Sports director calls for more participation in sports to curb unemployment

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2025-08-12

WINDHOEK, 12 August 2025 – Jo-Ann Manuel, the Director of Sport at the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, pictured during the launch of the 11th edition of the QKR Navachab Half Marathon, at NIDA Building. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 12 AUG (NAMPA) – Director of Sport in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Jo-Ann Manuel, has urged sports officers to increase the promotion of sporting activities in order to raise awareness and reduce unemployment.
Manuel said this on Tuesday during the launch of the 11th edition of the QKR Navachab Half Marathon.
The championship began in 2014 and will celebrate its 11th anniversary on 20 Septemb...

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