Telecom Namibia (TN) says it has deactivated 191,598 unregistered prepaid Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards by 1 April 2024. This comes as the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) said 702,246 SIM cards faced possible disconnection after the Sunday, 31 March 2024, deadline. Telecom’s Head of Corporate Communication and Public Relations Nomvula Kambinda said as...
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by African music awards promoter Ernest Adjovi’s company Mundial Telecom SARL over a payment of N$23,5 million it received from the Namibia Tourism Board to stage the All Africa Kora Music Awards in Namibia in 2016. The court dismissed Mundial Telecom’s appeal and ordered it to pay the...
The court application by the African National Congress (ANC) to deregister uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party failed in the Electoral Court. Judge Lebogang Modiba said the ANC had no basis and the application was dismissed. “We find there is nothing unlawful about registration of MK party by the deputy chief electoral officer,” said the court, adding...
The grieving father of a 16-year-old boy, Tjali Sindimba, who lost his life last month in a pit allegedly abandoned by Kombat Mine, says his son’s unfulfilled dreams of becoming a pilot have been tragically cut short. He says Sindimba was poised to be the family’s breadwinner. According to Frans Sindimba (40), despite Kombat Mine...
The High Court in Windhoek has thrown out an urgent application over a tender bid by the close corporation Adaptive Building Land Construction in a joint venture with China State Construction Engineering Corporation. This comes after a tender review application by the joint venture was dismissed by the Review Panel on public procurement. The bid...
Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in the Oshikoto Region are investigating a case of fraud after a 42-year-old resident of the Ohailungu village in the Omutsegonime area lost N$400 to a scammer who pretended to be the unemployed victim’s neighbour. The incident occurred a month ago, on 15 January, but was only reported to the...
THE Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) has cancelled the spectrum licences awarded to UCOM Mobile Namibia, formerly Mobile Telephone Networks Business Solutions Namibia (MTN). The decision comes after UCOM Mobile repeatedly failed to honour its financial obligations to Cran, accruing a debt of N$19,3 million, despite attempts to reach a payment agreement. This was...
Niël Terblanché The Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) has sounded an alarm, revealing that the Namibian fishing industry suffers annual losses exceeding N$1.5 billion due to illicit, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices. The shocking losses were revealed after the recent arrest of an Angolan fishing vessel engaged in illegal activities within Namibian waters,...
Staff Reporter The Redforce Debt Management company has lost its court battle against the Keetmanshoop Municipal Council, after claiming that the municipality breached a contract and failed to pay for debt recovery services rendered to them. The case emanates from a tender awarded to Redforce in March 2017 by the Local Tender Board of the...
Novak Djokovic returned to the court on Wednesday, cruising past Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-2 and strengthening his hold on top spot in the rankings after his two closest rivals both lost at the Paris Masters. Second seed Carlos Alcaraz tumbled out against qualifier Roman Safiullin late the previous evening and earlier on Wednesday, Daniil...