ISTANBUL – Protesters were defiant yesterday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1 500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey’s biggest street demonstrations against the rule of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan since 2013. The protests erupted on 19 March after the arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part...
LIBREVILLE – A Gabonese squadron halts to salute a French colonel at one of France’s last military bases in Africa, which is now “shared” with the host nation and focused on training. The “Academie militaire” (Military Academy) sign at the entrance of De Gaulle camp in the capital Libreville has replaced “6th Marine Infantry Battalion”,...
The Nedbank Cycle Challenge, dubbed ‘the Greatest Ride Under the Sun’, makes its return to the tarmac after its 2024 hiatus due to the mourning period observed after the passing of president Hage Geingob in February last year. The Nedbank Cycle Challenge debuted in 1986, and has since become one of the oldest and most...
Following its postponement last November, Namibia will host the 2024 Junior Africa Cup (JAC) hockey qualifiers from 18 to 25 April at the Davin Trustco Hockey Stadium in Windhoek. The Namibian Hockey Union (NHU) announced through a media statement Tuesday that it is thrilled to host the qualifiers that will showcase the best young hockey...
The secretary general of the Tertiary Institutes Sports Association of Namibia (Tisan), Eslon Ngeendepi, has announced plans to breathe new life into varsity sports by inviting all higher learning and vocational training institutions in Namibia to participate in the upcoming 2025 Tisan football and netball tournament. This event aims to revive inter-institutional sports competitions and...
Namibia’s women’s national indoor hockey captain, Gillian Hermanus, shared her thoughts on the team’s remarkable performance at the Indoor Hockey World Cup held in Croatia in February. The team had an impressive performance in Croatia. They achieved their best-ever finish at the tournament, reaching the quarter-finals. Their goal was to finish in the top two...
Kavetja Ngaizuvare LEA Pumi Magano Nangombe is somewhere between saving lives and giving it her all in every volleyball match. Born in Oniipa, Oshikoto region, this 33-year old paramedic does not just clock into one of the most demanding jobs out there. She also shows up on the volleyball court, giving it everything she has. ...
As Namibia’s 2025/26 national budget is tabled today in the National Assembly, there is a palpable sense of hope within the sport community. The desire for an increase in funding for sport has never been more urgent. Athletes – women and men – have long felt sidelined. Moreover, infrastructure across the country remains in a...
RUACANA – Aantu ye li 362 yomomagumbo ge li 109 moshitopolwa shaMusati, oya tembudhwa omolwomeya gefundja ga yi momagumbo gawo mehuliloshiwike. Aantu mbaka yomomukunda Otjihitwa ngoka gwa pambula kiikandjohogololo shaNesi noshaRuacana oya falwa kealandjandja lyi li kEtunda. Omukunda ngoka Otjihitwa, ogwa kondekwa komeya gefundja ngoka ga yi sigo omomagumbo noku yelula omapya gaakalimo. Kansela goshikandjohogololo...
Ovakalimo vamwe vomomukunda Eeshoke popepi nOshikango otaku hokololwa va fudula nokulya po ongobe oyo ya li ya fudikwa molwaashi ya fya komukifi wombulwa. Oshiningwanima eshi osha ningwa mexuliloshivike. Otaku hokololwa kutya ovakwashiwana ova ka fudulula mo ongobe ndele tava li ombelela nonande va kunghililwa kutya oshinima osho tava ningi osha nyika oshiponga. Koitukulwa ya yooloka...