| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.12.2024 | Namibia's Digital Dilemma: Cybersecurity and State-Owned Enterprises in the 4IR Era | Namibia stands at a crossroads. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is knocking at the door, promising efficiency and transparency. Yet, the nation grapples with two pressing issues: a devastating cyberattack on Telecom Namibia and the r... |
| 16.12.2024 | Namibia: Telecom Cyberattack - 5 Things You Should Know | In the wake of a significant cyberattack targeting Telecom Namibia, critical questions have emerged about the company's data security practices and the implications for its customers.
Here are the five key takeaways from the incident and wh... |
| 16.12.2024 | Namibia: Are Namibian State-Owned Enterprises Ready for True Digitalisation? | As the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) continues reshaping economies across the globe, promising enhanced efficiency, transparency and service delivery, the question of readiness looms large for private and state-owned enterprises (SOEs)... |
| 08.12.2024 | Namibia: Outdated Local Payment Systems Hindering Online Ventures | Namibian customers and businesses face challenges from outdated and insecure payment systems, says industrialisation and trade minister Lucia Iipumbu.
Speaking during the Africa Trade Development Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, this week, Iipumbu ... |
| 06.12.2024 | Navigating Change: The Dual Challenge of Technology and Corruption in Namibia | In the heart of Namibia, two pressing issues emerge: the rapid evolution of technology and the persistent shadow of corruption. Both demand attention, both require action. As organizations embrace new tools, they must also confront the entr... |
| 04.12.2024 | Namibia: Online Bidding Solution to Tender Corruption - Mbangu | Rundu Rural constituency councillor Paulus Mbangu says online bidding applications is the only way to eliminate corruption in the country.
He was speaking at a regional anti-corruption conference workshop held at Rundu in the Kavango East r... |
| 04.12.2024 | Namibia: Empowering Teams to Embrace New Technology | In today's workplace, technology is constantly changing and organisations are forced to change if they want to stay competitive.
Successful change is not just about deploying new technology but also ensuring staff are valued and empowered t... |
| 30.11.2024 | Starlink's Struggle in Namibia: A Legal Tangle | In the vast expanse of Namibia, a storm brews over the skies. Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk's SpaceX, finds itself in hot water. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) has declared that Starlink ... |
| 28.11.2024 | Namibia: Starlink Operating Illegally in Namibia | The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) says Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX - also known as Starlink) has been operating illegally in Namibia.
This was announced in a statement on Thursday.
"Follow... |
| 17.11.2024 | Namibia: The Cloud - A File Storage Option for SMEs and Individuals | On 2 June, A burglar broke through the physical security measures in place at my workplace in broad daylight, stole my laptop and fled the scene.
Even though this daring intrusion was captured on camera and I had registered a case of theft ... |
| 09.10.2024 | Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Calls for Ethical Use of Ai in Media | Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged the media industry to embrace technological advancements while maintaining ethical standards, accuracy and credibility in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
She said this in her keynote ... |
| 29.09.2024 | Namibia: Starlink - What It Is and How It Works (In Simple Terms) | Imagine having fast, reliable internet anywhere in Namibia - even in the most remote mountains, deserts or deep into rural areas.
That's what Starlink, a satellite internet service, developed by SpaceX, promises to do.
It's a game-changer f... |
| 29.09.2024 | Namibia: Start-Up to Launch Agri-Food App to Boost Trade | Namibian start-up Fudlink will be launching a mobile application that could transform agricultural trade in the country.
According to the founder of Fudlink Agricultural Technology CC , Twama Nghidinwa, the pre-launch of the digital platfor... |
| 22.09.2024 | Namibia: President Nangolo Mbumba Cautions About Technology Like Artificial Intelligence At United Nations Summit | President Nangolo Mbumba has voiced caution about technologies like artificial intelligence at a United Nations summit.
Namibia is a co-chair, with Germany, of the United Nations Summit of the Future taking place in New York.
