets of more than 2,000 people over the age of 70 and found that those who consumed flavanol-rich chocolate, wine or tea scored significantly higher on cognitive tests than those who didn’t! Chocolate hasn’t, however, been proven to improve your health, and because of its high saturated fat and sugar content it is important to always eat it in moderation. Risks of overindulging can include dental caries, weight gain and associated conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes. So, although you may be tempted to reach for that third chocolate egg, bear in mind that the benefits may yet be outweighed by the risks!

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ere we are in the middle of a global crisis having to manage ourselves in a way we’ve never needed to before. By the time you read this, things might be looking very different (for better or worse). I’m not a doctor, nor am I trying to add to the panic (or the to-do lists) of Covid-19.

What I do know, and would like to share is that stress and anxiety weakens our immune system, so let’s all take a collective deep breath and do what we can to build up our body’s natural defences, without losing the plot. 1. Avoid sugar and alcohol. Both sugar and alcohol have been shown to impair the body’s ability to defend against infection. Sugar (in things like sweetened drinks, sauces, baked goods and candy) is thought to affect our white blood cells, curbing their ability to attack viruses when we need it most. The great news is that cutting back on both of these will do so much more for you than help your immune system (#weightloss #betterfocus #bettersleep) 2. You need more sleep than you realise… Sleep is a powerful, underrated (and free) immune booster. If you’re worried about getting sick, go to bed one hour earlier and read a book instead of scrolling on your phone! Reading makes us more relaxed and sleepier while the light from our phone screens keeps us alert and interrupts melatonin (the hormone that gets secreted in the absence of light, helping us to sleep at night). 3. Take vitamin D3, zinc, vitamin C and Omega-3s for some extra support. I also use garlic and oil of oregano. At the earliest signs of a cold (or even just as a precaution every other day during flu season) I swear by this garlic bomb: Crush one clove of fresh raw garlic in a bit of water and throw it back like a tequila shot! Chase it with something like a sip of juice or tea to hide the aftertaste. If you’re going for the supplements (vit D3, zinc, vit C and Omega-3s) always speak to your health practitioner first (before taking any supplements or medications). This article is not intended and should Do something not be construed as medical advice.

every day that actively relaxes you and resets your hormones back to baseline.

4. Manage stress daily… When we’re stressed, the body’s ability to deal with potential threats (bacteria, pathogens, infections) is reduced. This is mainly because during times of ongoing stress, the stress hormone corticosteroid can suppress the effectiveness of the immune system. Do something every day that actively relaxes you and resets your hormones back to baseline. For some people this takes the form of a walk in nature, meditation, stretching the body to relieve physical tension, getting a massage, taking a bath, taking a few deep breaths, going to bed with a book… 5. Wash your hands (for longer) and stop touching your face. This obviously isn’t a way to directly boost your immune system, but it’s still one of the most effective ways to prevent getting sick (more than hand sanitiser and more than the surgical masks). The World Health Organisation recommends using an alcohol-based hand rub, followed by soap and warm water. They say “Washing your hands properly takes about as long as singing Happy Birthday twice”. So, altogether now: Happy Birthday! Find Klara on her offbeat Instagram feed (@bothsidesbuttered) where she distills the principles of optimal health down to their most foundational basics, ones that are accessible and easy for us all to follow. Klara is an Integrative Nutritionist and Health Coach with a BSc (Hons) degree from Middlesex University in the UK. She works with corporates and individuals to optimise wellbeing and boost productivity, and she regularly writes for a number of leading health and wellness publications and speaks at events about the physical effects of psychological stress.

Yana Haenisch - More than just a pretty face

ana Haenisch crept into the hearts of many Namibians when she took part in the Miss Namibia pageant in 2019. Beyond that, the young beauty made quite an impression in the international pageant community, which has opened several doors for her.

Born in the harbour town of Walvis Bay, Yana relocated with her family to Windhoek at a young age. She attended the German private school, Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS), and describes her upbringing as quite normal. However, ‘normal’ became a thing of the past once she completed school. “My life changed drastically after completing high school. I worked internationally as a model for two years, and in the course of that was able to travel to 24 countries. The experiences and life lessons I have learnt while travelling are priceless,” she says. Growing up, Yana had no interest in pageants or the beauty industry in general. It was in fact her grandmother who encouraged her to start competing in pageants and to model. By the time she was 16, Yana was scouted by Boss Models Cape Town and took part in her first pageant that year.

which I find very fulfilling. I enjoy working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds.” A day in the life of Yana Yana starts every morning with a big glass of lemon water and a coffee. “I’m a second-year economics student and study online most of the time. I also manage a few properties as I’m a certified realtor,” she says. On top of her work and studies, the busy beauty tries to fit in her gym sessions or do yoga at least three times a week, and occasionally she travels for her modelling jobs. To keep up with her busy schedule, Yana has adopted a healthy lifestyle and avoids diets. “I believe that eating healthily and being active should be an everyday routine. Drinking a lot of water and getting enough sleep is crucial before a work photoshoot,” she says.

