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...
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Angola clinch Region 5 basketball titles
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 storm into Rugby Africa Cup final
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...
Netball teams gain invaluable experience in South Africa
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...
Life Fighters win promotion to top-flight league
Otjiwarongo based outfit Life Fighters gained promotion to the top-flight league football after they were crowned champions of the 2024/25 Northern-West Stream First Division at the weekend. This comes after they played to a 1-1 draw against Eleven Warriors FC, at Omulunga Stadium, in Grootfontein. They went into their Saturday fixture needing a point to...
Semenya ruling brings hope for Mboma, Masilingi
Christine Mboma’s coach, Henk Botha, has welcomed the recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling in favour of South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya. He described it as a positive step in the ongoing battle over World Athletics’ controversial testosterone regulations and a possible opening for Namibia’s own side-lined sprinters. Botha, who guides Mboma...
Many tennis lessons from AUSC Games – Bezuidenhout
Despite missing out on podium finishes at the recently concluded AUSC Region 5 Games, Namibia’s national tennis coach, Jandre Bezuidenhout, says the experience gained at the tournament will be invaluable going forward. Namibia fielded nine players in the tennis competition, with all participants exiting in the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles events. Speaking after...
Namibia takes on Algeria in Africa Cup
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...
Toyota sponsors N$300 000 vehicle for Warriors World Cup campaign
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...
Tales of the Legends – Paying dignified homage to unsung hero Lazarus ‘Sifu Ou Xam’ Mambo 1946-2025
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...









