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August, 22 2012 in
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Namibia Wins Bid to Host the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s 2013 Adventure Travel World Summit
Gondwana Collection Namibia congratulates the NTB (Namibia Tourism Board) and MET...
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Snow in Aus, Namibia!
This morning, Wednesday 15th of August 2012, the small town of Aus in the south of...
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Devil's Claw - Kalahari's Treasure
Kalahari's sands harbor unusual treasure. The Devil's Claw is one such gem, known to...
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Black Eagle - A magnificent Doyen of the Hills and Mountains
The black eagle or Verreaux’s eagle, as it’s officially called, is one of four large...
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Leopard Tortoise - Master of Survival
Few tortoise species are as well-known as the African leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys...
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Mbalantu - The eembuvi-plaits of the Women
The Mbalantu live in the extreme northern parts of the Omusati Region and part of their...
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Our African Penguin - On the List of endangered Species
It’s surprising to think of penguins in the African heat rather than in colder climes,...
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The Dorslandtrek (II) - Commandant Lombard and his group
The previous issue discussed the futile efforts of the first Trek Boers to establish...
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Dorslandtrek (I) - The Republic of Upingtonia
Today many people are not aware that the Trek Boers laid the foundations of the...
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Mannie Heymans at the Namibia Tourism Expo 2012
The secret of Mannie Heymans success has been revealed at the Tourism Expo. Gondwana...
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Donkey carts: The 4x4s of rural Namibia
Although you may think that mini-bus taxis, buses and bakkies are the modern means of...
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April, 27 2012 in
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The Caprivi Strip - Under Changing Administration
The previous episode focused on the history of the Caprivi until the German...