Charity is a big part of pageantry, which I find very fulfilling. I enjoy working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

“I developed a passion for pageants and modelling rather quickly and I am immensely grateful that I can enjoy the luxuries that both have to offer,” she says. While she now focusses more on pageants, she loves modelling just as much. Explaining her experience of pageantry as opposed to modelling, she says: “I do not prefer one over the other because they are so different. Pageantry is more challenging due to the fact that it is not just about physical beauty. You have to excel in public speaking and interviews and you need to have a strong and confident personality, as well as stage presence.” One of the areas that she loves most about pageants is charity work. “Charity work is a big part of pageantry,

With an impressive record of pageants in Namibia and internationally, Yana has the following titles under her belt: 2013 - Miss Teen Namibia 2013 - 4th place, Face of Beauty International pageant (Thailand) 2019 - Top 5 finalist, Miss Namibia. 2019 - 1st runner-up, Miss Supranational. Yana sees the future of beauty events in Namibia as having potential that can be hindered by various challenges.

“We have so much potential to grow this industry in Namibia. Unfortunately, we lack exposure and investment. To grow any talent requires commitment from both public and private stakeholders,” she says. Yana remains passionate about taking her love for pageants a step further by participating in the 2020 Miss Supranational Namibia pageant and continuing to use her work in pageants to inspire and make a difference. Rukee Kaakunga is a Windhoek-based Concept Engineer, PR Consultant, and fashion writer. Contact her via email: rukeekaakunga@gmail.com and follow her on Twitter @rukeeveni.

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nown reverently as the ‘Miracle Doctor’, Dr. Ndume has treated some 30 000 blind Namibians since 1997. In 2009 she was honoured with a humanitarian award presented by the Namibia Red Cross Society for her work in restoring sight to those blinded by cataracts. Today she is Head of the Ophthalmology Department at Windhoek Central Hospital. In recognition of her dedicated service to humanity, Dr. Ndume received the first United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize in 2015. A hero to the tens of thousands of Namibians she has treated, Dr. Ndume joined 99FM’s Master Your Destiny to discuss what being a hero means to her.

someone who is in difficulty or danger, you can become a hero for that person,” Dr. Ndume says. For her, a hero should not have to be a Helena Ndume or Nelson Mandela because heroes come in all shapes. “Every person has his or her own heroes – that’s how I see it.” Pursuing a heroic path Cataract operations are not supposed to be expensive, but they are. Because of that, Dr. Ndume galvanised NGOs from across the world to help her treat patients with the condition.

Dr. Helena Ndume Giving Humanity the Gift of Sight

Born in Tsumeb, young Helena Ndume went into exile at the age of 15. She attended school in the Gambia and later returned to the SWAPO headquarters in Luanda, Angola. After working in the transport department for a year, she was sent to Germany to study medicine. “Medicine was my second choice. My first choice was to become a fashion designer. And Nahas Angula, who was the Secretary of Education at that time, said, ‘This fashion design of yours is just rubbish. Namibia does not need fashion designers, we need doctors’.” Dr. Ndume’s passion for fashion thus had to be put on a back burner because coming from a traditional African community meant that she was not raised to argue and was expected to follow the instructions of her elders. But despite feeling despondent at the time, looking back, she is grateful to have listened. Namibian modern heroism “Everyone is a hero, in small or big ways. By helping

Surgical Eye Expeditions International, which is based in Santa Barbara, California, has been helping since 1998, providing all the supplies that poor people cannot afford. “Many people cannot afford to pay for a cataract operation in a private practice. So that’s why we have to go out and give them this operation free of charge,” Dr. Ndume says. Every day she is reminded of why she chose the path of restoring vision among the needy. “Seeing these blind people after we’ve operated on them inspires me: the previously blind person eating fish, taking the bones out of it; a woman, six months after delivery, sees her baby for the first time after the operation. These things will always make you go back.”

Helena’s story is part of a series celebrating Namibians in partnership with Master Your Destiny. Read more in the MYD Journal at: www.issuu. com/99fm/docs/99fm_myd_book_2018 Catch MYD Heart on 99FM, Mondays to Fridays on ‘The Pulse’ at 17H35.

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Featured eateries, coffee hubs, bars and hotspots for foodies to fall in love with. Sky Lounge and Cafe Situated in the heart of Windhoek, Sky Lounge and Cafe currently do the inflight catering for FlyWestair. We are strong supporters of Namibian produce and are proud to say that the majority of our stock is bought from Namibian suppliers and small businesses, where we then create a very simple but delicious inflight meal. As a FlyWestair customer, once checked in you are welcome to enjoy a complimentary coffee in the Sky Cafe before boarding. The Standard Bank Lounge is also situated on the first floor, which is an exclusive facility that is available for all Standard Bank Prestige, Private Banking, B2Gold and FlyWestair loyalty program clients. We also provide light snack packs and drinks for charter flights, catering for tourists on their way to a popular Namibian resort or destination. For a more private flight we provide first class catering, including wine and champagne to complete an exclusive pairing of sky and breathtaking scenery.

