Sports

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The 2025 Real Madrid Foundation Football Clinics will benefit more than 1 000 learners and 150 teachers across four regions.  This year’s clinics will be held in Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi region from 19 to 23 May and in Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West region from 26 to 30 May. Rogerdeltry Kambatuku, national coordinator of the Real Madrid Foundation in Namibia, said the clinics aim to empower boys and girls through sport while training teachers using the Real Madrid Foundation methodology. “The program is implemented through the Namibia Schools Sport Union, on the one hand, and the…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe The sports fraternity in the Ohangwena region wants the government to set clear deadlines for the start and completion of promised sports infrastructure.  Ohangwena Regional Sport Commission vice chairperson Alexander Teofelus requested on Friday during a meeting between regional leaders and deputy minister of sport Dino Ballotti in Eenhana.  The meeting was part of the ministry’s efforts to strengthen collaboration with grassroots sports leaders and to identify challenges and opportunities in regional sports development. Teofelus said the region faces several challenges, including a lack of sports infrastructure, equipment, and qualified trainers.  These problems, he said, are hindering sports…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Four Namibian athletes have made the final list of nominees for the 2025 Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA), announced Thursday by AUSC chief executive officer Stanley Mutoya.  Lahja Ishitile is nominated for Sportswoman of the Year with a disability. She will compete against Taonele Banda of Malawi and Simone Kruger.  Pieter Benade, a rugby coach, is nominated for Coach of the Year.  He faces competition from athletics coaches Kebonyemodisa Dose of Botswana and Douglas Kalembo of Zambia.  Chris Kinda is nominated for Sportsman of the Year with a disability.  He will compete against Mpumelelo Mhlongo of South Africa…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture, Dino Ballotti, said sport management is not just a career but a vehicle for economic growth, youth empowerment, and nation-building.  He spoke at the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s (Nust) graduation ceremony on Thursday in Eenhana, Ohangwena region.  Ballotti praised the university for offering sports management degrees.  He said graduates in this field play a key role in building sustainable structures, ensuring ethical governance, and creating economic opportunities through sport tourism, athlete development, and infrastructure investment. “Personally, I am also pleased to know that Nust offers qualifications…

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)…

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…

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…

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,…

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…