Category: Technology
Namibian Businesses Need an AI Rework Ledger Before Automation Scales
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Namibia’s AI conversation is moving quickly from possibility to practice. The Villager has profiled local AI entrepreneurs and debated what automation means for the future of Namibian work. This month, the Namibia University of Science…
National Technology and Innovation Support Centre Launched
By: Dwight Links Namibia unveiled its own Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) desk in Windhoek at the end of July. The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) launched it in order to strengthen the country’s research,…
Who Knew if Musicians Would be the First to be Replaced by AI?
By Kandjengo kaMwaanyoka, an Economic Observer One of the fears we had of the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), was the loss of jobs. Many repetitive every day tasks are done by AI today, and for those who are not…
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…
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…
RFA Unveils Digital Services for Stakeholders
The Road Fund Administration unveiled its digital platforms on Thursday for Cross-Border and Fuel Levy payments and documentation management. At the launch, the company said this was due to the needs identified by customers and the need for digital on-the-go…
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…
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….
MTC to Invest More than Half a Billion in Telecommunication Infrastructure
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala For the 2026/27 financial year, one of the telecommunication service providers, Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTC), will invest more than half a billion Namibian dollars in various telecommunication and digital infrastructure. The company made the capital…