Easy Eatz “It’s all about convenience” We now provide two menus, the first being “Keto Meals” for the health-conscious and the second menu consists of delicious, hearty and home cooked lunch and dinner specials. We also have frozen meals available. You can find the classics, such as Beef Stew, Lasagne, Shepherds Pie, Chicken Curry and Bobotie, all meals selling for N$ 160 for 2 people. We also deliver. Health and Safety is our No. 1 priority, and due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have increased frequency of our staff sanitation and hand washing during the meal preparation process. Employees are instructed to stay at home if they suspect any form of sickness and are encouraged to get tested for COVID-19.

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Two Beards Coffee Shrouded in the unexpected natural luxury of the Habitat Lifestyle Centre, a delightful coffee roastery can be found. Two Beards Coffee is a roastery like no other in Namibia in that they focus on higher end specialty grade Arabica coffees. With a wide variety and ever changing menu, your coffee taste buds are sure to be pleased with the expert guidance of a passionate coffee team. Allow yourself a moment and relax in their gourmet coffee bar and bistro, Two Beards and a Saint. Its worth it! Coffee in so many forms, from specialty to decadent, all designed to make your day magical. A delicious upmarket bistrostyle menu is available - be sure to enquire about their daily specials. Let the theatre and taste profile of exceptional coffee mesmerise you. www.2beardscoffee.com.na

The Stellenbosch Wine Bar and Bistro Set in the shady courtyard of the whimsical Bougain Villas Centre in Windhoek, the Stellenbosch Wine Bar and Bistro on Sam Nujoma Avenue is one of the capitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular restaurants. Patrons can not only sip on one of the many award-winning wines on offer but also indulge in prime cuts of Namibian meat. At the helm of the dining establishment is the Windhoek Collection, which also created the Stellenbosch Tasting Room and the Stellenbosch Market in the same property. www.thestellenboschwinebar.com

Hartlief The Hartlief Shop and Bistro is situated in Sheffield Street, Northern Industrial Area. It is the perfect combination of a modern state-of-the-art factory shop and delicatessen and also boasts two restaurant areas - the Bistro (inside the shop) and the Hartlief Beer Garden. The full Hartlief range can be found here, from fresh meat to processed products. While shopping, one can enjoy a coffee, breakfast or lunch in either of our restaurants or grab a Bratwurst roll on the go from our braai stand outside. www.hartlief.co.za

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bikes4Africa was named the Best Social Impact Africa Project at the 2020 Global Tourism Startup Awards and also received a Social Innovators Retreat scholarship from the IE Africa Centre. The annual retreat is designed to create a unique intellectual opportunity for Africa’s most cutting edge social innovators. Based in Segovia, Spain, the institution promotes an Africa-centric view with the belief that “the approaches and methodologies employed by African leaders and entrepreneurs across different fields can offer instructive lessons to the world”. It’s a warm Sunday morning in March, and an electric scooter zips through Independence Avenue in Windhoek without a sound. It’s not an unusual sight, as Bernhard Walther is often spotted riding various forms of electric twowheelers through the city, but in Namibia he is one of very few who use alternative forms of transport. On the other side of the planet, in Madrid, the air is piercingly cold and it is drizzling lightly. An award ceremony is about to kick-off at the Wakalua Tourism Innovation Hub, hosted by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, and held in collaboration with Turismo de Portugal and Globalia, a leading tourism group in Spain and Latin America.

partners and users in Namibia at the end of 2014. A homebuilt model with a bottle battery and back hub motor, spray painted in canary-yellow for special effect, the first SunCycle, as it came to be known, worked with a throttle and was more of a simplified motorbike than a bicycle. Fast forward five years and a sleeker, streamlined version of the SunCycle has replaced quad bikes and game viewing vehicles at various eco-tourism establishments across the country. Designed and assembled in Namibia, SunCycle e-bikes are built with the environment in mind. The team have made it their mission to support sustainable development through the introduction of carbon neutral transport alternatives to sensitive areas and local communities. Apart from its role in local eco-tourism, Ebikes4Africa works with development partners, private institutions and municipalities to empower local communities through e-mobility and solar recharge infrastructure. Beneficiaries include game guards and anti-poaching units, kindergarten teachers, commuters and entrepreneurs, mainly in rural and remote areas. A pilot project with the City of Windhoek will also be launched in the coming months, focussed on making e-mobility and solar recharge more accessible to university students and supporting the city’s non-motorised transport initiatives.

The team have made it their mission to support sustainable development through the introduction of carbon neutral transport alternatives to sensitive areas and local communities.

Spain had just declared a climate emergency and passed a climate-conscious bill that supports zero-carbon mobility – electric vehicles are fast becoming the norm. Invited to attend the second Global Tourism Start-up Competition, Marita Walther represents a social enterprise that has been identified as one of eight “new companies that will lead the sector’s transformation”.

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