A South African company, Oceana Group, has apologised over claims that the suspended Managing Director of its Namibian subsidiary, Erongo Marine Enterprises, had resigned. In a statement, the company said Dr. Martha Uumati’s employment was terminated by mutual agreement. The suspended MD’s contract came to an end on Monday. Erongo Marine Enterprises, which is owned...
Staff Reporter THE Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) is urging everyone with suspended SIM cards to register their cards within the next three months to retain their existing numbers. Mufaro Nesongano, CRAN’s Executive of Communication and Consumer Relations, explained that Namibia had a total of 2,387,330 active SIM cards by 31st March 2024, of...
Telecom Namibia (TN) says that it faces a potential monthly loss of N$7.5 million due to the deactivation of 191,598 unregistered prepaid sim cards, effective April 1, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, TN’s records indicated a total of 442,410 active mobile subscribers. Following the deactivation, TN will maintain a base of 250,812 registered prepaid...
MTC Namibia has managed to register 1,613,893 Subscriber Identification Module (SIM), whilst unregistered customers are now standing at 323,236 the Telco said. This represents an 83.3% registration rate. As prescribed by the CRAN in terms of Part 6 of the Communications Act, 2009 the mandatory Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration exercise came to an end...
As the clock struck midnight on Sunday, the deadline for SIM card registration officially lapsed, leaving thousands suspended. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) says the registration process will continue until June, after which unregistered numbers will be made available for purchase by others. Mobile homes had issued reminders and warnings repeatedly leading up...
The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has suspended its information and communication technology executive over a software system that is not fully functional, but has so far cost the company N$68 million. Bonifatius Konjore was suspended with immediate effect on Monday. Namcor yesterday confirmed the suspension. “The decision to suspend Konjore is part of...
Suspended director of the National Youth Council, Calista Schwartz-Gowases, says she will be seeking legal action against the youth body after her suspension. She told The Namibian on Monday evening that her suspension was not valid because it was not done procedurally and called the matter an injustice. “Definitely, I have to take legal action...
Tension gripped a meeting where the Minister of Rural and Urban Development (MURD), Erastus Uutoni, announced the suspension of the entire Karasburg Council, appointing an administrator in their place. Pandemonium broke out with heated interjections, and residents showed clear divisions over the minister’s decision to suspend the councillors. One group questioned the legality of the...
