Author: Hee-Dee Walenga
President and Namport Reiterate Accountable Use of N$90m NFA Sponsorship
Hee-Dee Walenga The National Port Authority in Namibia (Namport) has given new life to Namibian football by handing over N$90 million to the Namibian Football Association (NFA) at N$30 million per year for the next three years. However, the President…
Columbia University Professor Warns Namibia to Take Charge of Oil Future
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Professor Jenik Radon of Columbia University, who teaches at the School of Public and International Affairs of the Ivy League school, has urged Namibia to take a long-term approach to managing its natural resources as the…
Beyond the Fear of Foreign Investment: What Namibia Can Learn from China
By: Diana Ndeshihala Hainana In Namibia, discussions about foreign investment increasingly begin with the nationality of the investor rather than with the quality of the investment. There is understandable concern among some Namibians about increasing foreign involvement in important sectors…
Omuthiya BMX Club Shines in Finals
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 11th edition of the Namibian Cycling Federation BMX finals took place on Saturday in WIndhoek with young riders from all over Namibia vying for top honors at the culmination of the BMX season. …
Less Than 1% of Public Expenditure Goes to Sport
By: Hee-Dee Walenga With around 71% of the country’s population being inactive, the Namibian government spends less than 1% on sport development. This was stated during the official launch of the country’s sport profile research publication in Windhoek on…
Africa Only Has 0.5% Share of U$2.6 Trillion Sports Industry
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Various leaders and entrepreneurs of African sport gathered in Kigali, Rwanda for the third edition of the SportsBiz Africa Forum. This year’s forum was held under the theme “The Nexus Between Sports and Business Towards…
Global Cybersecurity Initiative: Unifying Africa via Cybersecurity
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Global Cybersecurity Initiative (GCI) was officially launched on Thursday morning in Windhoek. The initiative is a Pan-African cybersecurity initiative created by DS Tech Namibia that seeks to connect businesses, governments, and innovators to…
Namibia Joins SA in Digitising Embedded Generation
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Electricity Control Board (ECB), in collaboration with GET.transform officially launched an Embedded Generation Online Application Platform intended to digitalise and advance the Electricity Supply Industry of Namibia. Namibia becomes only the third country in Africa…
Eagles Kick-Off FNB Tri-Series with a Win Over Proteas
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia’s men’s cricket national team, the FNB Eagles, beat South Africa by 18 runs at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground in the opening fixture of the 2026 FNB Tri-Series. The series features Namibia, South Africa,…
Women Lead Inaugural Agripreneurial Innovation Challenge…28-year-old Wins N$150,000 Cash Prize
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The 2026 Agripreneurial Innovation Challenge held its finale and awards ceremony in Windhoek last Wednesday. The Challenge was launched in April and invited local entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector to come up with and…