Archive - Feb 2, 2010

Elize Petersen

Elize Petersen

Namibia's Chef de Mission to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Elize Petersen (right) with Indian High Commissioner Tsewang Topden and his wife Michelle.

Fencing

Fencing

Members of Namibia's fencing community with the Queen's Baton.

Special Olympics Namibia

Special Olympics Namibia

Members of Special Olympics Namibia with the Queens Baton in Independence Avenue.

Paulus Moses

Paulus Moses

Paulus Moses arrives with the Queen's Baton at the Namibian parliament.

Traditional dancers

Traditional dancers

Namibian traditional dancers dancing with the Queen's Baton.

Nahas Angula

Nahas Angula

Namibian Prime Minister Nahas Angula and Indian High Commissioner Tsewang Topden, with Namibian Minister of Sport, Reverend Willem Konjore in the background.

Queen's Baton

Queen's Baton

Posing with the Queen's Baton: The Indian High Commissioner to Namibia Tsewang Topden and his wife Michelle, Paulus 'The Hitman' Moses and Agnes Samaria.

Leo NFA Cup reaches last 32

Barry Rukoro

The most lucrative competition in Namibian football, the Leo NFA Cup, saw action-filled matches across the country as clubs battled for places in the last 32 of the 2010 edition.

The last 32 clubs will comprise of 13 regional winners, two finalists from the Southern Stream with the Northern Stream having three spots, the current 12 Premiership clubs, and finally, the two clubs that were relegated from the Premiership last season - Chief Santos and Mighty Gunners.

Barry Rukoro

Barry Rukoro

Queen's Baton reaches Namibia

Agnes Samaria

Namibia was thrust in the spotlight on Friday when the Queen’s Baton, to promote the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, arrived in Windhoek.

The Namibian leg of the Queen’s Baton Relay formed part of a worldwide relay which started at Buckingham Palace on March 8, and is scheduled to reach its conclusion on October 3, when the Queen’s Baton will arrive in New Delhi and her message will be read to the athletes during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.