Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Namibia
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37% of Namibians hungry and undernourished
THE prevalence of undernourishment in Namibia was last measured at 37% in 2016, while 24% of children under the age of five are stunted. The United Nations' resident coordinator and United Nations Development
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Unnatural Surveillance: How Online Data Is Putting Species at Risk
In the arid far-western region of South Africa is a vast flatland covered with white quartzite gravel known as the Knersvlakte – Afrikaans for “Gnashing Plain” – because it sounds like grinding teeth when
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Govt to evict Daan Viljoen squatters
ABOUT 20 families at the Daan Viljoen Game Park just outside Windhoek face eviction for accommodating relatives aged above 18 years. The Wildlife and National Parks' division under the environment ministry
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MOST households on the outskirts of Windhoek do not have toilets.
In rural areas, roughly 72 percent and 12 percent of people in urban areas still relieve themselves in the open. According to a 2015 Formative Research Report on Open Defecation Status in Namibia done
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Namibia: New Solar Plant to Add 5 Mw to National Grid
The N$120 million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant under construction near NamPower's Kokerboom sub-station outside Keetmanshoop will be connected to the national grid by the end of September this year.
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Namibia: Close to 30,000 Needy People Benefit From Namib Mills Nutrition Initiative
Windhoek — For the past eleven years Namib Mills, the country's largest grain processing company, has been supporting 215 registered charity organisations throughout the country. These institutions
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Namibia: Climate Change Projects Lined Up
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia will this month launch two projects aimed at enhancing rural agriculture and community-based natural resources management resilience to climate change. These
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How an ancient well is bringing northern Namibia water – until funds dry up
When water first flowed from the new community pump in Eenhana this spring, some locals were slow to celebrate. Groundwater has a tainted reputation in this fast-developing, northern Namibian town. Many
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HIV crisis unfolding at Ongha
Ongha-At least 472 people living with HIV defaulted on receiving treatment at the ART (antiretroviral therapy) clinic at Ongha Health Centre. The figure makes up 10 percent of those who tested positive
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Baseline study zooms in on women and land use in sub-Sahara Africa
Namibia will launch the baseline study that was conducted in 2016 by the University of Namibia which was aimed at investigating the status of women’s land use, ownership and rights under customary land