Author: Dwight Links
Ministry of Agriculture Falls Short of Achieving SDGs
By: Dwight Links The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) tabled a report in the National Assembly illustrating how the Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Land Reform (MAWLR) was not track to meeting targets in the United Nations Sustainable…
Nutrition, Food Security Key Strategies to Achieve within NDP6
By: Dwight Links The sixth National Development Plan (NDP 6) outlines Nutrition and Food Security as key strategies to achieve within the fourth pillar of Human Development and Community Resilience, and the first pillar of Economic Growth. …
NDP 6 Projections a Beacon of Hope
By: Dwight Links President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday launched the sixth National Development Plan (NDP 6), set to run from 2025 to 2030. Opening her statement on the occasion, President Nandi-Ndaitwah outlined that with the responsibility bestowed…
IEA Stresses Energy Efficiency Through Commitments From World Governments
Dwight Links Global leaders and governments recently aligned with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to achieve an efficient way in which energy is distributed, stored, used and generated. This commitment comes as 47 governments and companies indicated they would endorse…
Trade Dispute Between Mexico-US over GMO’s: Lesson for the Global South
By: Dwight Links ‘The burden of proof of safety’ on the consumption of Genetically Modified (GMO) maize – GMO maize – turned into a major trade dispute between the two north American neighbours, Mexico and the United States…
Rugby Season Ends on a Double High for the Walvis Bay Kudus
By: Dwight Links The Namibia rugby season ended in an exhilarating finale on Saturday as the Women’s and Men’s leagues concluded with the finals at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek. It was a derby of coastal…
Nam Not Equipped to Deal with Health-related Smoking Trends
By: Dwight Links Namibian lawmakers have found that new smoking trend including Hookah or Hubbly Bubbly poses health complications and risks. These trends also include electronic cigarette devices and vaping devices. Lawmakers in question were from…
Agro-Processing a Hit-and-Miss in State-run Projects
By: Dwight Links The National Council Standing Committee of Economics and Public Accounts said that the agro-processing projects and endeavors by the state are good initiatives for the upliftment of living standards and the improvement of socioeconomic dimensions in the…
Remembrance of Namibia’s and the World’s First Modern Period Genocide
By: Dwight Links Namibia’s first inaugural commemorative public holiday of the 1904 to 1908 Herero/Nama Genocide took place on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 in Windhoek. The event was attended by foreign mission diplomats and various political, traditional, and national leaders….
Namibia Ranks 96th in the Global Frontier Technologies Readiness Index
By: Dwight Links Namibia is placed at position 96 out of 181 countries that have been measured in the 2025 Technology and Innovation Report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The index takes into account…