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Pupkewitz Toyota champions conservation through SaveARhino race
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Pupkewitz Toyota champions conservation through SaveARhino race

Pupkewitz Toyota reaffirmed its strong commitment to conservation and community engagement through the successful hosting of the SaveARhino Night Race, Pupkewitz Toyota Urban Assault. The event took place from 7 to 8 November. The one-of-a-kind cycling event was designed to raise awareness and support for Namibia’s ongoing rhino protection efforts.  More than 200 cyclists, partners...

Council approves sale of land to NFA for N$2.96m …backs Sam Nujoma Stadium upgrade
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Council approves sale of land to NFA for N$2.96m …backs Sam Nujoma Stadium upgrade

The Municipal Council of Windhoek has approved the sale of Erf 340 to the Namibia Football Association (NFA) for N$2.96 million. The property, situated on Mahatma Gandhi street in Katutura, currently serves as the NFA’s headquarters.  It will now enable further development of the association’s technical centre into a modern sports facility. The NFA, which...

Goraseb calls for unity to advance players’ welfare
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Goraseb calls for unity to advance players’ welfare

Former footballer Silvester ‘Lolo’ Goraseb has returned from attending the FIFA Professional Players Consultation Forum held recently in Rabat, Morocco, where global football leaders and players’ representatives gathered to deliberate on the future of player welfare and the professionalisation of the game. Goraseb described the forum as eye-opening, noting that participants also had the opportunity...

Lewandowski scores hat trick …Barcelona overcome Celta Vigo
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Lewandowski scores hat trick …Barcelona overcome Celta Vigo

Robert Lewandowski announced his return to fitness with a hat-trick as Barcelona closed the gap to La Liga leaders Real Madrid with an untidy 4-2 win away to Celta Vigo. The Catalan club took advantage of Madrid’s goalless draw at Rayo Vallecano earlier on Sunday to move back into second place just three points behind....

Ferrari pair told to ‘focus on their driving’
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Ferrari pair told to ‘focus on their driving’

Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have been told to “focus on their driving and talk less” by team president John Elkann. Hamilton and Leclerc failed to finish in Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix and sit sixth and fifth respectively in the drivers’ championship, while Ferrari slipped from second to fourth in the...

Deaf athletes off to their first Deaflympics
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Deaf athletes off to their first Deaflympics

Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) sent off a team of judo and athletics athletes from the Namibia Deaf Sports Federation together with Namibia Deaf Sports Federation personnel to participate in the Deaflympics taking place from 15 to 26 November in Tokyo, Japan. The 18-person team, consisting of two judo and athletics athletes, three...

Seven Namibians set for Diamonds and Dorings Marathon
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Seven Namibians set for Diamonds and Dorings Marathon

Namibian long-distance runners Paulus Daniel, Jesaya Matheu, Kronelius Nghiliyendele, Shiivomwene Shilongo, Matias Simon, Jeremia Shaliaxwe, and Lavinia Haitope, all coached by Robert Kaxuxuena, are gearing up to compete in the Dorings Kimberley Bighole Marathon, set for 22 November. The race will start at 05h30 from the Sol Plaatjie University Sports Grounds in Kimberley, Northern Cape,...

Capricorn Eagles ready for Thailand
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Capricorn Eagles ready for Thailand

Hilma Nalupe Cricket Namibia bid farewell yesterday to the women’s team, Capricorn Eagles, ahead of their departure to Thailand for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy scheduled to take place from 18 November to 1 December 2025. The competition is a T20 International tournament designed to boost the growth of women’s cricket...

Unam Phoenix narrowly miss finals
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Unam Phoenix narrowly miss finals

Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) hosted the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa qualifiers last weekend in Windhoek, with only three teams participating in Group E of southern Africa: Namibia’s Unam Phoenix, Angola’s Sporting Clube de Luanda and Malawi’s Bravehearts. Friday evening saw Unam Phoenix defeated 98-52 in a tough encounter with Sporting Clube...

Champions Super 4 set for weekend 
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Champions Super 4 set for weekend 

The second edition of the Champions Super 4 Battle of Champions is all set for this coming weekend in Swakopmund at Tamariskia Stadium in Swakopmund.  The top four teams from the MTC HopSol Youth League and Champion Maize Youth League will compete in three age groups: U/13, U/15 and U/17.  This year, Deutscher Turn und...