insert_link Namibia African Union and SADC Hold Workshop on Migration Governance The African Union Commission and the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum organized a two-day inter-regional workshop focusing on African migration governance. Representatives from various regional bodies, including ECOWAS, EALA, and PAP, attended to discuss labor migration governance. Utaara Mootu, a parliament member, stressed the significance of labor migration governance for societal and economic development, highlighting the need for fair, equitable systems respecting the rights and dignity of migrants. todayMay 8, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s young education researchers need networks to share experience more than pressure to produce outputs Researchers in the education sphere benefit from collaboration and idea-sharing. cgstock/Shutterstock By Mpho-Entle Puleng Modise, University of South Africa and Maureen Robinson, Stellenbosch University South Africa has for many years been a strong player in several areas of world-class research. Some of the country’s researchers have made major contributions in areas like the biomedical sciences, palaeontology and astronomy Good research matters. It can have broad, positive consequences. On paper South […] todayApril 26, 2024 13
insert_link Namibia SADC Workshop Focuses on Enhancing Labour Migration Through Skills Development The Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation ministry alongside the International Labour Organization, hosted a pivotal workshop on labour migration within SADC. Stakeholders emphasized Skills Portability, Recognition, and Anticipation, aiming to bolster institutional frameworks and policies. Lydia Indombo: the Executive Director at the Ministry. todayApril 19, 2024 14
insert_link Africa Zimbabwe’s banks caught off guard by new gold-backed currency The Zimbabwe Gold officially started trading just days after it was announced it would replace the Zimbabwean dollar, which has tumbled in value over the past year, pushing inflation through the roof. But many in the country were not ready for the switch. Eddie Cross an economist from Zimbabwe says even the banks haven’t been fully able to translate their accounting systems. todayApril 10, 2024 31
insert_link Africa Interstate deals fuel drive for African single roaming regime Seth Onyango, bird story agency Growing interstate deals to end roaming fees are boosting efforts for a unified roaming regime in Africa, essential for a connected digital market. Benin and Ghana are the latest African countries to slash communication costs for their citizens roaming between the two countries. The new rates apply from July 1 and align with a protocol introduced by the ECOWAS region in March […] todayApril 10, 2024 6
insert_link World Jihadism in Mozambique: southern African forces are leaving with mixed results By Thomas Mandrup, Stellenbosch University The Southern African Development Community (SADC) military mission in Mozambique (Samim), which was deployed on 15 July 2021 to fight the Islamic insurgents terrorising the northern Cabo Delgado province since 2017, is scheduled to end by June 2024. Mozambican security forces will then take full responsibility for security. We asked military science and defence expert Thomas Mandrup, who has published a paper […] todayApril 8, 2024 14
insert_link Uncategorized Small-Scale mining boosts economic diversification Namibia is striving to improve its competitiveness within the Southern African Development Community by prioritising industrialisation in its National Development Plans towards Vision 2030. Small-scale mining plays a pivotal role in supporting livelihoods, reducing poverty, and fostering entrepreneurship, particularly in rural areas with large gemstone deposits. Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade spokesperson Elijah Mukubonda explains. todayMarch 11, 2024 24
insert_link Oshiwambo Ongundu yo DA ya pula aataleli yomahogololo yopashigwana Omupresitend gwa South Africa Cyril Ramaposa okwa sheke ongundu onene yompilamen moshilongo o DA sho ya pula America niilongo yo EU yiye yi talele omahogololo. Ongundu oya ningi eindilo momukanda gwa tuminimwa amushanga gwepangelo lya America Antony Blinken noominista dhimwe dhiikwapondje yo EU oshiwike sha piti. O BBC oya lopota kutya o ANC oyati ombaapila yo DA kepangelo lya America otayi pukitha notayi kambadhala hanga oku landithapo oshilongo kiilongo iinankondo […] todayMarch 11, 2024 14
insert_link 5 Oshiwambo O SADC na Africa alihe taya lili omuleli gwa Namibia Aaleli okuza miilongo ya yooloka ya Africa oya wayimine aa namibia okulilila omupresitend Geingob. Onzonkundana yo Xinhua oya lopota kutya omupresitend gwa Bostwana Mokgweetsi Masisi okwa hokolola kutya nakusa Geingob okwali kuume kashili ka Bostwana. Noya simaneka eyambidhidho lye okutunga uukumwe pokati kiilongo yopaali. Masisi okwa thiki mo Namibia nena ,nokwa tegelelwa a shune konima yethimbo. Nokwa gandja elombwelo opo omapandela ga Bostwana ga tsikilwe etata moshilongo ashihe okuza ohela […] todayFebruary 5, 2024 16 5