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15 May

Johnson one shot off the golf lead in Gaborone

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Golfer Kyle Johnson remains the top performer on the national team at the Africa Confederation Region Five tournament taking place in Gaborone, Botswana. The Botswana Golf Union reported on Thursday that Johnson is currently in second place overall, just behind South Africa’s Astin Wade Arthur, who leads the standings. “Arthur fired a superb 8-under-par 63 in round two to reach a tournament total of 134 (-8), overtaking Zimbabwe’s Keegan Shutt, who slipped to third after a 3-over-par 74 brought his total to 136 (-6). Johnson, meanwhile, remained consistent with a 4-under-par 67, taking his total to 135 (-7)…

14 May

SADC convenes trade justice dialogue to address U.S. tariff fallout

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Moses Magadza The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is set to hold a high-level dialogue today on trade justice, following the announcement of sweeping tariffs by the United States that have shaken Global South economies. The meeting, which will take place in a hybrid format, is organised by the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance, and Investment (TIFI), with about 50 key participants expected to attend. The dialogue comes after US President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement of a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, along with reciprocal tariffs targeting regions like Southern Africa. While a 90-day…

14 May

Rundu council to fast-track land allocation for sports facilities

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Rundu urban councillor Victoria Kauma has called on the Rundu Local Authority Council to accelerate the process of identifying land for building sports facilities in the town. Kauma made the call during the recent belated Independence Day celebration held at the Rundu Sport Stadium. She said Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has already instructed councillors to identify land for sports facilities as part of a national directive to address the lack of such infrastructure. “We should come up with new land to develop sports facilities in this region. This is going to be a standard sports facility in…

14 May

Young cricketers make strong start in 2025 Nashua Junior League

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Justicia Shipena Namibia’s young cricketers took centre stage over the past weekend, as the 2025 Nashua Junior Franchise League began with matches across Windhoek. This year, the league expanded to include an under-12 category, bringing the total to nine teams across U12, U14, and U19. Franchises include Grove Mall, Ashburton Investments, STADIO Higher Education, and Naankuse, with Green Enterprise Solutions joining for the first time. The action started on Friday, 9 May, with the U12 Ashburton Eagles beating Grove Mall Wildcats by 9 wickets at the High Performance Oval. The Wildcats posted 71/6, but the Eagles chased it down in…

13 May

Boxing duo set to bring back victory to Namibia

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Boxing promoter Nestor Tobias says it is not easy for African boxers to get international fights, but Namibians like Jeremiah Nakathila and Jon Ndjolonimus have earned their place. Tobias, founder and owner of the MTC Nestor Tobias Sunshine Boxing and Fitness Academy, made the remarks on Tuesday while announcing upcoming international bouts for the two fighters. Nakathila is set to face American prospect Abdulah Mason on June 7 June 2025 in Virginia, United States. This will be his fifth fight in the U.S. He first appeared in the country in 2021 when he fought Shakur Stevenson. In 2022,…

12 May

Coetzee and Greeff Win Big at Nedbank Power Pedal Series Finale

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Drikus Coetzee and Anri Greeff were crowned champions of the Nedbank Windhoek Power Pedal (WPP) Race Series on Sunday after winning the men’s and women’s categories on the Heroes Acre bridge in Windhoek. Coetzee scored 970 points to win the men’s overall title. Roger Suren came second with 745 points, while Jacques Hanekom of Team Hollard placed third with 720 points. Hanekom was followed by teammate Martin Freyer, who finished in 02:34:39. Nicolaas Swart of Hollard Ambassadors crossed the line just behind him in 02:34:40. In the elite women’s category, Greeff defended her title with a time of…

12 May

Young Africans aim to seal Debmarine Premiership final match

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Young African Football Club owner and coach Mali Ngarizemo says his team will fight for the Debmarine Premiership title until the final day, when they face African Stars Football Club in Gobabis. Ngarizemo spoke over the weekend in Windhoek after Young African beat title contenders Khomas Nampol Football Club 2-1. “We are still in the chase; we want to take it down to the wire, because we are not even done with African Stars yet, and we won’t make it easy for them. Our last game will be against them (African Stars) in Gobabis, and we hope to…

11 May

Coach Damaseb faults focus in girls’ COSAFA loss

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Namibia’s under-17 girls team head coach, Errol Damaseb, says a lack of concentration cost them their opening match against Malawi. Namibia lost 0-3 to Malawi in the first game of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) under-17 girls tournament. The tournament started on Saturday at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. Damaseb said the team started the game well but conceded two goals from set pieces, which he believes should not have happened. He said the players regrouped in the second half but began to lose focus and could not recover from the early goals. "That…

08 May

Netball Namibia hopes that planned stadiums will include netball courts

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Former Netball Namibia president Rebecca Goagoses hopes the planned construction of sports stadiums in all 14 regions will include netball courts. This follows the announcement by Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, that N$35 million has been allocated to build stadiums in each region during the 2025/26 financial year. Steenkamp said the stadiums will meet Confederation of African Football (CAF) category two standards, and each will have 10,000 seats. Goagoses, who currently serves as acting Netball Africa president, has long raised concerns over the lack of proper netball courts in Namibia. She urged…

07 May

GRN plans 10 000-seater stadiums across all regions

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Erasmus Shalihaxwe The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has set aside N$35 million to build sports stadiums in all 14 regions. Each stadium will have a seating capacity of 10,000. Minister Sanet Steenkamp made the announcement in Parliament on Tuesday while motivating the ministry’s N$1.2 billion budget for the 2025/2026 financial year. She stated that the Confederation of African Football will build the stadiums to meet category two standards. Each regional capital will have a facility to give young people across the country access to proper sports infrastructure. This follows after President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced in…