The Ministry of Mines and Energy will in April officially launch its Online Licence Applications Portal. This comes following Minister Tom Alweendo’s announcement last year that the Ministry will be migrating to a digital system and do away with paper applications. Alweendo said the new system will make it easier for individuals to apply for...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja In a legal battle that could reshape the landscape of electricity distribution in the capital city, the Windhoek Municipality Council has taken the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), along with the Electricity Control Board (ECB) and Ongos Valley Development (PTY) Ltd (OVD), to court. The move follows a controversial decision by the...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) and the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU is a significant development to establish coordination and collaboration regarding the award of Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum, the issuance of Aeronautical Radio Station Licences, as well as Radio Telephony Licences for pilots,...
Martin Endjala The Bank of Namibia (BoN) will now handle the licensing and regulation of payment service providers instead of sharing the responsibility with the Payments Association of Namibia (PAN). The move is in line with the recently promulgated Payment System Management Act 14 of 2023 (the PSM Act). The Deputy Governor of BoN Leonie...
The Bank of Namibia will now handle the licensing and regulation of payment service providers instead of sharing the responsibility with the Payments Association of Namibia. Here is Josefina Oskar the Banks Communications Practitioner. The post Bank of Namibia will now handle the licensing and regulation of payment service providers first appeared on Future...
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) will now handle the licensing and regulation of payment service providers instead of sharing the responsibility with the Payments Association of Namibia (PAN). This is in line with the recently promulgated Payment System Management Act 14 of 2023 (the PSM Act). The rational for having a single regulator is to...
The Ohlthaver & List energy subsidiary, O&L Nexentury will soon start building a 100 MW solar power station near Windhoek, following approval of the company’s generation licence and its export licence from the Electricity Control Board. The two licences are each valid for 25 years and phase 1 of the project is planned to be...