Also known as: Gondwana · the hospitality group
Gondwana Collection Namibia — hospitality and tourism company operating lodges and sanctuaries across Namibia, recognized for conservation and staff development initiatives.
Michelle McLean, crowned Miss Universe in 1992, is hosting 14 former contestants from that year on a March safari tour across Namibia, visiting Okapuka, Swakopmund, and Etosha while showcasing her charitable foundation and conservation efforts in her home country.
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Michelle McLean, crowned Miss Universe in 1992, is hosting 14 former contestants from that year on a March safari tour across Namibia, visiting Okapuka, Swakopmund, and Etosha while showcasing her charitable foundation and conservation efforts in her home country.
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
The University of Namibia offered a nine-week certificate course in environmentally sustainable tourism management from September to November 2025, covering topics such as human-wildlife conflict mitigation, waste management, and social responsibility. Sixteen employees from Gondwana Collection Namibia participated in the course and received certification.
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Gondwana Collection Namibia participated in Namibia National Career Week, showing about 5,000 pupils that tourism careers extend beyond visible roles like guides and lodge managers to include finance, conservation, marketing, human resources, and logistics. The company emphasised that success requires education, soft skills like curiosity and communication, and highlighted apprenticeship and internship programmes as practical entry points.
20 March 2026 · The Namibian →
A new black rhino calf has been born at the Gondwana ERP Black Rhino Sanctuary, marking a significant milestone for conservation efforts protecting the endangered species. The birth highlights the positive impact of de-fencing, rewilding and species reintroduction initiatives aimed at restoring natural habitats and supporting wildlife populations.
18 March 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia's Hydrological Services warns that the Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo is rising toward the 7-metre mark and nearly double last year's level, with water overflowing into eastern floodplains. Communities in flood-prone areas across Namibia are urged to activate flood preparedness measures as thundershowers are expected to continue river rises.
18 March 2026 · Informanté →
Gondwana Collection Namibia has begun its 2026 Go4Gold Leadership Programme, a 12-month initiative involving eleven lodge managers. The programme aims to develop personal leadership, self-awareness and management capabilities through six structured modules and practical workplace assignments, with a focus on strengthening operational excellence and service standards across the lodge portfolio.
21 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Gondwana Collection Namibia and ERP Conservation Foundation completed an intensive anti-poaching training programme for rangers and trainees ahead of the new Black Rhino Sanctuary's opening. The programme combined theoretical and practical training, including scenario-based exercises, emergency response, trauma management, and K9 field medicine, delivered by instructors with military and tactical expertise.
21 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Gondwana Collection Namibia has opened the Helmut zur Strassen Room of Remembrance and launched a new Gondwana Academy initiative to train and upskill field and tour guides. The training programme aims to go beyond facts and figures to integrate geology, ecology, history, storytelling, ethics, and personal development, with field-based learning across Namibia's landscape.
21 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Gondwana Collection Namibia and Avagrow have launched a Kiri Tree-Planting Project at Damara Mopane Lodge near Khorixas, with 435 fast-growing hardwood trees planted by staff and community members. The initiative aims to scale to 3,000 trees, combining environmental regeneration with sustainable land use using recycled water and biochar.
21 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia commemorates Constitution Day on 9 February, celebrating the adoption of the Constitutional Proposals in 1990. The event honours the role of the Constitution as the supreme law safeguarding human dignity and fundamental rights, with annual commemorations of constitutional writers revived in 2023 after a Covid-19 interruption.
10 February 2026 · Informanté →