Mbumba deliver... |
| 21.09.2024 | Namibia's Digital Renaissance: Embracing Change in the Age of AI | Namibia stands at a crossroads. The digital landscape is shifting, and the nation must adapt or risk being left behind. The recent 8th National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit in Windhoek illuminated this pivotal momen... |
| 19.09.2024 | Namibia: 'ICT Sector Will Be Well Looked After' | t is an honour to be in a room filled with young people, ICT policymakers, experts, innovators and enthusiasts.
Today, we dedicate our focus to young people and the role they have to play in the ICT space. According to the latest census, th... |
| 16.09.2024 | Namibia: 'Adapt or Die in Digital Transformation Era' | It is both an honour and a privilege to address you at the opening of the 8th National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Summit, under this year's theme: 'Building Resilience to 'Adapt or Die' in the Era of Digital Transformati... |
| 13.08.2024 | Namibia: Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Itah Kandjii-Murangi At the Inauguration of the Khorixas Vocational Training Centre | 7 August 2024
It is an honour to finally witness the inauguration of the Khorixas Vocational Training Centre (VTC). Allow me to reflect as I provide you with a brief overview of the project undertaken by our Ministry of Higher Education, Te... |
| 19.07.2024 | South Africa’s neighbour to charge R1600 visa entry fee | South Africa’s neighbour to charge R1600 visa entry fee
Image via Pixabay
South Africa’s neighbour, Namibia, will soon levy R1600 visa entry fees on nationals from a number of countries.
Namibia’s Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Secur... |
| 03.07.2024 | Namibia: Prisoners Sue Govt Over Internet Use for Studies | Eighteen inmates suing the prison authorities over a decision to end their internet access are awaiting a judgement in their case at the end of next week.
The inmates filed an urgent application against the minister of home affairs, immigra... |
| 20.06.2024 | Namibia: MTC Customers Concerned About Privacy in Conference Calls | Some Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) customers have expressed concern about privacy issues during conference calls, with users saying they are added to calls without their permission.
Multi-party calls allow subscribers to add users... |
| 18.06.2024 | Namibians Spend 39 Million Hours Speaking On the Phone | Namibians have spent 39,3 million hours speaking on the phone in the first three months of the year.
These calls were made from Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) and Telecom Namibia (TN), as well as landlines.
According to a telecommu... |
| 05.06.2024 | Namibia: Steinhoff and Access to Information - - What's At Stake? | Do Steinhoff's private interests trump the public interest in knowing exactly what happened in South Africa's biggest corporate fraud? That's the question at the heart of our case for access to the full Steinhoff forensic report.
During the... |
| 29.05.2024 | South African neighbour revokes visa-free entry to 30 nations | Namibia to revoke visa-free entry for over 30 nations
Source: Pixabay.
Namibia will implement visa restrictions for a number of nationalities that do not offer visa-free entry to its nationals.
Tourism Update says this list includes many of... |
| 29.03.2024 | Namibia: Technological Evolution in Farming | The ministry of agriculture has stepped up its campaign to encourage the use of technology in agriculture across the country, in an effort to transform farming methods in the face of the challenges presented by climate change.
These initiat... |
| 29.12.2023 | Namibia: Govt Extends SIM Card Registration Deadline to March | The minister of information and communication technology, Peya Mushelenga, has announced the extension of the SIM card registration deadline to 31 March.
The deadline was set for 31 December, with users who haven't registered facing deactiv... |
| 26.06.2023 | Southern Africa: Namibia to Host Annual SADC Science, Technology Conference | The International University of Management (IUM) has been selected to host the 2024 Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (Saarmste) conference.
This came after a delegation from South Af... |
| 15.06.2023 | Namibia to sell 40 crocodiles as attacks on humans rise | Namibia has confirmed it will auction off dozens of crocodiles and deliver more permits to hunt the big reptiles. Image: Canva
Namibia said on Thursday it would auction off dozens of crocodiles and deliver more permits to hunt the big repti... |
| 06.03.2023 | Namibia: 'Slow Learner' Builds Power Bank | Seeing his mother and siblings travel far just to charge their cellphones inspired pupil Mudjembo Matheus (23) to build a power bank which can charge five cellphones in one day.
