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...
President of the Namibia Swimming Federation, Riaan Steyn, has praised the outstanding performance of Namibian swimmers at the 2024 Region 5 Games, saying the athletes exceeded expectations in both results and competitiveness. “The swimmers were fantastic and performed exactly as we had hoped – if not better. We were pleasantly surprised by just how competitive...
Hilma Nalupe FNB Namibia officially launched the 25th edition of the Otjihavera race experience yesterday in Windhoek, marking the 20th anniversary of one of the country’s most iconic mountain biking events. The race, first conceptualised by cycling enthusiasts Tony and Sigi Bassingthwaighte along with two other founding members, has grown from a simple idea into...
Hilma Nalupe Originally from Keetmanshoop Pamoritha, Keister is a born student athlete. She grew up playing soccer, rugby, tennis and netball but stuck to hockey as she fell in love with the sport and never looked back. Keister started playing the sport back in 2015 when the captain of her school’s hockey team asked her...
On a crisp morning at the High Performance (HP) Oval on Tuesday, Yasmeen Khan delivered one of the finest batting performances ever seen in Namibian women’s cricket. In the Capricorn Eagles’ first 50-over match against the CSA Women’s Emerging Academy, Khan lit up the field with a brilliant 145* off 134 balls, a fearless, commanding...
The Nedbank for Good Series commenced its 2025 northern region tour with an exciting round 6 competition in Oshakati this past weekend. As part of its ongoing growth and development mission of golf in Namibia, the seventh round will be in Tsumeb on 19 July. Round 8 will take place in Grootfontein, which will make...
Namibia secured their spot in the semi-finals of the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup with a commanding 55-17 victory over Senegal in their opening match, maintaining their unbeaten record against the West African side. The Namibians pulled away in the second half after leading 17-7 at the break, with tries from Johan Retief and Jurgen Meyer...