Author: Dwight Links
National Urban Policies Require Awareness
By: Dwight Links Francisco Neshila from Eagle FM’s Ulwazi program stated that not enough awareness is raised on the goals and impacts of some national urban policies in Namibia. Neshila made reference to the second national land conference…
May 2026 Hospitality Stats Signal Occupancy Rate Improvements
By: Dwight Links Investment firm Simonis Storm shared an assessment on the local hospitality industry’s performance for May 2026, stating that the industry is going from strength to strength. Simonis Storm associate Almandro Jansen says that according…
Fewer Vehicle Units Sold in May
By: Dwight Links The month of May delivered a measured pullback in Namibia’s vehicle market, with total unit sales at 1,171, representing a contraction of 11.3% from April’s 1,320 units. The figures come from an analysis done by…
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….
Govt Meets Order-With-Me Entrepreneurs
By: Dwight Links Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare recently met with ‘order-with-me’ entrepreneurs to discuss the importance of self-reliance and how Namibia’s business landscape can expand. Khomas Region governor Sam Nujoma, Finance Minister Erica Shifudah, and Namibia Revenue Authority…
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…