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Per Future Media News: Namibians’ main reason for borrowing money was to buy food. Education, transport, and medical expenses were among the other main reasons.This is according to the 2025 Namibia Financial Inclusion Survey (NFIS) report launched on Wednesday by the Namibia Statistics Agency. The survey targeted people aged 15 and older living in private households across the country. Food accounted for a total of 51.3% of borrowing, followed by […]

The RSS David Attenborough is heading to the artic and will launch the on-board sub 'Boaty McBoatface' to conduct research under the Greenland Ice sheet. https://iono.fm/e/1699067 You can read more about the story here: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/scientists-sail-greenland-study-glacier-melt-risk-2026-07-15/

With climate change predicted to make extreme weather events even more life-threatening, China is not taking any chances and citizens are being offered courses to prepare themselves at the Lvxing Disaster Simulation Training Center - the first of what are planned to be numerous centres offering training on coping with typhoons, flash floods, high winds, fires, and earthquakes. https://iono.fm/e/1698594 Find out more in this article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/20/asia-pacific/china-simulated-typhoons/  

Prompted by an article about how tourists say that Windhoek is boring, locals took to social media to agree with them, bemoaning the lack of entertainment in the capital. I wanted to find out though whether or not their complaints are fair and warranted, so I asked what it is you do for fun where you live. https://iono.fm/e/1698430 With many of the complaints centering on how the main impediment to […]

By Abraham Eita, Economist In my recent article on the Bank of Namibia's repo rate increase, I argued that monetary policy decisions are not just technical matters for economists and bankers. They affect households and borrowers. That discussion has become even more important as Windhoek residents now face another pressure point: the rising cost of basic municipal services. Windhoek is becoming more expensive to live in, and the burden is […]

Environmentally friendly and efficient, Spain is finding out that donkeys could be the solution to forest fires. https://iono.fm/e/1698154 Here is the original article I got the story from: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/meet-the-firefighting-donkeys-of-spain-chowing-down-on-grass-and-fire-risk-from-dawn-to-dusk/