Despite previous reports suggesting an imminent handover of the Rundu Sport Stadium to the Rundu Town Council, the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service has refuted such a move.
The stadium has long suffered from a poorly maintained playing surface due to insufficient water supply, prompting calls from local football enthusiasts for a transfer of ownership to the town council. This, they argue, would ensure better upkeep.
Cuca Tops Netball Club from Rundu and Extreme Netball Club from Ongwediva have earned their spots in the country’s premier netball league, the MTC Namibian Netball Premier League (NNPL).
They secured their positions after finishing third and fourth, respectively, at the recent playoffs in Windhoek.
South African women’s football club, Msasa FC Ladies, has accused Namibian club FC Ongos Ladies of unethical behaviour, alleging the non-payment of transfer fees for Mbali Yalo. Yalo was deported from Namibia last year due to overstaying her visa.
Yalo’s signing in August was intended to bolster FC Ongos Ladies’ performance in the CAF Women’s Champions League and the FNB Women Super League. However, her deportation by immigration officials, due to a lack of a work permit, disrupted these plans.
Renovation work on the Kuisebmund stadium, home of premier league giants Blue Waters, will be completed in April, the Walvis Bay Municipality’s acting manager for public relations and customer service, Anita Kaihiva has The renovations, which will cost the Walvis Bay municipality N$3 million started in November last year and will be undertaken by contractor Element Consulting Engineers.
According to Kaihiva, the renovations are an investment into the community.
PAUHL Shakes Mallembu was linked with the vacant Rundu-based club Cuca Tops FC’st top coaching job , following the resignation of former coach Gundolf Mukoya, who resigned from his post early January.
Mukoya was the mastermind behind the team’s promotion to this season’s Debmarine Premiership after helping Cuca Tops win the North East First Division title and was in charge of the team’s first seven matches before the club’s assistant coach Jean-Claude Kalinda took over the reign.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports.
The order provides guidance, regulations and legal interpretations, and it will enlist the Department of Education to investigate high schools thought to be non-compliant.
Republicans say it restores fairness to sports but LGBT advocacy and human rights organisations have described the move as discriminatory.
The order, which goes into effect immediately, largely covers high school, universities and grassroots sports.
For a young, eight-year-old swimmer who grew up surrounded by water since he was one year old, the pool has become both his battleground and the source of his success, driving his dream to one day become a top swimmer.
This is the story of Benedict Chinkoti, one of the star performers at the Bank Windhoek Long Course held on 25th January at the Olympia Swimming Pool in Windhoek.
The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) has announced an extension in enrolment schedules acrossits regional centres for the 2025 academic year.
The Northern Region will continue uninterrupted enrolment from February 5-7, 2025, at the following centres:
Gabriel Taapopi enrolling at NAMCOL Regional Office Ongwediva, Outapi CBLC, Eenhana CBLC, Omuthiya
CBLC.
For the Southern, North-Eastern, and Central Regions, enrolment will close on
February 6-7 for study materials redistribution and resume on Monday and Tuesday, February 10-11, 2025, at the following centres:
The Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI) recently conducted an impactful financial wellness training session for staff members of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare (MGEPESW). The one-day session, attended by eighty-one participants, aimed to enhance financial literacy and equip individuals with crucial financial management skills.
Women are rewriting the rules. Across the globe, they're challenging traditional gender roles and making their mark in every field imaginable.
In Namibia, Aili Hosea, a 33-year-old driver at Unitrans Namibia, is leading the charge in the trucking industry, becoming the country's first female driver of abnormal trucks with double trailers.