Niël Terlanché Failure to invest in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is threatening the economies of developing countries and exacerbating global inequality. Speaking at the opening of the Third South Summit of the G77 + China in Uganda, Namibia’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, and Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, stressed the...
December 26, 2024
Tag: inequality
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Failure to invest in sustainable development goals widening inequality
Staff Reporter THE Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, and Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo-Nande Ndaitwah, spoke at the opening of the 3rd South Summit of the G77+China, highlighting that the failure to invest in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) threatens the economies of developing countries and deepens inequality. The G77+China, currently being held...
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AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF says
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, says “in most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality”. She says policymakers should address the “troubling trend” to “prevent the technology from further stoking social...
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Botswana Minister Urges Regional Innovation to Tackle Poverty and Inequality Through AfCFTA – Namibia Daily News
Staff Reporter Gaborone, Botswana, November 10 – Southern African nations must join forces to expedite the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, a crucial step toward alleviating poverty and inequality in a region currently ranked among the most disparate in the world. Addressing the 29th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of...
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Pervasive inequality serious threat to global democracy
By Kaushik Basu * Ithaca, NY – In these tumultuous times, it often feels like one shock quickly eclipses another. Before one problem can be solved, another crisis emerges. Just a few weeks ago, the war in Ukraine dominated headlines, but the recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas has since taken center stage....
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The Cause of Namibian Inequality
Finding out that Namibia is the second-most unequal country in the world is mind boggling. Indeed, it is also interesting to know that of the top 10 countries leading the ‘unequal list’, seven are African. One problem we have with our leaders is that they don’t know who to serve. Instead of serving the people,...
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President Geingob concludes UNGA participation, calls for action against climate change and inequality
Staff Reporter ADDRESSING climate change and inequality emerged as two primary subjects that President Hage Geingob focused on both during and on the side-lines of the recently concluded 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The UNGA saw various Heads of State and Government gathering in New York, United States of America (USA), from 18th September...
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Inequality and Democracy – The Namibian
There has been much handwringing about the retreat of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism in recent years – and for good reason. From Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán to former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and former United States (US) president Donald Trump, we have a growing list of authoritarians and would-be autocrats who channel...
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Springboks’ success belies SA’s rugby inequality
On a parched pitch in an impoverished South African township, a group of young men do push-ups on the hard ground before kicking off a game of rugby. A few years ago the oval ball was an unusual sight in Tembisa, a predominantly black suburb northeast of Johannesburg, where dusty roads bustle with street vendors...