Category: Sports
Top Volleyball Talent Shines at 41st Bank Windhoek Doc Tournament
By: Staff Writer The 41st edition of the Bank Windhoek Doc Volleyball Tournament brought Swakopmund to life this past weekend, as close to 800 volleyball players from across Namibia gathered for two days of electrifying competition. Hosted by the Namibia…
Tse Yaa Kuku Easter Tournament Unites Community Through Football
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The fifth edition of the Tse Yaa Kuku Easter Tournament kicked off on 18 April at Ota Mutala village near Eheke, drawing thousands of spectators and showcasing emerging and experienced football talent. The tournament concluded yesterday. A…
Capricorn Eagles Split Series With Victoria Pearls
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The six-match T20I Capricorn Eagles Series came to a thrilling end on Tuesday afternoon with the Victoria Pearls, the Ugandan Women’s Cricket Team, edging the Capricorn Eagles by 6 wickets at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek….
Nedbank Fuels Weekend of Cycling
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Nedbank Namibia provided a weekend filled with exciting cycling in Windhoek. On Saturday, the Rock and Rut Cross Country Union Cyclists Internationale (UCI) Series took place at the IJG Trails in Windhoek. The series was an opportunity…
Uganda’s Victoria Pearls Takes 2-0 Leads in Capricorn Eagles Series
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Victoria Pearls, Uganda’s women’s cricket team, has seized a commanding 2-0 lead in the Capricorn Eagles Series against Namibia. The two teams have become well-acquainted, having faced off three times during the Women’s Day…
Olympics Make History With Gender Equality Moves
By: Hee-Dee Walenga In a press conference on Wednesday evening, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provided a number of updates for the event programme of the upcoming Olympic Games. For the first time in the Olympics 132-year history, there will…
Sport is a Reflection of Society
By: Hee-Dee Walenga “Sport is a Reflection of Society” is a quote that I was introduced to by Dr Gary Sailes over half a decade ago during my time at university. The quote has stuck with me since and is…
First African IOC President Visits Namibia
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Kirsty Coventry made history on 20 March 2025, by being elected as the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Coventry became the first woman and first African to hold the prestigious title. She is also…
New Boxing Federation and Paralympic Committee revealed by Sports Commission
By: Dwight Links The Namibian Sports Commission (NSC) unveiled the new boards for the Namibia Boxing Federation (NBF) and the Namibia National Paralympic Committee (NNPC) Interim Board. This comes after the commission had to conduct various investigations that were based…
Namibian Sports Community Optimistic About Future of Namibian Sports
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Two weeks ago, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced the new Executive Branch of Government that will lead Namibia for the next five years. The announcement came with quite a number of changes, one of which was the formation…