In line with regulatory requirements, the banking sector will be rolling out changes to how clients make and receive payments between Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa also known as ‘the Common Monetary Area’ as of 15 April 2024. This means that all cross-border Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) payments processed and received by clients within...
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has received an allocation of N$70 million as part of its N$7,4-billion budget for the roll-out of electronic identification (ID) cards, or e-IDs. Minister of finance and public enterprises Iipumbu Shiimi made this announcement in his budget speech in the National Assembly on Wednesday. “In this...
PUMA Energy Namibia has put on hold its plan to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country, citing low EV adoption and high vehicle costs. Puma Energy Namibia general manager Adell Samuelson says the current EV market lacks affordability and sufficient range, discouraging potential buyers. “EVs remain quite unaffordable, with prices ranging from...
Puma Energy Namibia has put on hold its plan to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country, citing low EV adoption and high vehicle costs. Adell Samuelson, General Manager of Puma Energy Namibia, explained that the current EV market lacks affordability and sufficient range, discouraging potential buyers. “EVs remain quite unaffordable, with prices...
3,129 offenders have been sentenced to community service since the full implementation of the Community Service Order (CSO) programme in 2010. Out of this figure, 2,781 offenders successfully completed their sentencing conditions by December 31, 2023, while 286 breached the conditions. This was revealed by the Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Service, Raphael Hamunyela....
Puma Energy Namibia’s ambitious plans to install charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) has encountered delays. Despite an initial target of October 2023 for two charging points, the company has yet to begin on-site installation. “We haven’t made any on-site progress yet, as the anticipated October launch timeframe has passed,” Adell Samuelson, General Manager of...
The Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored) has commenced the rollout of the TID (Tokens Identifier) project under the theme “Get Your Prepaid Metres Updated—Don’t Be Left In The Dark”. The rollout exercise will result in 55,000 prepaid meters in the operational areas being upgraded by July 2024. If the metres are not updated, they...
Local authorities have highlighted concerns over Nampower’s prepayment installation rollout. The bulk electricity supplier aims to convert all its distributing customers’ conventional metres into pre-paid metres by July 2025. Nampower engaged stakeholders on the prepayment system installation project at a meeting held at Keetmanshoop. Local authority representatives maintained that the requirement to prepay electricity may...