Namibia climbed seven places in the latest netball rankings released recently by the International Netball
Federation (INF), which saw the country move from 30 to a much-improved number 23 on the latest world ratings.
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Praise and gratitude to ‘selfless’ MTC…sponsorship beneficiaries in awe
Beneficiaries of the MTC mega multi-million sponsorship announced this week in the capital yesterday came out in droves to shower the local telecommunication giant for recognizing and investing in them.
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My candid view – Stop jutting your inadequacies on journalists
What is your basic understanding of news? What is news and what determines news? What is good news and what is bad news? Well, those are some of the questions I get when going about daily work of informing, educating and entertaining the deserving public. Now without proper understanding and clarity of the above questions,...
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Bank Windhoek Virtual Relay to donate towards Twaloloka
Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Marketing and Corporate Communication Services Jacquiline Pack announced the bank’s Virtual Relay proceeds will go towards assisting Walvis Bay’s Twaloloka informal settlement residents, who experienced a devastating fire last Sunday, which destroyed homes and left hundreds displaced. A first for Namibia, the Bank Windhoek Virtual Relay is a charity-based event,...
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Coleman joins Spanish giants Sevilla
Brave Gladiators poster-girl Zenatha Coleman has found a new home in the Spanish Primera División after the 26-year old Namibian silky striker signed with Sevilla FC Femenino, a few months after parting ways with Valencia Féminas CF. Coleman’s move to Sevilla was confirmed by the club yesterday on its website, but details around the duration...
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Football politics robbing country of talent – Mbaeva
Brave Warriors veteran goalkeeper Maximillian Mbaeva is dismayed by the endless politics in Namibian football, saying the protracted infightings continue to rob local players of golden opportunities while countries are hard at work exporting hundreds of players to larger markets. Speaking to New Era Sport from this week, Mbaeva – who plays for South African...
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Tales of the legends – Toe-to-toe with Reds’ lethal goal poacher “Der Kaiser” Theo Tjizembua Ndisiro
Theo was born in the remote village enclave of Aroams, Aminus in the vastly populated Omaheke region on the 5th of May 1942. The raw village boy arrived in the city of bright lights (Windhoek) as a nine-year-old boy, barely out of his customary traditional homemade gear (Omutjira). He started school at the revered St...
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KASU Winter Cup action this weekend
The eighth edition of the annual Katutura Sports Union’s (KASU) Winter Cup will commence tomorrow at the Sam Nujoma and Khomasdal stadiums in the capital. The competition – worth a whopping N$25 000 – has attracted 22 football and 14 netball teams and is expected to run until 08 August. KASU chairperson Kuveri Tjonga said...
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My weekly take away – eSports: The world’s fastest-growing sport
E-sport is considered the world’s fastest-growing sport and the first, together with football, that is truly global. As a result, the top eSports tournaments are already taking place online.
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Mega N$55 million sports windfall…as MTC announces multi-million sponsorship
Local telecommunications giant MTC yesterday announced multiple sponsorship deals with a record seven sport codes amounting to about N$55 million in total over three years, which will see a raft of major and minor sport disciplines receiving a much-needed financial boost.