Author: Hee-Dee Walenga
Namibian Sports Approaching Inflection Point
By: Hee-Dee Walenga In exactly a fortnight, Namibia will turn 35 years old. Whilst celebrating Independence Day, we will also be ushering in the new President and government that will be presiding over Namibia for the next five years. These…
Private Sector Involvement in Sports Highlighted … as Capricorn Eagles get special send-off
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia’s women’s cricket team, the Capricorn Eagles, received a special send-off on Monday morning as they prepared for their departure to Uganda to compete in a quadrangular T20I tournament. The competition will see them face off…
Welwitschias Take Positives From Loss to Boland Kavaliers
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) fielded a 30-man squad composed exclusively of locally-based players against South Africa’s Boland Kavaliers on Saturday afternoon at the Hage Geingob Stadium. Despite a strong first-half performance, the Welwitschias fell…
Sports Column: Understanding Human Psychology to Commercialise Sports
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Non-sport fans often deem the fandom as a form of mass psychosis. Society being hysterical about sports is a societal trait that has been around for centuries. Think about the tens of thousands of people who…
Sport is a Reflection of Society
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The idea that sport is a reflection of society has been around for as long as sport has been a field of study in academia. There is an entire subcategory within sports studies called sports sociology. The…
Commercialising Namibian Sporting Facilities
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The topic of Namibia’s lack of appropriate sporting facilities is well known and, quite frankly, an exhausted talking point. Discussions about sports stadiums in Namibia have largely revolved around long-standing issues with the Independence Stadium…
The Potential That Lies Within University Sports
By: Hee-Dee Walenga In Namibia, promising young athletes often face a difficult choice when they qualify for tertiary education: pursue their academics or continue their athletic careers. For many, these two paths seem mutually exclusive. Imorgene Afrikaner, a…
Inaugural HopHydro Cup a Resounding Success
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Founder of the HopSol Youth League, Robert Hopperdietzel, has launched an under-18 international youth cup called HopHydro Cup designed to promote youth football development. Backed by a N$4 million investment, the inaugural tournament took…
Unlocking Sports Tourism in Namibia
By: Hee-Dee Walenga When combined, sports and tourism can become a powerful driver of economic growth for any country. These two industries share a symbiotic relationship: growth in one often fuels growth in the other, leading to mutual…
Over 2,500 Athletes and Volunteers to Partake in AUSC Region 5 Youth Games
By: Hee-Dee Walenga For the past fortnight, delegates from all member nations of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) have gathered in Namibia to finalise plans for the Region 5 Youth Games, which will be hosted in Namibia…