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2019 African Netball Championships
The 2019 African Netball Championships was held in Cape Town from 18-23 October 2019. The tournament featured seven nations including hosts South Africa, defending champions Uganda along with Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe in 2 pool categories. Tanzania pulled out of the tournament due to financial issues, just a day before the tournament opener against Zimbabwe. The tournament was originally supposed to have its scheduled opening match between defending champions Uganda and Zimbabwe but was called off due to the last minute withdrawal by Tanzania. The authorities later revealed that the match between hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe to be the opening match of the tournament while the tournament was later modified with round robin format. South Africa defeated Zambia 72-53 to win the tournament with a perfect 100 percentage winning record. Squads Malawi and Uganda announced their preliminary squads in September 2019. Malawi revealed a list of 24 players in the squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellville Velodrome
The Techtonic Velodrome is a 250-meter, multi-purpose indoor velodrome located in Bellville, South Africa. The venue has served as Greater Cape Town's main concert venue and has now been replaced by the Cape Town Stadium. Its maximum capacity for cycling competition would range from 5 to 8,000. Construction The velodrome was initially developed for the South African Olympic Bid, this venue hosted the World Cycling Federation Championships in 1999. The project was completed in 9 months from inception. The Velodrome features an acoustically treated soffit lining for purposes of hosting music and other entertainment events. The Velodrome was designed as a phased development with seating capacity on completion of up to 6,000 seats (existing seats currently are 2,500 and Event Organiser can provide the balance to bring it up to 6,000 seats) or standing capacity is 7,800. Phase 1 is complete and various designs exist as well as development proposals for the surrounding property to sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Kumwenda
Bridget Kumwenda (born 8 September 1991), also referred to as Bridget Chalera or Bridget Kumwenda Chalera, is a Malawi netball international player. She represented Malawi at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Kumwenda was also a member of the Malawi team that finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. Early life and family Kumwenda was born in Mzimba district, Malawi. She is a Tumbuka by tribe. Playing career Escom Sisters At club level Kumwenda played for Escom Sisters. She continued to play for the team when they were renamed Kukoma Diamonds. Malawi Kumwenda represented Malawi at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Kumwenda was also a member of the Malawi team that finished third at the 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series. Notes * Some sources suggest that Mwai Kumwenda Mwai Kumwenda ' (born 27 September 1989) is a Malawi netball international player. She represente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privas Kaye
Privas (; oc, Privàs , also ) is a city located in France, in the department of Ardèche. With its 8,465 inhabitants (2019), it is the least populated prefecture (capital of a department). It was the location of the 1629 Siege of Privas. Today, Privas is known for the purée made from the local chestnuts, and for its sweetened marron glacé. History The earliest traces of the commune are attested in the hamlet of Lac where recent archaeological excavations have revealed a Roman villa dating to the beginning of the Empire, as well as a medieval burying-ground. Moulds for counterfeiting coinage found in the 19th century on the slopes of Mont-Toulon had not been interpretable as signifying a local centre of population. Privas possibly comes from the old Gallic word ''briva'' meaning thoroughfare, or more specifically a wooden causeway over a ravine or water. This may refer to a river crossing now spanned by the ''Pont Louis XIII'', just to the south of the town centre. Priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Namukasa
Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia. Notable people Athletes * Betty Cuthbert (1938–2017), Australian sprinter and Olympic champion * Betty Jameson (1919–2009), American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA * Betty McKilligan (born 1949), Canadian pairs figure skater * Betty Nuthall (1911–1983), English tennis player * Betty Pariso, American bodybuilder * Betty Stöve (born 1945), Dutch tennis player * Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born 1950), American tennis player * Betty Uber (1906–1983), English badminton and tennis player Journalists and media personalities * Betty Elizalde (1940–2018), Argentine journalist and broadcaster * Betty Kennedy (1926–2017), Canadian bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Nampungu
