Author: Dwight Links
IPPR Launches Report On GERP
By: Dwight Links The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on Tuesday launched its third report examining the sectoral damage caused by corruption in the fishing sector. The latest analysis focused on the Government Employment Redress Programme (GERP), which was…
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…
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….
First Steps to Protect indigenous languages in Namibia
By: Dwight Links Namibia is in the process of introducing policymaking and possibly legislation that would see the protection of indigenous languages. A stakeholder engagement that brought together local academics, traditional leaders, and concerned citizens from various groups of Namibia’s…
Artificial intelligence Rolling out in Namibian Newsrooms
By: Dwight Links A recent stakeholder engagement regarding the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the African media indicated that there has been a positive adoption by journalists and reporters in the field to use AI tools for their…
Nam Ranks 136th in Global Human Development Index
By: Dwight Links Namibia ranks 136 on the 2025 Global Human Development Index (HDI) out of the 193 countries assessed. The HDI is a composite index that measures the average achievements in three basic dimensions of human development…
UN Signals Uncertainty in a World Filled with AI
By: Dwight Links The 2025 UN Human Development report paints a picture of optimism yet laced with uncertainty due to the heightened integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. In a questionnaire that the report includes in its…
Nine Regions Received Assistance from the World Food Programme in 2024
By: Dwight Links The World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that it has assisted 27,036 people in Namibia in 2024 with various needs across nine regions. This was released in their recent Annual Country report. The regions…