Hilma Nalupe Hearing the word ‘FootGolf’ for the first time left me wondering, ‘What on earth is that? Golf by foot?’ But after watching the live demonstration at the Windhoek Country Club on Monday, I found myself nodding and thinking, ‘Ah, I can do that. How hard could it possibly be to kick a ball...
Secretary general of the Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC), Michael Hamukwaya says he is happy with athletes’ performance at the African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region Five Youth Games underway in Swakopmund. In an interview with Nampa on Tuesday at the end of day two of the athletics competitions, Hamukwaya said it has been an amazing...
Life Fighters’ brief stint in the North West First Division Football League could end this weekend as they just need one point to secure the title and return to the Namibia Premier League. Speaking to Nampa this week, league administrator Lydia Hakandongo confirmed that the final league showdown will happen on Sunday, with all games...
GAZA CITY – Gaza’s civil defence agency on Thursday said at least 52 people, including eight children, were killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory battered by more than 21 months of war. The latest deadly strikes and gunfire came just hours after Hamas, which runs Gaza, announced it was willing to release 10...
Many natural or juristic persons find themselves in a predicament when aggrieved by the conduct of the functionaries or institutions that infringe their right to just administrative action. Such administrative conduct usually unravels in a form of a decision of public administrators. Think about a decision of a public body that affects a tender bidder...
Molly Weyulu The Namibian Police have reported a concerning increase in fire incidents over the past few months, leading to fatalities and significant property damage. Namibian Police Force spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi in a statement said several arson cases, some involving minors, are currently under investigation. In a recent incident in Tsumeb, a fire that reportedly...
NEW YORK – US social media giants have rolled back content moderation in recent months, leading to an “explosion of hate” online, according to the head of a leading New York-based antisemitism watchdog. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, says antisemitism has surged since the start of the Gaza war, after Palestinian militant group...
BEIJING – Five people are missing after a house was buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in southwest China yesterday, authorities and state media said. The landslide in Xuyong county in Sichuan province occurred after more than 150 millimetres (six inches) of rain fell in just three hours overnight, the local government said...
Hilma Nalupe FNB Namibia officially launched the 25th edition of the Otjihavera race experience yesterday in Windhoek, marking the 20th anniversary of one of the country’s most iconic mountain biking events. The race, first conceptualised by cycling enthusiasts Tony and Sigi Bassingthwaighte along with two other founding members, has grown from a simple idea into...
Hilma Nalupe Originally from Keetmanshoop Pamoritha, Keister is a born student athlete. She grew up playing soccer, rugby, tennis and netball but stuck to hockey as she fell in love with the sport and never looked back. Keister started playing the sport back in 2015 when the captain of her school’s hockey team asked her...