Author: Dwight Links
IUM and NUST Partner for Financial Journalism Skills Development
By: Dwight Links The International University of Management (IUM) and Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) are partnering to facilitate financial and data analytical skills development for local journalists and interested applicants. The program, known as the…
Eutelsat Low-Orbit Satellite Internet Service Launched in Namibia
By: Dwight Links Twoobii-OneWeb, a Eutelsat OneWeb high speed Low Earth Orbit satellite service, was launched in Windhoek last week to improve nationwide internet access. Namibian-based internet service provision companies Q-Kon, Echo Namibia and Oblixx…
Global Electric Car Sales Increased by 20% in 2025
By: Dwight Links An outlook report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed that electric vehicle sales saw an upward trajectory in 2025. “Electric car sales grew by 20% globally to exceed 20 million in 2025, meaning…
Central Banks Still Banking on Gold
By: Dwight Links About 74% of respondents to the latest Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey for 2026 noted that they expect to see moderate or significantly lower US dollar holdings within global reserves over the next five years….
AI Adoption is Not At All What it Seems
By: Dwight Links Three developments on the uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and the proponents aiming to make it the epicentre of our lives were dealt major blows in the advertisement of what AI can be. Three court…
Gambling Conference Outlines Underlying Gambling Addiction
By: Dwight Links The first day of the Responsible Gambling conference explored the known and possible avenues for dealing with the societal threat that gambling addiction can have on the local households in the country. Organised by the Namibia…
Windhoek Launches its Smart City Strategy
By: Dwight Links On Monday, the City of Windhoek unveiled its 10-year ‘Smart City’ strategy, which city mayor Sakarias Uunona described as a “transformation of the city over the next decade.” Uunona said the strategy is an opportunity…
Southern Africa Exploring Leather Value Addition
By: Dwight Links The Southern African Regional Leather Network (SARLEN) recently held its inaugural region-wide digital seminar on leather production. At the seminar, the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF) presented on topics on critical positioning elements…
The World Has No Choice But to Deal With Climate Change
By: Dwight Links UN member nations convened for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meetings in Bonn, Germany this week. Member nations are meeting to iron out necessary matters in preparation for the 31st Conference of…
Exploring Access to Information as a Human Right
By: Dwight Links A recent panel discussion hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Windhoek brought together leading thinkers and government officials on access to information as a tool for social justice in the digital age. The foundation noted…