Author: Dwight Links
Jiangxi Province’s Hidden Beauty
By: Dwight Links Five Namibian media and think tank representatives (including the author of this article) were part of an excursion to the Chinese province of Jiangxi. The aim was to observe how rural development has improved…
Free Tertiary Education Plan Won’t Include Everyone
By: Dwight Links Not everyone will qualify for the Subsidised Tertiary Education Program, with certain criteria to be put in place to decide who benefits. The Minister of Education, Sanet Steenkamp, explained this week that certain…
African Entertainment & Media Market Showing Growth
By: Dwight Links A combination of factors has improved the outlook for the Entertainment & Media (E&M) sector for the three largest African economies: South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya. According to this new report, Africa’s E&M sector is evolving rapidly….
Social Media Creators, Influencers Changing News Landscape
By: Dwight Links News creators and influencers are on the rise, parallel to the conventional news platforms and social media outlets, according to a report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Oxford University released in November….
Strong Third Quarter in 2025 for Hospitality Sector
By: Dwight Links Room occupancy and room sale performance helped drive solid performance of the hospitality sector in the Namibian tourism industry for the third quarter period of July to September 2025. This is according to…
Early Entrepreneurial Exposure is Good – Meyer
By: Dwight Links Danny Meyer from SME Compete indicated that training entrepreneurship early on within education is a good idea. “It is commendable what the example at the Woodies Creations of Waldorf are doing, and it…
President Reaffirms Namibia’s Climate Goals at COP30 Pre-engagements
By: Dwight Links The 30th UN Conference of the Parties (COP30) kicks off this week from 10 to 21 November in the Brazilian city of Belém. This year’s 11-day gathering in Brazil’s northern state of Pará, against the backdrop…
Satellite Data Key in Natural Disaster Management and Monitoring
By: Dwight Links A lot of data is being generated by known technologies from outer space, like satellites and other ground sources, that help with monitoring natural disasters plaguing various regions of the planet. Visiting academic,…
Woodies Embedding Entrepreneurial Mindset in Skills Development
By: Dwight Links Woodies Creations, stemming from the Waldorf school in Windhoek, is an enterprise that is geared for learners to produce and sell wooden crafts directly to customers in the markets they serve. Magreth Nuru-khom, the teacher and the…
Mixed Feelings About Oil & Gas Industry
By: Dwight Links Researchers from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) have captured stakeholders’ mixed sentiments towards the emerging oil and gas industry. The recent research findings regarding oil and gas have revealed a variety of…