Hilma Nalupe The AUSC Region 5 Judo Games wrapped up on 10 July 2025, at the Windhoek Showgrounds after three days of intense action, marking another significant step for the development of judo in the Southern African region. Hosted in Namibia from July 8–10, the games saw young judokas from across Region 5 compete in...
The Angolan men’s basketball team claimed gold at the AUSC Region 5 after defeating South Africa 70-50 in a thrilling final played at the Windhoek Showgrounds. Malawi then claimed the bronze medal after edging Botswana 59-56 in an entertaining third and fourth-place play-off at the same venue. In the women’s division, Angola completed a double...
Namibia booked their place in the Rugby Africa Cup final after brushing aside Algeria in a hard-fought semi-final clash at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda yesterday. The fixture was a do-or-die encounter for Namibia, who needed a win to keep their 2027 Rugby World Cup hopes alive. After 80 minutes of competitive...
The Namibia Schools’ Sport Union (NSSU) netball chairperson, Eben Ambondo, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the two girls’ teams at the recently concluded Telkom All-Ages Netball Tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Namibia sent the U/17 and U/18 teams to the youth tournament, from 7 to 11 July. More than 40 schools from...
The Mandela National Stadium will come alive with Rugby Africa Cup action at 13h00 on Sunday, as Namibia locks horns with Algeria in a much-anticipated semi-final clash. Namibia stormed into the semis after a dominant 55-17 win over Senegal, with standout performances from Johan Retief, Jurgen Meyer, man-of-the-match Andre van der Berg, Arman Combrinck, Andrew...
Hilma Nalupe The Brave Warriors 2026 World Cup Campaign got a major boost yesterday with the launch of an SMS competition through the full sponsorship of a Toyota Starlet valued at N$300 000, made possible by Pupkewitz Toyota and Toyota South Africa Motors. Speaking at the official launch of the initiative at Pupkewitz Toyota showroom...
A proud product of Windhoek’s old location where only the toughest survived, trying by all means using all tricks in the book to escape the wrath and constant bullying from the notorious pair of ‘Ou Windhoek, and Xoates, ‘Ou Xam’ was your typical streetwise kasi boy and knew exactly how to wangle and maneuvre his...
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...
Namibian archers brought home a total of six medals from the recently concluded 2025 African Regional Field Archery Championship in Lusaka, Zambia. The championship took place from 3-6 July, featuring competitors from Zambia, South Africa and Namibia. After three gruelling days of intense competition, Namibia managed to secure three gold medals and three bronze medals....
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...