{"id":35583,"date":"2022-12-11T09:35:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T09:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/petrol-attendants-now-lodge-assistant-managers"},"modified":"2022-12-11T09:40:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T09:40:43","slug":"petrol-attendants-now-lodge-assistant-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/petrol-attendants-now-lodge-assistant-managers","title":{"rendered":"Petrol attendants now lodge Assistant Managers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>TWENTY-FOUR-YEARS ago Simon (54) and Nico (52) Angula worked as petrol attendants at the Engen Keetmanshoop known as \u2018DIE 12\u2019 service station, without any dreams of working for a lodge.<\/p>\n<p>The two brothers, who came from the Okapenda village near Omuthiya, today are a living testimony that anything is possible if one just believes.<\/p>\n<p>However, this quickly changed when the director of Gondwana, Manni Goldbeck hired them in 1998 to work at one of the lodges owned by Gondwana.<\/p>\n<p>Which started just as dishwashing and quickly turned into bar attendance, and supervising duties while both working as Receptionists for the lodge.<\/p>\n<p>Today, their hard work and commitment paid off when both were promoted as lodge Assistant Managers for Namibia Gondwana\u2019s Etosha King Nehale lodge.<\/p>\n<p>Simon said that while working at the lodge; they were given a chance to attend classes to learn German in order to avoid the language barriers that they had been experiencing at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was later sent to Germany for a month and a half to do an internship and also have a learning background,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that after working at the Canyon lodge in Keetmanshoop, they were later transferred to Etosha Safari Lodge with his brother Nico.<\/p>\n<p>Goldbeck said that for the two it took time to get into the system, and when they got it, they hit the ground running.<\/p>\n<p>Goldbeck indicated that the two have been a blessing to them; their consistency, loyalty and commitment remains a long term package to Gondwana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are more than just workmates, but a bond of friendship for life was built,\u201d he said, adding he can call the two brothers anytime of the day or night, a strong indication of their dedication.<\/p>\n<p>He added that such a friendship is what built the character and identity of the Gondwana brand to where it is today.<\/p>\n<p>Nico noted that he never had a dream of ever working for Gondwana Group, and now they are just 60km from home, a moment he describes as worth living for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. 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