President Nangolo Mbumba is giving the Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission three months to complete a report which would assist the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) with the registration of eligible voters for this year’s election. Mbumba on Monday appointed members of the commission, which will be chaired by acting judge Petrus Unengu. The other...
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) says unregistered SIM cards would be deactivated as of Sunday, 31 March.This follows a three-month extension from the initial deadline on 31 December 2023. The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has remained adamant that the 31 March deadline would not be extended. MTC spokesperson John Ekongo recently told The Namibian...
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) says unregistered SIM cards will be deactivated as of Sunday, 31 March.This follows a three-month extension from the initial deadline on 31 December 2023. The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has remained adamant that the 31 March deadline will not be extended. MTC spokesperson John Ekongo recently told The...
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...
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...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) said it has adopted a holistic approach to determine a roadmap for the release of spectrum for the period 2022 to 2024. This was designed to provide licensees with regulatory certainty on the available spectrum for assignment to facilitate the rollout of telecommunications networks, and implementation of emerging...
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced that starting this month all mothers discharged from state medical facilities will receive a complimentary three-month supply of baby nappies. This was said by health executive director Ben Nangombe in a circular to regional health directors, medical superintendents and regional pharmacists, among others. According to Nangombe,...