By: Dwight Links The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that 645 million people faced hunger in 2025. The agency notes that even though things have changed for many regions of the world and the countries within them,…
Dwight Links The International Energy Agency says that the investment trends into new or existing energy infrastructure and projects will continue in 2026, even during conflict periods, and is expected to be more than the level of…
By: Helmut Mahongo Observations by the United Nations are that artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at runaway speed. The global body’s Secretary-General, António Guterres, noted that AI technology can reshape economies, transform the world of work, sway elections, and…
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,…
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…
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…