Hilma Nalupe Nedbank Namibia launched the 21st edition of its yearly Desert Dash yesterday in Windhoek. The Dash, is a 401 km cycling event that takes place from Windhoek to Swakopmund through the desert, will be held on 5 and 6 December this year, with over 1 000 participants in the race. The Nedbank Desert...
The MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy will host an electrifying night of boxing this Saturday at the Windhoek Country Club, as local stars prepare to reclaim continental glory in the WBO Africa Title Redemption Fights. Three of Namibia’s top boxers, Matheus Heita, Harry Simon Jr, and Paulinus Ndjolonimus, will headline the international...
Hilma Nalupe Max Heingo is coming up fast as one of Namibia’s promising young cricketers. He debuted for the national cricket team against the Proteas this month and is a regular name in the U/19 national team. Born in Oshakati and raised in Oshali village in the Ohangwena region by his grandmother, Heingo discovered cricket...
Hilma Nalupe Namibian chess player Heskiel Ndahangwapo recently took part in the FIDE Chess World Cup in Goa, India, and although his time there was brief, he learned some valuable lessons on the world stage. The World Cup, which began on 31 October and will run until 27 November, features over 200 players from around...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) has received N$4.5 million in sponsorship from the directorate of sport under the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture. The NHU has been actively seeking and raising funds to send both the U/21 women’s and men’s national teams to the upcoming Junior World Cups, which...
Hilma Nalupe Yesterday, the FNB Namibia FirstRand Foundation sponsored Unam Phoenix with N$350 000 for their FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa qualifiers, which will take place in Windhoek from 6 to 10 November. The pool for the qualifiers went down from eight teams participating in southern Africa to three. Namibia, Angola, and Malawi are all...
Fifa president Giovanni Infantino and secretary general Mattias Grafström’s Sunday visit to Namibia has been postponed, as announced yesterday. The visit was part of a six-nation tour across Southern Africa but has been delayed due tounexpected adjustments in Infantino’s itinerary. The Fifa delegation was set to engage in high-level discussions with the NFA and the...
The Namport Nedbank Powerhouse Challenge took place in Walvis Bay from 1 to 2 November, attracting nearly 700 runners and cyclists over the two-day event. The event, hosted in partnership between Namport, Nedbank Namibia and the Powerhouse Cycling Club, positioned itself as a key fixture in Namibia’s athletic calendar, combiningcommunity participation with elite sporting performance....
The Run Along Sport Foundation (RASF) has embarked on a heartfelt five-day outreach programme aimed at empowering young para-athletes and children living with disabilities across northern Namibia. This is the first time RASF will launch a nationwide initiative to bring the product to all regions over the next year. We hereby invite local companies to...
Namibian cyclists Drikus Coetzee and Melissa Hinz were crowned champions of their respective categories at the Nedbank Gravel Burn, which took place in South Africa on Saturday. The Gravel Burn is a seven-day, 800-kilometre full-service gravel stage race that challenges riders to navigate some of South Africa’s most diverse landscapes. The race starts in coastal...