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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Inequality

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Lifestyle

South Africa’s ageing population comes with new challenges. How best to adapt to them

  By Lauren Johnston, University of Sydney Young people – under the age of 15 – currently make up 29% of South Africa’s population. But this will soon change: the aged portion of the population is forecast to rise from 2030, bringing many challenges. Lauren Johnston, an economics and political economy expert, recently published a paper on the subject. We asked her to put the developments into perspective. What is […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024 23

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Interview Transcripts

Unlocking Namibia’s Potential: A Call for Fair Resource Deals and a Universal Basic Income- A sit down with Herbert Jauch, ESJ Trustee

Our team took this moment to speak with Herbert Jauch, a Social Justice Activist and Labor expert. In this piece you will find interesting views by Mr. Jauch on topics such as deals with DeBeers not in favor of Namibians now living in poverty. In a recent statement, Botswana's President Masisi shed light on the repercussions of certain dealings with DeBeers, revealing substantial losses in revenue from diamonds over the […]

todayJanuary 16, 2024 33

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Science & Technology

AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality

Almost 40% of jobs around the world could be affected by the rise of artificial intelligence, a trend that is likely to deepen inequality, according to the International Monetary Fund. In a Sunday blog post, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva called for governments to establish social safety nets and offer retraining programs to counter the impact of AI. CNN reports that Georgieva said the effects were expected to be felt more […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 28

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Business / Economics

Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020 as five billion people made poorer in “decade of division,” says Oxfam

The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion to $869 billion since 2020 —at a rate of $14 million per hour— while nearly five billion people have been made poorer, reveals a new Oxfam report on inequality and global corporate power. If current trends continue, the world will have its first trillionaire within a decade but poverty won’t be eradicated for another 229 years. […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 7

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Business / Economics

The Year of Expectations: Converting uncertainty into opportunity

  By Josef Kefas Sheehama This time of year is always a welcome opportunity to reflect on what is most important. His Excellency Dr Hage G. Geingob, the President of the Republic of Namibia has declared 2024 as “The Year of Expectations”. As Namibia approaches the general elections in 2024, there is immense pressure on political leaders to tackle these economic challenges and implement policies that will deliver an inclusive […]

todayJanuary 11, 2024 15

South Africa

South Africa misses the Mandela ‘spirit’ 10 years after icon’s death

With murals of his smiling face still covering many buildings, South Africans on Tuesday marked 10 years since the death of Nelson Mandela with a mixture of longing for his integrity and disappointment over what has happened since. While no official ceremonies were planned to recall South Africa's first black president, many spared a thought for the leader who emerged from prison in 1991 to end apartheid. Fellow Nobel Peace […]

todayDecember 5, 2023 5

Malaria
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Africa

Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic

By Tom Nyirenda, Stellenbosch University Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years’ experience in infectious diseases, what health organisations on the continent are doing to fight this […]

todayNovember 21, 2023 8

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Business / Economics

Rinaani Musutua, an advocate for economic and social justice with the Basic Income Grant Coalition, provides her perspective on Namibia’s unemployment rate.

https://youtu.be/kpiINO-03g0 Following the recent mid-term budget review, which saw a substantial increase in budgets for seventeen government offices, ministries, and agencies, totaling 2.5 billion Namibian dollars, Rinaani Musutua, an advocate for economic and social justice with the Basic Income Grant Coalition, provides her perspective on Namibia's unemployment rate.

todayNovember 6, 2023 24

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Press Releases

Sustained, Structured Conversation around Risks, Challenges, Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence Vital, Secretary-General Tells Safety Summit

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the United Kingdom AI [artificial intelligence] Safety Summit, November 2nd: The speed and reach of today’s AI technology are unprecedented.  The paradox is that in the future, it will never move as slowly as today.  The gap between AI and its governance is wide and growing. AI-associated risks are many and varied.  Like AI itself, they are still emerging, and they demand new solutions.  […]

todayNovember 3, 2023 5

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