The power bank can also be used as a torch.
Matheus is a Grade... |
| 27.12.2022 | Namibia: Legally Dodgy Harvesting of Biometric Data | MTC is scanning fingers and taking facial photos, while legal frameworks only require basic information for SIM registration.
IN A USUALLY empty retail space just around the corner from the box office inside the MTC Dome at Swakopmund, a cr... |
| 20.12.2022 | Namibia: Councillors Call for Urgent Network Coverage in Rural Zambezi | ZAMBEZI regional councillors say many rural communities in the region are still unable to access information via available modes of communication due to a lack of network reception towers in those areas.
They said this during the Zambezi re... |
| 13.12.2022 | Namibia: 370 000 Namibians Have No Access to 4g | AS Namibia prepares to enter the 5G market, about 370 000 of the population still has no access to 4G internet coverage due to slow network infrastructure development.
This is according to the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia ... |
| 29.09.2022 | Namibia Leads in Digital Fraud Attempts | SUSPECTED digital fraud attempts from Namibia increased by 36% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year, and compared to a -14% decline shown globally.
This is according to a Trans-Union quarterly fraud analysis ... |
| 23.09.2022 | Namibia: Education Heading Towards Digital - Geingob | DESPITE schools still dealing with utilities, president Hage Geingob committed to giving more access to digital technologies in the education sector.
The education ministry last week told parliamentarians that 33% of schools in the country ... |
| 19.09.2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Monday 19 September 2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Monday 18 September 2022 Photos: Stock/Canva
A lot can change overnight, but we’ll keep you in the know with the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Monday, 19 September 2022... |
| 18.09.2022 | Watch: FIRE TORNADO caught on camera, several injured | Watch: FIRE TORNADO caught on camera, several injured Photos:Video/Facebook/Ashley Rix
Watch as local residents of the Mariental Municipality flee from a raging FIRE TORNADO in Nambia.
ALSO READ: SNOW and heavy rain make landfall TODAY in p... |
| 01.09.2022 | Young SA pilot, German family of four dies in Namibian plane crash | Five people were killed in a plane crash in Namibia, including a South African pilot. Photo: Facebook/Nicole Mienie.
Five people died after a plane crashed on Impalila Island along the Zambezi River shortly after take-off on Tuesday, 30 Aug... |
| 04.07.2022 | Namibia: Equiano Cable Lands, to Go Live in Last Quarter of 2022 | COME the last quarter of this year, Namibia will have internet speed four times faster than the west African region, following the landing of the Equiano Cable in Namibia last week.
The landing of the cable will indirectly create jobs, and ... |
| 04.07.2022 | Namibia: Mobipay Scoops Convenient Payment Solution Award | MOBIPAY Namibia last week scooped an award for being the most convenient fintech payment solution in southern Africa at a ceremony held in Scotland.
The award ceremony took place from 28 to 30 June.
In a media release on Friday, MobiPay chi... |
| 25.06.2022 | Alleged Phala Phala mastermind claimed to be a SANDF member in court | Phala Phala robbery accused with one of the vehicles he allegedly bought with the proceeds of the crime. Photo: Supplied.
The alleged mastermind behind the robbery at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm told a Namibian court that h... |
| 18.06.2022 | Namibia: Unesco Supports Namibia's Access to Information Promotion | THE International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is supporting the "Access to information and transparency-training for journalists... |
| 22.02.2022 | Nueva Pescanova's Namibian subsidiary launches solar energy project | Luderitz, Namibia-based seafood company NovaNam, a subsidiary of Nueva Pescanova Group, has commissioned a NAD 36 million (USD 2.4 million, EUR 2.1 million) solar photovoltaic project at its hake-processing factories in Luderitz and Walvis ... |
| 09.02.2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 2 September 2022 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 2 September 2022
We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Friday, 2 September.
