Christiaan van der Westhuizen

Also known as: Theresa van der Westhuizen · Theresa van der Westhuizen (formerly Nel) · Johan van der Westhuizen · Louis van der Westhuizen

2024-03-062026-08-21

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June 2026
3 JunThe Namibian
Christiaan van der Westhuizen won silver medal in junior boys' short track race
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“Marco won the gold medal in 12 minutes 43 seconds, while Christiaan van der Westhuizen won the silver medal, three seconds behind, and Sean Lowe the bronze medal in 12:59.”
Junior cyclists excel at Africa MTB Champs

Sport

Miller and van Schoor win Tour de Windhoek titles

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Alex Miller of King Price Racing and Kelsey Jade van Schoor of Team Pirtek Hollard won the elite men's and women's titles respectively at the four-day Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek. Miller, returning to the race after finishing fourth four years ago, dominated from the opening individual time trial and won the overall title in a time of 8:08:16, with Theuns van der Westhuizen of Hollard Elite finishing second more than three minutes behind.

17 August 2026 · The Namibian →

Monday 17 August

Miller and van Schoor win Tour de Windhoek titles
Alex Miller of King Price Racing and Kelsey Jade van Schoor of Team Pirtek Hollard won the elite men's and women's titles respectively at the four-day Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek. Miller, returning to the race after finishing fourth four years ago, dominated from the opening individual time trial and won the overall title in a time of 8:08:16, with Theuns van der Westhuizen of Hollard Elite finishing second more than three minutes behind.
17 August 2026 · The Namibian →

Friday 17 July

Retired netball player says she played for love of sport
Valery Pack-Mwashekele, a retired all-rounder who played top-flight netball for TransNamib, Civics, and United in the Khomas First Division, says she played for the love of the sport and not to please others. She excelled playing in centre, goal-attack, and wing-attack positions and was the first black girl to play for Windhoek High School's netball team.
17 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Retired netball player: 'I played for the love of sport'
Valery Pack-Mwashekele, a retired all-rounder who played for TransNamib, Civics, and United in the Khomas First Division, says she played netball for the love of the sport rather than to please others. She excelled in centre, goal-attack, and wing-attack positions and was the first Black player on Windhoek High School's netball team.
17 July 2026 · The Namibian →

Wednesday 3 June

Namibian junior cyclists win eight gold medals at Africa MTB Championships
Namibia's junior cyclists won eight gold medals at the Africa Mountain Bike Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with the Thiel siblings Marco and Rosemarie each winning two gold medals. Namibian riders swept the first four places in both the junior boys' short track and cross country races.
3 June 2026 · The Namibian →

Friday 17 April

PPS Namibia allocates record N$367.3m in annual profit-share
PPS Insurance Namibia has allocated N$367.3 million to members' Profit-Share Accounts, the highest in its history, following an operating profit of N$59.5 million and investment returns of N$307.8 million. The allocation brings total profit-share distributed over the past decade to N$1.8 billion.
17 April 2026 · New Era →

Monday 9 March

Namibian cyclists achieve strong finishes at Cape Town event
Namibian cyclists had a successful showing at the Cape Town Cycle Tour, with Alex Miller finishing fifth overall in the men's 109km race and third in the elite men's category, and Vera Looser finishing fourth overall in the women's 78km race and second in her age category.
9 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Tuesday 3 March

Namibian cyclists win seven medals at South African Cup
Namibian cyclists excelled at the SA Cup MTB series in Paarl, South Africa, winning seven medals. Qara Volschenk was the star performer, claiming two gold medals in the sub junior girls category, winning the short course race by more than 90 seconds and the cross country Olympic race by nearly eight minutes.
3 March 2026 · The Namibian →

Monday 23 February

Miller and Janse van Vuuren win Nedbank Cycle Challenge
Alex Miller won the elite men's 100km race in 2:23:59, his second title after 2022, while 19-year-old Delsia Janse van Vuuren claimed her debut win in the elite women's 100km race despite riding with a deflating tyre, in the 40th edition of the Nedbank Cycle Challenge.
23 February 2026 · The Namibian →

Monday 9 February

Roger Suren wins Namibia's elite road cycling championship
Roger Suren, 19, won the Nedbank National Road Cycling Championships' elite men's race in a sprint finish against defending champion Alex Miller over 165km outside Windhoek. Anri Greeff won the women's race for the second consecutive year, also claiming the individual time trial title.
9 February 2026 · The Namibian →

Saturday 24 January

Namibian netball star reflects on career from school to Stellenbosch
Theresa van der Westhuizen, who progressed from playing netball at Suiderhof Primary School to representing Namibia at international level and studying at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, has retired and now coaches and competes in age-group competitions while working in pharmaceuticals and raising three children.
24 January 2026 · The Namibian →