Employee profiles
24 HOURS,
401KM
A DASH ACROSS THE WORLD’S OLDEST DESERT
erner Ewald, MD of BMRN, doesn’t know about slow. He and his ‘fatbike team’ once again
participated in the Nedbank Desert Dash, the world’s longest single-stage mountain bike race.
They finished 35th out of 114 teams. They were also the only team to do the race on fatbikes. While
fatbikes are heavier and harder to pedal than mountain bikes, they are great for soft, unstable terrain
such as sand. Well done to Werner, Mark de Wet, Divan Mostert and Dr Jasper Lochner for their
competitive placing.
SEARCHING FOR OMAJOVA
very year Namibians go in search of
Omajova, edible mushrooms that only reveal
themselves between January and March. They
also grow only on termite hills and when Namibia
has received good rains. It is an annual tradition
for Werner Ewald and his family to search for
Omajova.
This year Werner missed his family trip as he
was accompanying investors on their visit to the
Etango Uranium Project.
But he was determined to find this wild delicacy.
Together with colleagues Gavin Chamberlain
and Emma Culver they set out on a four-hour
drive during which they found … nothing.
Ten metres before the turnoff to their next
destination a giant termite hill covered with
Omajova presented itself!
A FRIEND FROM DOWN
UNDER
Emma Culver, Bannerman Energy’s Investor
Relations and Communications Manager,
recently travelled to South Africa and Namibia.
She had a great time catching up with her
colleagues.
...with Jamie Peterson, PA to CEO Gavin Chamberlain.
...with Andrea Leech, graphic designer.
...with Vera and Mike Leech, retired Board member.
Werner Ewald, Emma Culver and Gavin
Chamberlain with the elusive Omajova they
found after a four-hour search.
Three of the four-man team competing in the Desert Dash on fatbikes are (from left) Divan Mostert, Werner
Ewald and Mark de Wet.