{"id":387210,"date":"2025-12-21T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=387210"},"modified":"2025-12-20T20:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T18:27:44","slug":"mtc-sponsors-the-new-years-campout-dune-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=387210","title":{"rendered":"MTC sponsors the New Year\u2019s CampOut Dune Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has announced its N$720,000 partnership with the CampOut Dune Festival, a one-day New Year\u2019s Eve celebration taking place at the Dune Belt Amphitheatre in the Namibian Desert on 31 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival offers a unique desert camping adventure, with a well-curated selection of electronic and dance music DJs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe festival is a perfect choice for those looking to dance into the new year surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty,\u201d said Tim Ekandjo, MTC\u2019s Chief Brand, Marketing, Communications and Sustainability Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-15-at-12.45.51.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-15-at-12.45.51.jpeg 718w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-15-at-12.45.51-296x300.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-15-at-12.45.51-36x36.jpeg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, this year\u2019s event will once again offer three stages, endless energy, desert sunsets and dance floors that do not quit, with music that brings everyone together while celebrating under the stars and welcoming 2026 in the dunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival has become Namibia\u2019s most significant and fastest-growing New Year\u2019s festival, catering for all demographics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe event,\u201d he said, \u201coffers three stages: a main stage (commercial and crossover acts), the MTC Afropulse Amapiano Stage, and an underground house stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ekandjo expressed his excitement about partnering with the CampOut New Year\u2019s Dune Festival, saying it allows for the celebration of Namibia\u2019s beautiful scenery while at the same time marketing the country to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is rare to find events taking place in the desert that give you an experience designed to feel natural, creative and free, with an absolute sense of desert serenity,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) has announced its N$720,000 partnership with the CampOut Dune Festival, a one-day New Year\u2019s Eve celebration taking place at the Dune Belt Amphitheatre in the Namibian Desert on 31 December. 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