Namibia’s Olympian and 2021 Nedbank Desert Dash winner, Tristan de Lange said he has recovered fully from his injury and is feeling superb ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Namibian athletes will compete in athletics, para-athletics, cycling, boxing, lawn bowling, swimming, triathlon and wrestling at the competition that starts on Thursday, 28 July and…
A group of nine athletes, a guide and team officials with a medical team arrived in Birmingham, England on Saturday morning ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Namibian athletes will compete in athletics, para-athletics, cycling, boxing, lawn bowling, swimming, triathlon, wrestling and gymnastics at the competition that starts on Thursday, 28 July and ends Monday,…
The second leg of the 2022 MTC Netball Namibia Premier League season saw only three matches scheduled for the weekend at Ogongo on Saturday. It was a case of northern derbies as Northen Fly Ballers faced Young Stars in the first derby, with the latter emerging victorious by 39-34 points. The second derby saw Fly…
Titans withstood a massive wave of attack from University of Namibia (UNAM) Wolves to snatch a 65-64 victory in the semi-final of the 2022 Khomas Basketball Association (KBA) playoffs at Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS) in Windhoek Friday night. The match which was well attended was a seesaw affair as both teams tried to outfox each…
Police in the Hardap Region are investigating an incident in which a one-year-old baby girl died at Farm Nomtsas in Maltahöhe district while in the care of her aunt. A crime report issued on Sunday by the Namibian Police Force Public Relations Department, stated that the baby was brought to the Maltahöhe hospital on 02…
Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Kalumbi Shangula has commended initiatives which help create awareness around gender-based violence, suicide and rape, which contribute to the deterioration of mental health. Shangula emphasised Government’s support towards such initiatives, adding that the ministry is currently finalising the Mental Health Amendment Bill that will be tabled in the…
A 33-year-old Botswana national died on Friday in Walvis Bay after a fully loaded truck trailer he was fixing reportedly pressed him against the truck wheels causing his death. It is alleged in a crime report issued on Saturday by Erongo Community Affairs Commander Inspector Ileni Shapumba, that Dithore Meliaye who was in the company…
The Wildlife and Tourism Club (WTC), which falls under the Department of Wildlife Management and Tourism Studies (DWMTS) at the Katima Mulilo Campus (KMC), has taken the initiative to save threatened snake species. This initiative is a crucial aspect of WTC’s larger advocacy efforts. It aims to raise awareness and change the attitudes of the…
The University of Namibia through its Centre for Research Services (CRS) and the University of Stellenbosch (SU), through the Africa Centre for Scholarships, jointly hosted a two-week-long workshop on Scientific Writing and Postgraduate Supervision in Windhoek. This initiative was hosted, from 13 – 24 June 2022, under the Emerging Scholars Initiative (ESI), a Stellenbosch University…
The Namibia Cycling Federation (NCF) last week retained its board members, who have now set their sights on improving the sport by hosting more international competitions. The committee will be running the affairs of the NCF for a one-year term. In an interview with Nampa, NCF president Axel Theissen said during his recent trip to…