By:Staff writer CSG, a Colorado-based multinational corporation providing business support systems software and services, on Wednesday announced the first deployment of its joint solution with Axiata Digital Labs (ADL) at Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC). With a unified cloud solution that enables flexible bundling with rapid time to market, CSG and ADL are helping MTC to […]
By:Staff writer The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has launched the auction process to allocate frequencies in the 700MHz (684MHz-790MHz) and 800MHz (790MHz-862MHz) bands for the provision of 4G and 5G services. Under the terms of the ‘Request to Bid’ published on 17 February, applicants must hold a Class Comprehensive telecommunications service licence (ECS […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Pensioners, beneficiaries, and other annuitants who have not provided their unique biological or physical characteristics for the purpose of identification will not receive their payouts or annuities for March 2023. This has been announced by the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF)’s General Manager for Marketing and Stakeholders Engagement, Edwin Tjiramba, yesterday. Biological measurements […]
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibia has a shallow and simple production base and, as a result, will struggle to add value and produce complex products, the Fourth Industrialisation Revolution (4IR) Task Force found. This comes at a time when calls countrywide, including policymakers/facilitators of economic activities, are calling for value addition, to put a stop to exporting […]
By:Staff writer The fifth edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference is set to unite Namibian energy leaders and industry professionals with global partners to discuss challenges and opportunities within the country’s evolving landscape. Scheduled for 25-27 April in Windhoek, it will be held under the theme ‘Shaping the Future of Energy Towards Value Creation’ […]
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the engine of worldwide economies and the main source of job creation. The contribution of the SME sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is between 12% to 20% and the share of the labour force employed full-time in this sector is about 20%, a rough […]
By:Staff writer Hyphen Hydrogen Energy has signed non-binding memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with two major industrial companies for the supply of up to 750 000 t/y of green ammonia. The company announced early this month. The agreements are with a major chemical company and Approtium, a South Korean hydrogen producer, and entail offtake of up […]
By:Staff writer The venue of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2024 has been decided: this time the off-road adventure will take place in Namibia. Having been held on all continents around the globe, the International GS Trophy now returns in 2024 to where it all began in 2008 in Africa. Namibia’s fascinating attractions includes […]
By:Leakey Kaxwadi Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) says that it has reduced fraud through phones by 80% since it started collecting biometric data when registering SIM cards last year. The company came under fire from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which questioned the legality of how MTC registers SIM cards, particularly the collection of […]
By:Staff writer Andrada Mining Ltd, the tin producer formerly known as AfriTin, has published its inaugural sustainability report yesterday. In the report the company says it has managed to produce 8.2% less combined Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions from its Uis tin mine in the Erongo region than what is stated in the Equator […]