‘LIFE IS A JOURNEY, YOU DON’T END IT BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED’: AMUKOTO

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2026-05-21

JOHANNESBURG, 20 March 2022 - Namibia's wheelchair shot-put athlete Johanna Amukoto while in action during the 2022 SASAPD Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

By Hesron Kapanga
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

WINDHOEK, 21 MAY (NAMPA) – In the quieter corners of north-western Windhoek, where dusty streets stretch beneath the harsh Namibian sun and children’s laughter echoes between modest homes, life moves with quiet determination.
It is here that the story of Johanna Amukoto begins, not with triumph or headlines but with the ordinary rhythms of childhood, family and hope.
Raised between Golgota, Greenwell M...

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WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - Tsire ‘Twalaboy’ Tsauseb, former powerlifter for the Namibia Paralympic copmmitee now an advocate for disability sports, pictured at the Walvis Bay Municipal gym while working out. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - Tsire ‘Twalaboy’ Tsauseb, former powerlifter for the Namibia Paralympic commitee and now an advocate for disability sports, pictured at the Walvis Bay Municipal gym while working out. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - Tsire ‘Twalaboy’ Tsauseb former powerlifter for the Namibia Paralympic copmmitee now an advocate for disability sports pictured at the Walvis Bay Municipal gym while working out. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

JOHANNESBURG, 20 March 2022 - Shot-put athlete Johanna Amukoto while in action during the 100-metre race at the 2022 SASAPD Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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