· Bernabé Blaauw he Spitskoppe, situated about 50 kilometres north-west of the town of Usakos on the way to Swakopmund, is a kaleidoscope of colour, rock formations, birds and plant life. Also called the “Matterhorn of Namibia”, it is a popular venue for mountaineers with numerous high grade faces which make for delicate rock climbing. The Spitskoppe is a group of granite peaks that is more than 700 million years old with the highest peak rising more than 700 metres from the desert floor. The first successful climb to the summit of the Spitskoppe was T Spitskoppe, a sight to see achieved in 1946 by Hans and Else Wong and Johannes de Villiers Graaff. Apart from the abundance of sights provided by nature and numerous hiking trails, many examples of Bushman paintings can also be found on the rocks in the area. The picturesque campsites in the area are complimented by well- maintained and clean “bush toilets”, erected within walking distance from most of the camping sites, as well as a shop and restaurant at the reception area. Hot showers are also available here at no extra charge as it is included in the entrance fee. The Spitskoppe falls within the jurisdiction of the Gaingu Conservancy while the rest camp was taken over by a private developer who is co-managing it with the local community. Photo by Bernabé Blaauw
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· Bernabé Blaauw
he Spitskoppe, situated about 50 kilometres north-west of the town of Usakos on the way to Swakopmund, is a kaleidoscope of colour, rock formations, birds and plant life. Also called the
“Matterhorn of Namibia”, it is a popular venue for mountaineers with numerous high grade faces which make for delicate rock climbing.
The Spitskoppe is a group of granite peaks that is more than 700 million years old with the highest peak rising more than 700 metres from the desert floor. The first successful climb to the summit of the Spitskoppe was
T
Spitskoppe, a sight to see achieved in 1946 by Hans and Else Wong and Johannes de Villiers Graaff.Apart from the abundance of sights provided by nature and numerous hiking trails, many examples of Bushman paintings can also be found on the rocks in the area. The picturesque campsites in the area are complimented by well-maintained and clean “bush toilets”, erected within walking distance from most of the camping sites, as well as a shop and restaurant at the reception area. Hot showers are also available here at no extra charge as it is included in the entrance fee. The Spitskoppe falls within the jurisdiction of the Gaingu Conservancy while the rest camp was taken over by a private developer who is co-managing it with the local community.
Photo by Bernabé Blaauw
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Hotel and Spa
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What better place to stay at, than a place that reminds us of home. This earthly venue cultivates our need to feel relaxed and safe.
SunnySide Guest House, a place towarm the hearts of our visitors
Sunnyside Guesthouse is comfort-ably located on the corner of Walvis Bay's Nangolo Mbumba Drive and
th15 Road near the town centre. This well established guest-house is within walking distance of shops, the Police Station, Municipality, Telecom and the post office. This makes it highly desirable for visitors who are not familiar with our surroundings. A life-long dream came true when Sunnyside Guesthouse opened their doors in December 2009. The owners, Catherine and Michael Bezuidenhoudt are local entre-preneurs and well known members of society. Sunnyside Guesthouse has single
rooms, double rooms, a family room, one self-catering unit and two garden rooms available. They have a dining area where breakfast and dinners are served. The aspiration to satisfy the client's needs have motivated this young guesthouse to strive to provide the best quality rooms with excellent service. “We want people to feel like our friends when they visit our guest-house. Our rooms' hygiene is also a very important aspect within our industry and we aim to fulfil that requirement by including comfort. We strive to do our best and to give our best to en-sure a stay to remember”
Shannon Solomon Fransman, also known as the girl with the healing hands - owner, manager and therapist of Beauty Zone in Walvis Bay, married, and aunt of 2.
