Author: Carlos Kambaekwa (Carlos Kambaekwa )

Well, many might only come to know Rolf ‘Ertjies’ Erdmannsky as the no-nonsense football referee during the amalgamation of mixed-race football in apartheid South West Africa (SWA) in 1977.

Born Andile Kalipa on the 10th of September 1964 in Upington, South Africa, young Kalipa comes from a much-respected, well-to-do family. Elder brothers Jeff and Lucky Kalipa are both prominent figures in social circles in their adopted land, Namibia

The son of former footballer, the late Jack Francis senior, young Francis was destined for the big stage since his early days as a toddler, proudly following in his old man’s footsteps.

Born Bonifaciu Papu Matingu on 24 January 1970 in the then Zairian capital Léopoldville, now Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, young Papu started playing competitive football at a very young age — 16 to be precise — for Congolese giants Malibu Football Club. 

There is an old saying that death is not the last sleep; it is, in fact, the final awakening.

History reveals that the southern part of Namibia has always been a happy hunting ground for Black Africa Football Club. The exciting Gemengde outfit significantly benefitted from recruiting amazing talent from that neck of the woods.

He came, conquered, and lifted a pair of high-profile silverware in the country’s top-flight football league.

Scores of mourners braved the chilly weather that has been hitting the city over the last couple of weeks, to gather at the Pionierspark cemetery, south of Namibia’s commercial capital Windhoek, on Saturday morning.

It never rains but pours for the youthful Khomasdal outfit Civics Football Club, aka “The Mighty Civilians”. 

A devastating bombshell has hit the entire town of Rehoboth following the sad departure of one of the most recognisable figures in the southern town’s Baster community.