By: Hee-Dee Walenga

Two weeks ago, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced the new Executive Branch of Government that will lead Namibia for the next five years. The announcement came with quite a number of changes, one of which was the formation of a ministry that will be the new home of Namibian sports – The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC).

The ministry is led by former Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp. Her deputy is Dino Ballotti, a man well known in the Namibian football community with experience in both the private and public sector.

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