Responding to a set of Parliamentary questions on Wednesday, the Justice Minis... |
| 15.09.2021 | Namibia calls off “Fishrot” scandal funds chase | Namibia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has called off an investigation into a foreign bank account it earlier claimed to be one of those linked to so-called "Fishrot" scandal, saying the probe turned out to be "a wild-goo... |
| 16.06.2021 | US acts on Fishrot scandal by banning two Namibian ministers | The United States has announced an entrance ban on two former Namibian cabinet ministers implicated in the Fishrot corruption scandal.
The so-called "Fishrot" scandal, in which more than USD 650 million (EUR 536 million) was flagg... |
| 22.07.2020 | Samherji refutes latest exposé of Namibian operations | An article published this week by investigative journalism training project Finance Uncovered, examining the operations of companies in Namibia affiliated with Samherji, has been criticized by the Icelandic fisheries company for containing ... |
| 12.06.2020 | Namibia mulls overhaul of fishing rights system | Namibia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is proposing an overhaul of the current fishing rights awarding system to ensure transparency and accountability, as the country’s seafood industry seeks to shed off a lingering image of ... |
| 30.03.2020 | Baldvinsson returns to jointly head up Samherji amid coronavirus crisis | Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson has returned to the Samherji fold, resuming his position as CEO and working alongside interim chief Björgólfur Jóhannsson, the Icelandic seafood company’s board has confirmed.
Announcing the reappointment, Samherj... |
| 04.10.2019 | 'Gold-Backed' Crypto Token's Promoter Investigated by Florida Regulators | The Takeaway
Florida regulators are investigating Karatbars, a German company that’s been promoting a token tied to a Miami “crypto bank” without any banking license in the state.
Karatbars previously issued a cryptocurrency purportedly bac... |
| 24.09.2019 | Namibian fishing sector protests marine mining project | Namibian fishing industry workers and organizations are protesting the licensing of miners to prospect for minerals in the country’s coastal seabed and are asking the government to declare a moratorium on issuance of any new permits and to ... |
| 25.10.2018 | GreenTec Capital Partners invests in Namibian computer manufacturer PEBL | Frankfurt-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in PEBL, a Windhoek-based startup that manufactures computer hardware.
GreenTec Capital Partners announced the investment on Tuesday (23 ... |
| 25.10.2018 | GreenTec Capital Partners invests in Namibian computer manufacturer PEBL | Frankfurt-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in PEBL, a Windhoek-based startup that manufactures computer hardware.
GreenTec Capital Partners announced the investment on Tuesday (23... |
| 17.04.2015 | MTN Namibia Plans to Sell 30 percent of its Shares | MTN Business Solutions, an arm of MTN Group in Namibia, reveals plans to sell 30 percent of its share capital to local shareholders, according to The Namibian report.
The mobile network company seeks interested investors to submit a letter ... |
| 11.09.2014 | Namibian fisheries minister accused of conflict of interest | The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources has been accused of showing a conflict of interest after going on a trip to the soccer World Cup in Brazil, allegedly paid for by a businessman over whom he has powers to award fishing quotas.
... |
| 05.09.2014 | Namibia fishing firms sue government over quota cuts | Three fishing companies yesterday launched an urgent court application against the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources as well as the government over fishing quotas that were cut.
The companies are Namsov Fishing Enterprises, Emeritu... |
| 28.02.2013 | Si Si Wakenya?: The World's Most Important Election Belongs To Kenya | Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister and Jubilee Alliance Presidential candidate in the upcoming... [+] Presidential elections, Uhuru Kenyatta, (R) and running mate William Ruto wave to supporters during a plotical rally in the capital Nairobi on ... |
| - | What is South Africa’s Phala Phala farm robbery scandal about? | On June 1, 2022, Arthur Fraser, the former head of the South African State Security Agency, the country’s spy agency, walked into a police station in Johannesburg and filed a criminal complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Fraser accu... |
| - | JABU, a Namibian e-commerce startup, raises $3.2 million in a seed round | JABU, a Namibian startup with backing from the venture capital firm YC, has obtained a $3.2 million investment for its B2B e-commerce and retail operation.
The seed round was led by Afore Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, FJ La... |
