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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…
Namibian Boxers Grab WBO Africa Titles
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing & Fitness Academy held a ‘WBO Africa Titles Redemption’ Boxing Bonanza on Saturday night at the Windhoek Country Club. The bonanza saw both Mateus ‘The Beast’ Heita and Paulinus ‘John…
Statistical Literacy and the Ethics of (Not) Knowing
By: Samuel Samuel Ndungula Statistical literacy begins with the ability to recognise when you do not know. In data-driven environments, it is easy to be absorbed by sophisticated models, visualisations, and metrics. Yet the most skilled analysts are those…
Access to Market is Not Always Access to Retailer’s Shelf
By: Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka I always go to AMTA when my masbanger are finished and sometimes to take advantage of their monthly combos, which include various fresh produce. Everything I buy there, I ask if it is harvested in Namibia, which…
24,169 Enterprises Registered in the Past 2 Years
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala Namibians and foreigners have registered/added 24,169 enterprises in the past two financial years (2023/24 -2024/25), intending to operate (produce services and goods) in Namibia, including non-profit organisations. This is according to the Business and Intellectual Property Authority…
2025 Nedbank Desert Dash to Inject N$25 Million into Local Economy
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Nedbank Namibia officially launched the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash on Wednesday afternoon in Windhoek. The 2025 edition marks 21 years of the world-renowned 24-hour 401km trek across the oldest desert in the world,…
Nam Exported 49,051 kg of Hides and Skins in September 2025
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala The September 2025 statistics on livestock marketing have indicated that Namibia has exported 49,051 kilograms of animal skins stripped from slaughtered animals. These are referred to as hides and skins exports and…
Youth Transform Waste into Opportunities
By: Loise Shiimi Several Namibians dispose of waste materials without realising the potential to earn a livelihood from them. The Eenhana Environmental Working Group is an initiative where youth formulate ways to repurpose waste into decorative…
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,…
The Jobpocalypse is Not Coming – It’s Already Here
By: Celeste Nangolo We used to talk about the future of work like it was something far away. Something our children would have to worry about. But let’s be honest: it’s already here. The jobpocalypse isn’t a distant storm…