Joan Nampungu (born 11 November 1998) is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal defense. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. In September 2019, she was included in the Ugandan squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships The 2019 African Netball Championships was held in Cape Town from 18-23 October 2019. The tournament featured seven nations including hosts South Africa, defending champions Uganda along with Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe in 2 pool c .... References {{Uganda-netball-bio-stub 1998 births Living people Ugandan netball players Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda 2019 Netball World Cup players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Soigi
Martha (Hebrew language, Hebrew: מָרְתָא) is a Bible, biblical figure described in the Gospels of Gospel of Luke, Luke and Gospel of John, John. Together with her siblings Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem. She was witness to Jesus resurrecting her brother, Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus. Etymology of the name The name ''Martha'' is a Latin transliteration of the Koine Greek Μάρθα, itself a translation of the Aramaic מָרְתָא ''Mârtâ,'' "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress," feminine of מר "master." The Aramaic form occurs in a Nabatean inscription found at Puteoli, and now in the Naples Museum; it is dated AD 5 (Corpus Inscr. Semit., 158); also in a Tadmor, Syria, Palmyrene inscription, where the Greek translation has the form ''Marthein.'' Pope, Hugh"St. Martha" The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1919. Biblical reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racheal Nanyonga
Racheal Nanyonga (born 25 October 1990) is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda national netball team, Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal attack. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. References {{Uganda-netball-bio-stub 1990 births Living people Ugandan netball players Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda 2019 Netball World Cup players 2015 Netball World Cup players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Oyella
Stella Oyella (born 8 February 1990) is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of goal attack. She has represented Uganda at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and also competed at two World Cup tournaments in 2015 and in 2019. In September 2019, she was included in the Ugandan squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships The 2019 African Netball Championships was held in Cape Town from 18-23 October 2019. The tournament featured seven nations including hosts South Africa, defending champions Uganda along with Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho and Zimbabwe in 2 pool c .... Known for her hard work and physical presence in the game, she's described as not only being a tough attacker but also a great ball winner especially during recoveries. References {{Uganda-netball-bio-stub 1990 births Living people Ugandan netball players Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda 2019 Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norah Lunkuse
Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: * Nora (name), a feminine given name People with the surname * Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian Places Australia * Norah Head, New South Wales, headland on the Central Coast Canada * Mount Nora, a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia Eritrea * Nora (island), island in the Dahlak Archipelago of Eritrea Italy * Nora, Italy, archaeological site in Sardinia Russia * Nora (river), a river in the Russian Far East Sweden * Nora, Sweden * Nora Municipality * Nora and Hjulsjö Mountain District, district of Västmanland Turkey * Nora (Cappadocia), a town of ancient Cappadocia, now in Turkey United States * Nora, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Nora, Illinois, village in Jo Daviess County * Nora, Indianapolis, Indiana, a neighborhood * Nora, Michigan, a former settlement * Nora, Nebraska, village in Nuckolls County * Nora, Virginia, unincorporated town in Dickenson Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fauzia Nakibuule , sitarist, daughter of Mobarak Hossain Khan, a musicologist and litterateur
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Fauzia is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Fauzia Gailani, elected to represent Herat Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005 *Fauzia Wahab, Pakistani politician in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) *Reenat Fauzia Reenat Fauzia (born 1967) is a Bangladeshi sitarist. Early life and family Fauzia was born in 1967. She is the daughter of Mobarak Hossain Khan, a former Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and the chairman of the Trustee Board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafie Nalwanja (born 1946), Malaysian politician
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Shafie is a name. People with this name include: * Abdel Aziz Abdel Shafie (born 1952), Egyptian football manager * Ghazali Shafie (1922-2010), Malaysian politician * Hadieh Shafie (born 1969), Iranian-American visual artist * Majed el-Shafie, campaigner based in Canada * Mohd Shafie Zahari (born 1993), Malaysian footballer * Shafie Apdal (born 1956), Malaysian politician * Shafie Effendy (born 1995), Bruneian footballer *Shafie Salleh Tan Sri Dato' Seri Paduka Dr. Haji Shafie bin Haji Mohd Salleh ( ms, شافعي بن محمد صالح, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 29 September 1946 – 11 September 2019) was a Malaysian politician who served as Higher Educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
