Born at Oshali village in the Oshana region, long-distance runner Helalia Johannes is undoubtedly the most decorated woman athlete in Namibia. Apart from being the only Commonwealth Games women’s marathon gold medal winner, she is also a proud bronze medal…
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From hitchhiking to matches to becoming the Namibian Football Association’s projects and external affairs director, Salome Iiyambo has spent her career proving that a passion for football can indeed pay the bills. Born at Uupumako village in the Ohangwena region,…
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Theresa van der Westhuizen (formerly Nel) has come a long way from playing netball in Grade 1 at Suiderhof Primary School to being crowned best young star at Stellenbosch University’s netball club, Stelkol, where she studied. Van der Westhuizen says…
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Coastal music fans can gear up for entertainment galore when the ‘Ma /Gaisa Rumble at the Coast’ takes place at the Cosdef Arts and Crafts Centre at Swakopmund on Saturday. After the highly successful ‘Ma /Gaisa Rumble in the City’…
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HIP-hop artist, actor and content creator Edu Lutete, better known as Dice, is currently riding a wave of success. Dice is the winner of the actor of the year category at the recent MTC Content Creator Awards. After dropping his…
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Eusebio ‘Garrincha’ Fredericks’ name already made him destined for football greatness. Bearing the names of two of the world’s greatest players of all time – Eusebio da Silva Ferreira and Brazilian Mane Garrincha – Fredericks says he only started playing…
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Kaptein Tswazi, baptised Milton Mootseng, is by far one of the hottest artists in the country at the moment. Boosted by his hit songs ‘Skippa’ and ‘Lala’, which reached 1.5 million and 600 000 views on YouTube, respectively, Kaptein is…
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Former Western Suburbs and Welwitschia scrumhalf Eugene Jantjies says he has known exactly what he wanted to achieve as a rugby player since high school. The retired star says he did not allow the fact that he was born at the…
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Ponti Dikuua is one of the few exceptional singers to come out of Namibia. After being introduced to music at the age of five by his siblings and parents, young Dikuua shaped his singing prowess in the choir of the…
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Former Tigers and Brave Warriors defence stalwart Willem Mwedihanga started from humble beginnings to become one of the most sought-after defenders in the country and abroad. Although born at Oshakati, the hard-tackling defender was raised at Ongwediva, which he calls…
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Veteran pianist Hans Gariseb, nicknamed ‘Jack of all Sounds’, says Nambia’s music industry must honour talent over favouritism. Born at Kotjokonje, a small farm near Midgard Lodge east of Okahandja, Gariseb’s masterful exploits on the piano have raised eyebrows from…
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Former powerlifter Tsire Tsauseb says his inspiration to take athletics seriously comes from Springbok wheelchair athlete Anna Shipena. Walvis Bay-born Tsauseb started his education journey at the then Kuisebmond Inboorling Skool, now known as Immanuel Ruiter Primary School, and his…
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