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SOTY26: Omfenhu Wanangula
Namibia’s young swimming squad has returned home following a standout performance at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. Competing against top global talent from 1 to 6 November, the four-member team brought home impressive results, highlighted by two final appearances: Lorenzo Esterhuizen, 17, claimed Namibia’s top finish, taking seventh place in the Men’s 200-meter Butterfly final with a time of 2 minutes 10 seconds. He also placed 11th in the 100-meter Backstroke and 12th in the 50-meter Backstroke. Roselinda Matyayi, 16, secured eighth in the Women’s 200-meter Backstroke final in 2 minutes 29 seconds, alongside 14th- and 15th-place finishes across the backstroke and butterfly sprints. Madison Bergh, 17, delivered an eighth-place finish in the Women’s 400-meter Freestyle final, clocking 4 minutes 37 seconds. Nathan Bock, 17, demonstrated strong versatility across four events, headlined by a 10th-place finish in the Men’s 50-meter Breaststroke and 12th in the 50-meter Butterfly.
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S.A’s Union federation SAFTU has rejected president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to grant a 3.5-percent salary increase to political office-bearers, including members of the national executive and Parliament. The federation does, however, support the four-percent increase for judges. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says the independence and proper functioning of the judiciary are […]