Beauty Zone - the team Beauty Zone
Shannon was intro-duced to the Health and Beauty Industry in 2006 where she started her beauty career as a student at the Cape College in
Cape Town. She rea-lised her passion for people and to make a difference in their lives and took a leap in faith and qualified as a Beauty Therap is t
m ing , pe rmanen t make up, tattoo re-movals, lash exten-sions, skin care etc. She completed her training as an Aesthe-tician in 2008 and is always up for new courses. She is one of a very few permanent make-up and tattoo removal artists.Her passion is to help people in all different
ways.She said that she started her business in a small room at Hair Creations where she has only done a few basic treatments and today she is the owner of her own salon and is still living her dream, while offering most advanced treatments. Vernice is 20 years old and has been working
at Beauty Zone since 2012 as a receptionist and administrator. She has done training courses in bio-sculp-ture and also excels in people skills and has a brilliant mind for sales.Vernice is a quick learner and got to know the products very well, very quickly. She specialises in bio- sculpture nails.
She is a key person in the business and makes a big dif-ference in the suc-cess of the Salon.
They say, “Our team cons is t o f th ree a m a z i n g w o -men...Shannon, Ver-nice and Ceceilia is here to make a diffe-rence in your life.”
through North l ink College's Parow cam-pus in South Africa. After her studies, Shannon joined a cruise ship of Princess Cruises, where she fulfilled her dream of travelling the world to places like Australia, New Zealand, and Asia etc. where she got to know and work with thousands of different people Shannon specialises in Advance Skin Care Treatments and Skin Diseases. She also has a passion for slim-
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Sun Valley
From N$595,000 -N$1,200,000 @ Home Loan Prime -1%.
Salz-Gossow (Pty) Ltd
Narraville, Walvis Bay
Sonstraal van hoop vir huiskopersSonstraal van hoop vir huiskopersSonstraal van hoop vir huiskopersSonstraal van hoop vir huiskopers· Otis Finck
ie daarstelling van 171 huise oor 'n tydperk van Dtwee jaar, as deel van 'n
pragtige nuwe residensiële ontwikkeling, genaamd Sun Valley, is amptelik Woensdag in Walvisbaai van stapel gestuur.
“Ons het vyf jaar gelede met die projek begin nadat
ons as huiseienaars besef het dat daar 'n groot nood vir huise in Narraville bestaan. Na baie stam-pe en stote kan met reg gesê word dat ons droom om huise beskik-baar te stel vir Narraville se inwoners, met hulp van mnr Jurgen Gossow, van vandag af bewaar-heid gaan word,” het me Althea Maasdorp van Sun Valley Real Estates, wat tans die projek onderneem, by die verrigtinge ge-sê.Daar is 'n keuse van sewe ver-skillende tipe wonings beskikbaar.
Die eerste fase van die projek gaan uit huise met 'n prysklas van N$700,000 bestaan. Die tweede fase maak voorsiening vir huise met 'n prysklas van N$595,000 en meer.Potensiële kopers is by die ge-leentheid die kans gegun om aan-soek te doen vir huislenings ge-finansier deur Nedbank teen 'n spesiale en ekslusiewe ver-gunning van die huidige rente-koers minus-1 persent.Volgens mnr Gerret Charles Van Rooi van P&G Konstruksie
wat verantwoordelik is vir die bou van die huise, gaan die maat-skappy daarvoor sorg dat binne die bestek van 6 tot 12 maande die eerste fase van die projek voltooi word.“Die siviele ingenieurs Salz Gossouw het reeds begin met die aanlegging en aansluitings aspek-te vir die verskaffing van basiese dienste insluitende water-toevoer, kragvoorsiening, rioolwerke en
paaie vir Sun Valley en die proses gaan binne die volgende drie maande afgehandel wees.“Ons beoog om die eerste huise in die volgende drie maande te begin bou,” het mnr Van Rooi gesê. P&G Konstruksie is 'n welbekende on-derneming, met meer as 40 jaar ondervinding in die boubedryf. Die maatskappy bestaan al vir meer as 14 jaar en beskik oor 'n uit-muntende reputasie wat die bou van kwaliteit wonings betref.
Die onderneming het tevore 70 wonings in Tamariskia gebou, op Langstrand, en ook verskeie skole regoor
