National

Close to 250 athletes from across the country will converge at the Independence stadium in the capital today and tomorrow for the senior national athletics championships.

Back in the day, during the time when there were no properly organised league structures for local football teams, notably those from the impoverished native [Bantu] settings, many teams were content to field the same starting 11 for very long periods, unless death struck or serious injury occurred. 

When I perused through the lengthy but well-crafted Fifa letter addressed to embattled Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general Franco Cosmos on Wednesday, 30 March 2022, I immediately knew that a new dawn was definitely on the horizon, and nothing could stop the winds of change blowing across Namibian football.

Local Rythm and Blues (R&B) artists, both established and emerging, now have a regular platform to showcase their craft.

Whether you sound like Adele or sound like you are choking on a hot potato when you sing, singing is undoubtedly therapeutic, even if it is just for oneself. 

Ethnix’s attempt at remixing their hit and our national anthem ‘Open Up’ with South Africa’s Blaq Diamond has everyone talking, including myself.

Oranjemunders and friends had a fun-filled day with sports activities, networking, socialising and of course reuniting with old and meeting new friends at a reunion they hosted at the Unam sports grounds over the weekend. 

Our early childhood bond with our parents/primary caregivers informs how we are likely to relate to ourselves and others in our adulthood.

Looking at today’s way of life, it is hard to imagine any other way of life than a pay-to-live one. It is hard to imagine life without having to buy something so much that the absence of money in one’s wallet can be a cause of distress. 

In celebration of the rich Namibian heritage, Afrofusion jazz artist Lydia Garises, well known as Damasfusion, will perform tonight at the monthly Night Under the Stars event at the Goethe Institut.