{"id":36982,"date":"2026-06-12T18:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36982"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:34:36","slug":"corporate-sponsorship-boosts-growth-of-namibian-netball","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/corporate-sponsorship-boosts-growth-of-namibian-netball\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate sponsorship boosts growth of Namibian netball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netball in Namibia continues to receive significant backing from corporate sponsors as efforts to professionalise and develop the sport gather momentum across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the 2026 season, MTC Namibia injected a record $209 000 into the Netball Namibia Premier League. The landmark investment includes funding for players&#8217; salaries as part of a multi-year strategy to professionalise netball, while also supporting a 12-team elite competition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At regional level, netball in the Otjozondjupa region received a boost after CENORED partnered with the Otjozondjupa Netball Regional Association to sponsor the 2026 CENORED Otjozondjupa Regional Netball League, helping to expand participation and strengthen the sport&#8217;s development pathways.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, NORED contributed $607 to support the Kavango East Under-19 netball team. The donation was made in May 2026 through the company&#8217;s corporate social responsibility programme following the team&#8217;s triumph at the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32527,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-36982","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Netball in Namibia continues to receive significant backing from corporate sponsors","published_date":"2026-06-12 18:28:39","news_description":"Netball in Namibia continues to receive significant backing from corporate sponsors","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36983,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/36982\/revisions\/36983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=36982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}