Research guides convenient and cost-effective long-term HIV care in Namibia
January is often a time when people review their budgets, both personally and professionally. For government bodies, the financial year is drawing to a close, and the operation of the last couple of months of the fiscal year are impacted by the pressures and stressors...
Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it
It might seem easy to shut off internet services, but it can be dangerous. Olesya Zhuk/Shutterstock.com Jan Rydzak, Stanford University In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on April 21, the government of Sri Lanka shut off...
Rainwater Harvesting
The previous and current rainy seasons in Namibia has given a sigh of relief to many farmers and is an indication that the country is gradually recovering from the impact of the long drought spell experienced over a period of about seven years since 2013. The current...
African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why
A young African farmer. www.shutterstock.com Felix Kwame Yeboah, Michigan State University and Thomas Jayne, Michigan State University Over the past 20 years sub-Saharan Africa has registered the highest rate of agricultural production in the world. There have been...
Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics: four things worth knowing about him
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images Luke Melchiorre, Universidad de los Andes Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the...
Oxford COVID vaccine authorised in the UK – global health expert on why this is a key moment
Michael Head, University of Southampton The UK has become the first country to authorise the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for public use, with roll-out to start in the first week of 2021. This vaccine is the second to be authorised in the UK – following the...
Namibia must continue to keep children in school – but business as usual is not an option
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” Words by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzaicould not be over emphasised. Making sure girls and boys all over the world as well as here in Namibia get access to agood quality education is how we...
Current policy frameworks hinder expansion of renewable energies worldwide and undermine climate targets
While governments around the world spend billions of dollars to rebuild economies in times of the COVID-19 pandemic, they fail to steer investments into the urgently needed energy transition. Not only are the deployment targets across the globe far too low to deliver...
How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture
South Africa produces about 16% of sub-Saharan Africa’s maize. Shutterstock Michael Aliber, University of Fort Hare and Wandile Sihlobo, University of the Witwatersrand In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan...
Be fraud-alert during the Festive Season
After a tough COVID-19 impacted year, most people look forward to taking a well-deserved break to spend some quality time with family and friends. It is especially during this period that Banks notice an increase in fraud. Criminals are using social engineering...