insert_link Namibia US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield interview Seasoned diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield has worked in various roles in business, academia, and the foreign service, with highlights including, among others, Ambassador to Liberia, Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs, and her current role of United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield visited Namibia to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the new US Embassy compound on Thursday 7 December 2023, taking time out […] todayDecember 8, 2023 252
insert_link Local 24 days to deadline for mandatory SIM card registration! The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) herewith informs all stakeholders that the deadline for mandatory SIM card registration is on 31 December 2023. Furthermore, SIM card registration is a national initiative aimed at facilitating the investigation of crimes committed with the aid of telecommunications devices and enhancing e-commerce activities and online trading. Moreover, there are also benefits and use cases that are directly facilitated by the registration of digital […] todayDecember 7, 2023 19
insert_link Uncategorized 5G and Health Concerns By Kristof Itana, Manager: Technology and Standards, CRAN The next generation of wireless communication networks and services is in our midst. New figures from Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Intelligence shows that the journey of commercial deployment of the fifth generation of wireless broadband, known as Fifth Generation (5G) wireless technology has already begun in the sub-Sahara Africa with South Africa being the first country in the region […] todayDecember 7, 2023 29
insert_link Business / Economics Average Number of Suspected Digital Shopping Fraud Attempts During Start of Festive Shopping Season in Namibia Up 19.5% Compared to Rest of 2023 TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) released new findings today highlighting e-commerce fraud that occurred during the start of the 2023 holiday shopping season, from the Thursday before Black Friday to Cyber Monday. Based on proprietary insights from TransUnion’s global device risk consortium, the average number of suspected digital fraud attempts on any given day during that holiday period where the consumer was located in Namibia during the transaction, was 87.5% higher than the […] todayDecember 7, 2023 16
insert_link Business / Economics Wapa Nawa’s plastic brick innovation: a sustainable solution to Namibia’s housing crisis and environmental goals By Dilia Mazula In a groundbreaking development, Wapa Nawa, a recycling centre located in Rundu, has officially launched Namibia's first office constructed entirely from plastic bricks, an initiative aimed at simultaneously addressing housing needs and environmental sustainability challenges in the country. Ladislaus Shiketere, the CEO of the project, shared the centre's mission to provide an alternative to conventional building materials, saying, "bricks are becoming more expensive, the use of cement […] todayDecember 7, 2023 45
insert_link Opinion Pieces Sixty-four percent of Bank Windhoek’s workforce are women By Bank Windhoek’s Strategic Communication Manager, Samuel Linyondi The 2023 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report found that around 2.4 billion working-age women are not afforded equal economic opportunity worldwide. Published by the United Nations in 2015, the SDGs are a collection of seventeen interlinked objectives designed to serve as a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. The Fifth […] todayDecember 7, 2023 39
insert_link Business / Economics The Alexforbes Lead Story – 6 December Did you know that Pupkewitz are busy building a brand new Lifestyle branch? Listen to this interview with Group Finance Manager, Eugene Sheppard to find out all about it. https://iono.fm/e/1388038 todayDecember 7, 2023 17
insert_link Namibia Tsumeb, Road Fund Administration, and Roads Authority sign MoU The Municipality of Tsumeb, along with the Road Fund Administration and Roads Authority, has entered into a three-year Memorandum of Understanding to rehabilitate key roads in the town. Nampa reports that the Road Fund Administration’s CEO, Ali Ipinge, announced a commitment of N$19.9 million for the 2024/25 financial year and N$20 million for the subsequent year. The funds will support the rehabilitation of Hage Geingob Drive, a 2.1-kilometer road entering […] todayDecember 6, 2023 11
insert_link Business / Economics Bank of Namibia maintains repo rate at 7.75% The Bank of Namibia has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 7.75 percent, resulting in the prime lending rate remaining stable at 11.50 percent. Here is Governor Johannes !Gawaxab addressing the decision. The next meeting of the MPC will be held on 12 and 13 February 2024. todayDecember 6, 2023 16
