Author: Dwight Links
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…
Namibia Ranks 4th in Continental Lifelong Learning
By: Dwight Links Namibia ranks the fourth-highest on the continent for having participation in formal, non-formal and informal education and training. This ranking was extrapolated from the World of Work report, where a Sustainable Development Goal indicator measures how…
Demystifying Advanced Subsidiary Levels
By: Dwight Links There is still a degree of misunderstanding and lack of knowledge from parents and guardians of thousands of young Namibians regarding various secondary education systems in the country. These are the sentiments of Eva-Panduleni Beukes,…
Regulating Climate and Supplying 70% of Earth’s Oxygen: The Mighty Roles of Oceans
By: Dwight Links Producing 70% of the Earth’s oxygen, covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, holding 96% of all water on the planet, and regulating the Earth’s climate; beyond such roles, the ocean also supports economic…
Biosafety Act on GMO Products Under Review
By: Dwight Links New developments in the food and seeds production have necessitated the review of the Biosafety Act (2006), as more modification in plants and animals takes place. The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST)…
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…