Author: Dwight Links
NILALEG Program Enhanced with Monitoring System
By: Dwight Links The Namibia Integrated Landscape Approach for Enhancing Livelihoods and Environmental Governance to Eradicate Poverty (NILALEG) program received a monitoring and reporting system to monitor environmental agreements. The system is developed and managed by the…
Namibia Aims for Total Industrial Decarbonisation
By: Dwight Links A public consultation process on the Climate Investment Funding (CIF) Industrial Decarbonisation Program (IDP) began on Monday in Windhoek, hosted by the Namibia Green Hydrogen Program (NGH2P) and the National Planning Commission (NPC). The aim, according…
National Technology and Innovation Support Centre Launched
By: Dwight Links Namibia unveiled its own Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) desk in Windhoek at the end of July. The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) launched it in order to strengthen the country’s research,…
One in Four People in the Future will be African
By: Dwight Links Minister for Gender Equality and Child Welfare Emma Kantema stated that one in four people around the world will be African by 2050. Kantema revealed this at the launch of the Labour Migration…
GMO-Related Seeds Face Tight Restrictions and Compliance
By: Dwight Links Farmers who intend to import or plant a specific genetically modified product have to advertise their plans to the public and concerned stakeholders. Farmer Hennie Kruger from Old Smithfield farm in the Tsumeb area confirmed to The…
645 Million People Went Hungry in 2025
By: Dwight Links The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that 645 million people faced hunger in 2025. The agency notes that even though things have changed for many regions of the world and the countries within them,…
173,000 Children were Under Child Protection Services for 10 years
By: Dwight Links Almost two hundred thousand children were recorded under the child protection programmes of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare in the 10-year review period. This was revealed by the Child Protection and…
Fragmented Systems Cost Africa Around US$100 billion Annually
By: Dwight Links The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has noted that Africa’s fragmented systems are costing the continent billions in intra-trade, investment and convenience. Wamkele Mene, secretary-general for the AfCFTA, said this last week during a partnership…
Namibia Primed to Enter Rare Earths Market
By: Dwight Links Peter Warren and his team from the UN’s Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) said that Namibia does have the potential to become a major player in the world’s Rare Earth Minerals industry. He was speaking at a…
Global Hydrogen on Track to Diversify Economies
By: Dwight Links The latest Global Hydrogen Review by the International Energy Agency supports the idea that global hydrogen projects under development can help to diversify away from the realities of the current energy crisis. “Diversification…