Director of Sport in the ministry, Jo-Ann Manuel, has taken a swipe at corporate Namibia, accusing companies of only rushing to associate themselves with athletes after they achieve international glory, while ignoring their struggles at grassroots and developmental levels. She expressed these sentiments last week during a send-off press conference hosted by Navachab Marathon at...
Marathon runner Lavinia Haitope claimed a decisive victory in the women’s 21-kilometre race at the 11th edition of the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon (Qgebertha Half Marathon), held on Saturday in South Africa. Haitope clocked a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes and 1 second (1:14:01) to cross the finish line ahead of a competitive...
After a bruising 73-6 defeat to Italy on Friday at the Hage Geingob Stadium, Namibia’s senior rugby team is now setting its sights on the upcoming Rugby Africa Cup, which will take place in Uganda from 8 to 19 July. Fullback Jacopo Trullo was a standout performer, scoring three tries. The Italians surged ahead just...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The second edition of the late Dino Vezepa Karita Open football tournament will kick off today at the Komasdal Stadium in the capital. About 24 football teams from various parts of the country will compete in the N$30 000-worth competitions to honour the late Karita. He passed on December 2020. One...
Namibian boxing referee and judge Fillemon Mweya is set to officiate the World Boxing Council (WBC) International Bantamweight Championship bout tomorrow in Lusaka. The headline clash will see Zambia’s David ‘Sniper’ Mwale go head-to-head with Ghana’s Michael Decardi Nelson in what promises to be an electrifying and competitive 12-round contest. Mweya, a seasoned official with...
After a month-long break, the topflight MTC Volleyball League returns this weekend with several exciting matches lined up at Otjiwarongo’s C’est Bon Courts. Action will kick off at 09h00, in the women’s division on Court A, with NamPol Volleyball Club taking on NamPol Otjozondjupa Volleyball Club, while in Court B, Revival Volleyball Club will square off against Unam...
Reigning champions Chile FC go into this weekend’s round of the top-flight Futsal Namibia Premier League with hopes of extending their impressive run at the summit of the log. Chile currently tops the league standings with 53 points and are set for a stern test against fifth-placed Ballers, who have amassed 33 points from 17...
He came, saw and courageously conquered a previously uncharted territory, and in the process placed his life on tenterhooks with the notorious trigger-happy Bowker Boys. An upright man of strong principles, a steadfast community activist and an uncompromising politician, Conradie was indeed a jack of all trades in many spheres of life. Famously going by...
With less than two weeks to go, Namibia has entered the final stretch in preparations for the 11th edition of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games, which will run from 4 to 13 July in Windhoek and Swakopmund. Ndeulipula Hamutumwa, chairperson of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), has affirmed the country’s...
The Namibian national rugby team is set to face Italy in a highly anticipated international test match at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek at 15h00 today. The match offers Namibia a rare opportunity to test themselves against a tier-one rugby nation, and players and coaches are all eager to make a statement. Despite a...