Author: Dwight Links
Strong Third Quarter in 2025 for Hospitality Sector
By: Dwight Links Room occupancy and room sale performance helped drive solid performance of the hospitality sector in the Namibian tourism industry for the third quarter period of July to September 2025. This is according to…
Early Entrepreneurial Exposure is Good – Meyer
By: Dwight Links Danny Meyer from SME Compete indicated that training entrepreneurship early on within education is a good idea. “It is commendable what the example at the Woodies Creations of Waldorf are doing, and it…
President Reaffirms Namibia’s Climate Goals at COP30 Pre-engagements
By: Dwight Links The 30th UN Conference of the Parties (COP30) kicks off this week from 10 to 21 November in the Brazilian city of Belém. This year’s 11-day gathering in Brazil’s northern state of Pará, against the backdrop…
Satellite Data Key in Natural Disaster Management and Monitoring
By: Dwight Links A lot of data is being generated by known technologies from outer space, like satellites and other ground sources, that help with monitoring natural disasters plaguing various regions of the planet. Visiting academic,…
Woodies Embedding Entrepreneurial Mindset in Skills Development
By: Dwight Links Woodies Creations, stemming from the Waldorf school in Windhoek, is an enterprise that is geared for learners to produce and sell wooden crafts directly to customers in the markets they serve. Magreth Nuru-khom, the teacher and the…
Mixed Feelings About Oil & Gas Industry
By: Dwight Links Researchers from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have captured stakeholders’ mixed sentiments towards the emerging oil and gas industry. The recent research findings regarding oil and gas have revealed a variety of…
Continuous Upskilling Can Enhance Professionals’ Relevance
By: Dwight Links Coursera’s ‘Learners Outcome Report’ notes that the professional landscape is currently evolving at a pace where employees would continuously have to upskill in order to stay relevant in the sectors they find themselves in. …
Critical Raw Materials and Minerals Found in Household Waste
By: Dwight Links Most of the e-waste generated by households and businesses contains a number of critical minerals such as copper in cables, aluminium in casings, rare earth elements in magnets, fluorescent powders, and platinum group metals. These minerals are…
Namibia Could Venture Into Space Science
By: Dwight Links The recent Space Science Week celebrations in Windhoek introduced scientists from the United States of America and brought exposure to Namibia’s potential for participating in future space science-related activities. Jason Barnes and…
Only 15% Benefit From Social Protection in Africa
By: Dwight Links A joint report released by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) looking into community-based social protection initiatives showed that just over 15 percent of people in Central, East, Southern and…