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Bongo, marimba, drums or perhaps the piano? Choices can be tough. But not for Kati. The seven-year-old, whose full name is Elijah Hwande, wants to learn to play them all, he says. Just a year ago Kati was unable to recognise different colours, he did not know how to count and he hardly said a word because he could not speak any language properly. But as soon as a bongo drum was placed in front of him, he started to play it with enthusiasm and a sense of rhythm.

Gondwana Collection Namibia enters into its first marketing partnership with a European hotel group. The Romantik brand includes 200 hotels and 250 restaurants in nine European countries. Each region’s unique characteristics are highlighted with excellent cuisine and an experience of its past. The personally managed hotels form an exclusive collection to meet the highest demands.

It is a tough mountain bike challenge that takes cyclists from about ten different countries from Namibia’s capital Windhoek through the oldest desert in the world to the coastal town of Swakopmund. More than 1000 cyclists have registered for the 2019 Nedbank Desert Dash. Gondwana Collection Namibia entered five teams this year. 

The first Black Friday bargain hunters arrived on Thursday at 16:30 in front of Gondwana House in Windhoek. With fold-up chairs and cool boxes they were prepared for a long night, because the vouchers for a super special price were only available at 6 o'clock in the morning. 10,000 vouchers in five price categories, starting at N$199 per person per night at a Gondwana property.

Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein launched a N$98 million financing strategy for SMEs and youth enterprises in all 121 constituencies of Namibia. Germany’s KfW development bank and the banking arm of Namibia Postal Services signed a N$325 million (about 20 million Euros) loan facility. Inflation in Namibia stood at 3.0 percent at the end of October, according to the National Statistics Agency (NSA).

Namibia has experienced an increase in natural disasters in recent years with northern areas having to cope with floodwaters in 2008-09; and the drought since 2016 is proof of the opposite extreme. Namibia is regarded as the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa with low and erratic rainfall. Namibia’s history of water supply development spreads over a hundred years. The water of its few perennial rivers, Kunene, Okavango, Zambezi and Orange is shared with neighbouring countries.

Look out! The countdown has started for the Black Friday Sale at Gondwana Collection Namibia. Great bargains are available at Gondwana House in Windhoek on 29 November 2019 and for online bookings on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019. The Black Friday Sale 2019 is only valid for travel dates between 29 November 2019 and 30 June 2020. 

In Khaudum National Park in north-eastern Namibia nature conservation officials currently have to cope with numerous challenges: no water for the animals, a lack of fuel for pumps and vehicles, a lack of finances, a lack of staff and difficult terrain. But time and again they manage to find sponsors for pumping the vitally important water for the more than 3000 elephants, countless antelopes, predators and birds.

The story of Gondwana Collection Namibia began where all things of value begin: with a heart and a dream. The company had humble beginnings - a handful of like-minded people who envisioned a conservation area in the Fish River Canyon surrounds. The year was 1996, six years after Namibian independence when hope floated effervescently in the air and the first international visitors started to enter the country to see what was on offer in the semi-arid reaches of southern Africa.

How do you react to rain after a drought? Celebrate this Namibian rainy season in style! Wait for the first heavy downpour, and quickly take a photo or record a short video clip. The best entries stand a chance to win N$ 10 000 or one of three vouchers. The Love for Rain Competition ends on 15 May 2020.