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645 Million People Went Hungry in 2025

645 Million People Went Hungry in 2025

    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,…

Global Energy Investment still expected to grow even during conflict

Global Energy Investment still expected to grow even during conflict

    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…

Artificial Intelligence Advancing at Runaway Speed- UN

Artificial Intelligence Advancing at Runaway Speed- UN

  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…

Technology

Global Cybersecurity Initiative: Unifying Africa via Cybersecurity

  By: Hee-Dee Walenga   The Global Cybersecurity Initiative (GCI) was officially launched on Thursday morning in Windhoek.   The initiative is a Pan-African cybersecurity initiative created by DS Tech Namibia that seeks to connect businesses, governments, and innovators to…

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,…

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