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Trinidad and Tobago athlete Jereem Richards on Saturday ran an astounding time of 19.80 seconds to break a 28-year-old Commonwealth Games 200m men’s record that was set by Namibia’s sprint legend Frank Fredericks in 1994. 

Local athletics coach Letu Hamhola has lost his appeal against the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) and Athletics Namibia (AN).

One Blood’s Daphne and Victor Kaune as well as Ethnix’s Etjo Katjivari Kangumine and Julius Page Hamwele  will be touring the Omaheke and Otjozondjupa regions this week as part of Sanlam Namibia’s quest to promote and preserve culture among learners.

When the much-liked Windhoek Spring Fiesta (WSF) All White Party takes place later this year, it will be for the last time.

Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPMT), through the Tsumeb Community Trust,  recently donated 235 mattresses valued at over N$274 700  to the Okapembambu Mobile School hostel. The school is about 20km east of Opuwo, which is a town with a Himba community of over 700. 

Namibian scholar Professor William Heuva has published an eye-opening book chapter on Namibia’s Oviritje popular music, probably marking the first time the genre has had serious critical attention at a very high academic level.

Ndapewa Teressius from Connect Africa App says her locally-developed mobile application enables easy access to information, facilitates the process of communication, assists in the efficient running of businesses and creates a platform for persons with disabilities to contribute to national development.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) has now become a fundamental principle and right at work. This is as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the ILO’s Framework of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) during its 110th Session of the International Labour Conference.

Auditing is a crucial domain in regional and local authority councils in terms of financial operations. The word audit is derived from the Latin word ‘audire’, which means to hear. 

The information and communication technology ministry’s Kavango West regional office has once again empowered youth here with basic computer skills through its short basic computer literacy programme.