Contributed, Author at Future Media News

U.S. natural gas expansion would surrender world to fatal warming

Specially designed vessels are required to transport LNG, which needs to be cooled to minus 162 °F (minus 260° F) in order to liquify and compress the gas while in transit. At destination terminals, the LNG is returned to its gaseous state and carried via pipeline to distribution companies. Image by photozou.jp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.1 JP). By Shanna Hanbury via Mongabay As U.S. politicians, the oil industry and environmental […]

28 February, 2024

Africa

Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa

A salmon farm in Finnmark, Norway. Image by Ninara via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). By Francesco De Augustinis via Mongabay Norwegian salmon farms are taking huge amounts of wild fish from West Africa, mining the food security of the region, according to a report from the U.K.-based NGO Feedback. The analysis comes as the industry faces a wave of public opposition after revelations of high mortality rates and the sale of fish […]

28 February, 2024

Namibia

Detailed Civil society 2024/25 Budget Priorities

CIVIL SOCIETY - Priorities for the 2024/25 Budget Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) (Social Economic Justice Unit of the Council of Churches in Namibia and the Desk for Social Development of ELCRN) Contribution: Uhuru Dempers Priorities: 1.1 Increased funding for Early Childhood Education (ECE) to ensure access to quality ECE for the excluded 70% plus children in Namibia. There […]

28 February, 2024

Business / Economics

Know the most common types of bank frauds

By Bank Windhoek’s Forensics Services Manager, Johnny Truter. International law states that any illegal act involving deception to obtain money from a financial institution or a bank's depositors is categorised as bank fraud. Like other fraud offences, bank fraud involves using a trick to obtain money illegally. Nowadays, fraudsters are continuously coming up with different ways to steal people’s hard-earned money. The following looks at the most common trends used […]

27 February, 2024

Business / Economics

Exploring the future of digital transactional banking

By Nedbank Namibia’s Head of Transactional Banking, Reginald Obaking The ongoing digital transformation has sparked several trends that have influenced the way Nedbank Namibia’s Corporate and Investing Banking (CIB) division revolutionises its solutions for businesses, corporations, and other large entities. CIB recognises the pivotal role of technology in transforming transactional banking services to enhance the overall client experience. ‘The fascinating way transactional banking continues to evolve day by day is […]

27 February, 2024

Opinion Pieces

The Key to Security Council Reform Is Fewer Permanent Members, Not More

The Security Council meeting on Dec. 8, 2023, on the war in Gaza. The author, a former United Nations under-secretary-general, proposes that amid the current intensified negotiations on Council reform, member states could “recognize that France and Britain no longer qualify geopolitically to be two of five permanent members of a post-colonial Council.” JOHN PENNEY/PASSBLUE By Ian Martin via PassBlue As the United Nations approaches its Summit of the Future in September, the […]

27 February, 2024

Africa

Bees bring honey and hope to a forest reserve in Nigeria

Image of a honeybee by Andrea Fabiani Ph via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). By Orji Sunday via Mongabay Nightfall at the Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve field station is clad in the whispers, chirps and trills of insect song. Flames from the burning wood in the fire pit pierce the darkness as flashlights held by field assistants and patrollers reveal a river of fog flowing over the surrounding grassland and […]

27 February, 2024

Environment

Summit on migratory species sides with science, throws shade on deep-sea mining

Whale shark in Ras Mohammed National Park. Image by Cinzia Osele Bismarck / Ocean Image Bank By Elizabeth Claire Alberts via Mongabay Migratory species that travel long distances in the ocean, including sharks, turtles and dolphins, face an unprecedented number of threats resulting from human actions. At the latest assembly of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), representatives of governments made a series of decisions […]

27 February, 2024

Namibia

Greylisting is not a Death Sentence

By Josef Kefas Sheehama It's crucial to remember that greylisting does not have to define Namibia's economy, even though it frequently makes people feel more anxious. Namibia can continue engaging in Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). Namibia needs to make improvements to meet Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements in the areas of matter of concern. Our policymakers need to work together with FATF and get […]

27 February, 2024