The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) announced the conclusion of the mandatory registration period for all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the country, effective 31 March. CRAN expressed appreciation to consumers and stakeholders who adhered to the registration requirement within the designated timeframe. According to CRAN’s latest data, Namibia had a total of...
December 15, 2024
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Namibia: Deadline Approaches for Mandatory SIM Card Registration – Cran Urges Compliance
As the deadline for the mandatory registration of all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards looms on 31 March, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) is urging all stakeholders who have not yet registered their SIM cards to do so promptly to avoid disconnection on 1 April. According to data as of 29 February, Namibia...
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Deadline approaches for mandatory SIM card registration: CRAN urges compliance
As the deadline for the mandatory registration of all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards looms on 31 March, the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) is urging all stakeholders who have not yet registered their SIM cards to do so promptly to avoid disconnection on 1 April. According to data as of 29 February, Namibia...
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Namibia’s Local Content Policy mandatory for petroleum industry
The government says complying with the National Upstream Petroleum Local Content Policy is mandatory for potential investors in the oil and gas industry. Following the discovery of oil and gas in recent years, Namibia moved to draft a National Upstream Petroleum Content Policy, intending to increase local participation in the value chain of goods and...
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Grade 12 qualification remains mandatory for acceptance at UNAM
Even if a learner achieves top performance in Grade 11, they will not be accepted at the University of Namibia (UNAM). UNAM’s Student Recruitment and Operations Officer, Josy Nghipandua, has reiterated that one must have completed Grade 12. Nghipandua advised learners to take at least two AS subjects, which are to be combined with three...
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Namibia: Three-Month Grace Period for Mandatory SIM Card Registration
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Hon Peya Mushelenga has given mobile operators a grace period after recently extending the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration for another three months. SIM Registration is a policy adopted by the Namibiabn Government to address security concerns, restrict digital crime and enable the application of selected digital...
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Three-month grace period for mandatory SIM card registration
By Adolf Kaure. The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Hon Peya Mushelenga has given mobile operators a grace period after recently extending the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration for another three months. SIM Registration is a policy adopted by the Namibiabn Government to address security concerns, restrict digital crime and enable the application...
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Namibia’s mineral licenses to include mandatory government ownership
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Hage Geingob said that the government is in the process of amending Namibian legislation to allow for a certain percentage of mandatory government ownership in all mineral licenses. This decision, he explained, was inspired by public calls for greater participation in the ownership of Green Hydrogen and hydrocarbon ventures. The president made...