Industrial netball league in motion on April 8

THE newly established Industrial Netball League will start on April 8, its convenor, Cecily Swarts, announced yesterday.

Swarts said the league, which was started earlier this year, aims to promote positive interaction between members of different companies. The league has so far attracted teams from 26 parastatals, ministries and companies.But there is still room for any teams who wish to enter.They can do so until April 3.A committee has been elected and the league was officially launched by the president of the All Namibia Netball Associations (ANNA) on March 4 in Windhoek.League matches will take place every Wednesday and Saturday, and all teams will be expected to play two matches on a Saturday, and one on a Wednesday.The league runs from April until September and the matches will be played at the UN Plaza in Katutura.The committee consists of Swarts of the Ministry of Fisheries as the convenor, Lucky Pieters as treasurer, while Willemien Pieters of GIPF is the fixtures secretary.Michaela Mokhatu of Namcol is the secretary, while Vicky Konjore, who works at the National Housing Enterprise, is the spokesperson of the body.Melody Tiboth, who works for GIPF, will be the vice secretary, while the heads of umpires will be Anita Hijarunguru, Maggy Simataa and Toini Mufula.The teams that have confirmed their participation in the league are: Ministry of Fisheries, National Housing Enterprise, Bank of Namibia, Telecom, Nampost (2 teams), Government Institutions Pension Fund, Metropolitan Namibia, Nampol, Mobile Telecommunications Limited, Standard Bank, Namcol, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health, Legal Shield, Sanlam, Parcel Force, Old Mutual, Kalahari Sands, Ministry of Prisons, Shoprite, Woolworths, City Police and Nedbank.For more information on registering with the league, contact Cecily Swarts at (061) 205 3063 or 081 284 7433.Willemien Pieters can be reached at (061) 205 1221 or 081 248 8807.The league has so far attracted teams from 26 parastatals, ministries and companies.But there is still room for any teams who wish to enter.They can do so until April 3.A committee has been elected and the league was officially launched by the president of the All Namibia Netball Associations (ANNA) on March 4 in Windhoek.League matches will take place every Wednesday and Saturday, and all teams will be expected to play two matches on a Saturday, and one on a Wednesday.The league runs from April until September and the matches will be played at the UN Plaza in Katutura.The committee consists of Swarts of the Ministry of Fisheries as the convenor, Lucky Pieters as treasurer, while Willemien Pieters of GIPF is the fixtures secretary.Michaela Mokhatu of Namcol is the secretary, while Vicky Konjore, who works at the National Housing Enterprise, is the spokesperson of the body.Melody Tiboth, who works for GIPF, will be the vice secretary, while the heads of umpires will be Anita Hijarunguru, Maggy Simataa and Toini Mufula.The teams that have confirmed their participation in the league are: Ministry of Fisheries, National Housing Enterprise, Bank of Namibia, Telecom, Nampost (2 teams), Government Institutions Pension Fund, Metropolitan Namibia, Nampol, Mobile Telecommunications Limited, Standard Bank, Namcol, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health, Legal Shield, Sanlam, Parcel Force, Old Mutual, Kalahari Sands, Ministry of Prisons, Shoprite, Woolworths, City Police and Nedbank.For more information on registering with the league, contact Cecily Swarts at (061) 205 3063 or 081 284 7433.Willemien Pieters can be reached at (061) 205 1221 or 081 248 8807.