Author: Dwight Links
AI Carbon Footprint Flagged
By: Dwight Links The ‘Environmental Cost of AI’s Energy Use: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints’ report from the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) points to the impact of the rapid global artificial intelligence (AI) developments….
43 African Countries Met to Discuss Skills Development
By: Dwight Links The Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) is a 43-country continental platform focused on improving skills and apprenticeship systems, especially within informal economies. Namibia participated in the SASASNET conference in Nigeria this week. The…
Sub-Saharan Africa: The Last Stronghold for Global Terror
By: Dwight Links The 2026 Global Terror Index cited that Africa dominates the top ten listed countries, with six being from the continent. The Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), which authored the report, says that they analyse…
Namibia Already Protects the Right to Strike
By: Dwight Links The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations says that the Court of International Justice’s (ICJ) opinion on the ‘Right to Strike’ is already protected in the Namibian constitution. The ministry’s executive director, Ben Nangombe, said…
Stampriet Transboundary Water System a Basin of Aquifers
By: Dwight Links According to researchers, the disputed Stampriet Transboundary System is not an aquifer, but rather a basin. In the basin, there is a collection of aquifers in the region of Headsprings Investments’ exploration activity. This was outlined…
Namibia Issued Only Nine AfCFTA Certificates of Origin
By: Dwight Links International Relations and Trade Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi Namibia has only issued nine Certificates of Origin for exports to destinations including Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. Speaking at the annual Theo-Ben Gurirab Lecture Series, the minister…
Low Quality of Employment Forecast for 2026
By: Dwight Links The 2026 analysis of Labour & Societal Trends by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) revealed that global labour markets are set to have a low quality of employment for workers. “Globally, improvement in the quality…
Namibia Implementing 3rd Gender Equity Policy
By: Dwight Links The recent Universal Periodic Review of Namibia saw a Namibian delegation in Geneva share that the nation had developed and is currently implementing the Third National Gender Equality and Equity Policy. The policy is…
Nam Provides Updates on Human Rights Interventions
By: Dwight Links The 52nd session Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group was recently held by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, a Namibian delegation reported on the country’s human rights interventions and…
ICT Still the Biggest Disruptive Sector – Huawei Technologies
By: Dwight Links Huawei Southern Africa vice-president, Hannah Hanxu, indicated that the ICT sector is still the largest disruptor sector in that it helps to modify other sectors in their functions. “Think of ICT as a younger sibling…