For some of the world’s leading nuclear physicists, it remains mind-boggling how Namibia, as one of the most significant uranium producers, is still stuck in a perpetual energy deficit that forces it to constantly import electricity from neighbouring countries.
With a combination of investment, innovation, ingenuity and growth, agriculture could become one of the development driving forces across Namibia, helping to address wide-ranging problems from food insecurity to inequitable economic growth and unemployment.
As our world becomes more interconnected, the potential impact of cyberattacks on individuals, businesses, and governments has grown exponentially.
Horrendous scenes of national census enumerators being verbally abused, specifically at commercial farms in the country, have no place in a free and fair Namibia.
The threats revealed this week against enumerators of the 2023 Census in Namibia is worrying, not only because of the importance of the exercise for planning and development but also for plans and programmes against issues like rampant unemployment.
We are not at war but our young men die by the boatload. This week, during the commemoration of the 2023 World Suicide Prevention Day on Monday, the government said 623 suicide cases were recorded between August 2022 and June 2023 – and out of these, 511 (82%) were male, while 92 (15%) were female.
As the Rugby World Cup kicks off today in Paris, France, many Namibians will follow the four-yearly event with keen interest.
Before lightning strikes, it gives no warning. The same can be said about a coup d’etat or military takeover of a state.
To reduce sharply rising inflation rates, central banks have been hiking the rate at which they lend money to commercial banks during the past few years.