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Residents in Bukalo and surrounding areas were delighted to witness the official inauguration of the Bukalo Namibian Traffic Information System office on Thursday, which will be operating within the Bukalo village council offices.

Action will continue this weekend in the FNB Women Super League, which will see a string of exciting fixtures lined up for tomorrow and Sunday in various towns. 

When former Beatles frontman Paul McCartney penned the lyrics of the hit song ‘Blue Bird’, the iconic Liverpudlian must have had former Blue Waters Football Club’s tough-tackling defensive midfielder Magnus Vanoi Amadhila in mind.

King Price Insurance has bolstered its mountain biking team with the signing of 22-year-old Namibian top cyclist Alex Miller, who will now be joining the likes of Candice Lill, Philip Buys and Pressmore Musundi for the 2023 cycling season.

On Wednesday this week, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi announced in Parliament that the sports and youth ministry’s budget would be increased from the N$330.9 million it received in the previous financial year to a much-improved allocation of N$473.2 million for the coming 2023/24 fiscal period.

The Bank Windhoek National Long Course Swimming Championships officially kicked off Thursday at the Olympia Swimming Pool in Windhoek, and will run until Sunday. 

 Four-piece Namibian soul group The Yesterday will be gracing the Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre stage for the first time and cannot wait to share what they have to offer.

Often times music fans around the world forget how a music concert comes together and what goes on behind the scenes, especially when it comes to securing finances and the stress promoters endure.

Preparations are in full swing for the popular Zambezi Bream Easter Festival scheduled to take place in April and December to pay homage to the Zambezi heritage.