Author: Dwight Links
Aviation Week Africa Tries to Capture Opportunities
By: Dwight Links The world faces greater air connectivity problems due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, outlined Namibia Tourism Board’s Chief Executive Officer Sebulon Chicalu. Chicalu made these remarks during an address at the recent…
NaCC Investigates Joint-Venture Model in Tourism Sector
By: Dwight Links The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) is seeking clarity from the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) regarding an investigation into a specific joint-venture model employed in the northwestern part of the country. Earlier this week, HAN…
Nam Economy Reinforces the ‘Take, Make and Waste’ Model
By: Dwight links According to Nico Du Plessis, managing director of Plastic Packaging, Namibia’s current economy is too linear, as it reinforces the ‘take, make and waste’ model. Du Plessis shared these sentiments at the Circular Economy Powered…
Green Hydrogen Ramp-Up Takes Shape in Namibia
By: Dwight Links Hyphen Namibia and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) signed an agreement on Monday to move the development of its green hydrogen program into the next phase. The International Hydrogen Ramp…
Yango Operators Demand Meeting With Works Minister
By: Dwight Links More than ten Yango operators in the Windhoek area have signed off on two letters appealing to meet with the Works & Transport Minister, Veikko Nekundi. In the letters dated 1 April and…
UNAM and Partner Explore Namibia’s Power-to-X Potential
By: Dwight Links The University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences aim to explore various energy and synthetic fuels that Namibia can produce through green hydrogen. The two universities revealed their collaboration during…
State Lottery Still Far From Launch
By: Dwight Links The Lotteries Board of Namibia (LBN), through the Ministry of Environment, Forestry & Tourism (MEFT), recently indicated that the State Lottery still has a way to go before it can be implemented in Namibia. …
Next Intellectual Property Policy to Develop Next National Strategy
By: Dwight Links A team of consultants presented a situation analysis and findings that would be factored into the second National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS) cycle. This is meant to run from 2026 to 2030. …
Inadequate Basic Information on Oil and Gas Activities Concerns Civil Society
By: Dwight Links Forming part of the main talking points at the recently held Eco-Dialogue, queries on the difficulty of obtaining information on oil and gas exploration activity in Namibia proved vital. Graham Hopwood from the Institute…
Previous Agriculture Ministry Blamed for Omaheke Uranium Stalemate
By: Dwight Links In a report by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources, the committee indicated that a variety of factors hampered the second half of uranium exploration activities, where the In-Situ Recovery/Leaching(ISR/ISL) method was used…