Author: Dwight Links
FNB Assures Clients Scams Are Not Inside Jobs
By: Dwight Links The First National Bank Namibia (FNB) has stated that there is no evidence suggesting its employees were complicit in recent fraud and scam incidents that have made headlines. Two FNB clients recently fell victim to…
NUST and MTC Partner to Launch Bloomberg Finance Lab
By: Dwight Links The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has partnered with Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) and the Namibia Investment and Finance Academy to establish the country’s first Bloomberg Finance Lab. Scheduled to open in mid-February, the…
Most Employed Namibians Have Only Completed Secondary School
By: Dwight Links, Justicia Shipena Most Namibians of working age only have a secondary school certificate as their highest qualification. These are nearly 550 000 individuals out of the total national labour force of about 1,8 million people…
Technological and Economic Shifts Could Disrupt Global Job Markets
By: Dwight Links Rapid technological advancements and economic uncertainties are set to reshape global job markets, making many current roles obsolete and leaving workers at risk of unemployment. This concern is among the key insights contained in the latest…
Namibia Appeals to ICJ to Safeguard Human Rights Amid Climate Crisis
By: Dwight Links Namibia has appealed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, emphasising the urgent need to address environmental degradation and its impact on human rights. The country’s oral statement was delivered by its…
Lack of Data Sharing Legislation Hindering Economic Growth
By: Dwight Links The absence of comprehensive legislation to facilitate data sharing between public and private stakeholders is posing significant economic challenges in Namibia and globally. This was highlighted by Hennock Immanuel from the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)…
Observer Missions Recommends Improvements in Namibian Elections
By: Dwight Links Four African observer missions delivered their preliminary statements in Windhoek on 29 November regarding the Presidential and National Assembly elections that occurred across the country. While extended voting took place on Friday and Saturday, 29…
QatarEnergy Increases Stake in Namibian Oil Blocks
By: Dwight Links QatarEnergy has increased its investment in Namibia’s offshore oil sector by acquiring an additional stake in exploration blocks within the Orange Basin, home to the significant Venus oil discoveries. The company announced its agreement with…
Police Ready for Presidential Elections …no alcohol permitted on elections
By: Dwight Links The Namibian Police Force says it is ready to maintain security in the country during the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Wednesday this week. Nampol’s deputy inspector-general, Elias Mutota, said the police is…
COP29 Reaches Boiling Point in Dramatic Final Hours of Negotiations
By: Dwight Links The evening of 23 November will be remembered as one of the most tumultuous moments in climate diplomacy, as negotiations over climate financing at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, descended into chaos. At the heart of the…