Hilma Nalupe The African Union Sports Council Region 5 Youth Games which concluded yesterday brought thrilling table tennis action to the Windhoek Showgrounds from 6 to 11 July, with Namibia proudly finishing second behind South Africa. Namibia delivered a strong performance on home ground, earning four medals in total, a remarkable achievement considering the level...
Namibian boxers collected a total of eight medals at the Region 5 Games, held from 4–13 July in Windhoek and Swakopmund. The medal haul included six silver and two bronze medals. While the results fell short of the team’s pre-tournament expectations, Namibia’s boxing coach, Israel Hamutumbangela, was proud of his team’s performance. He said although...
Hilma Nalupe The 2025 Region 5 Youth Games delivered an exciting week of indoor volleyball as young athletes from across Southern Africa converged at the Windhoek Showgrounds from 6 to 12 July. The U/19 boys and girls showcased not only talent and discipline but also the unifying power of sport. The tournament marked one of...
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...