Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) has launched its 2023 FINTECH Square programme. The regulator hopes to engage stakeholders in the transition to digitisation and financial inclusion, exploring concepts and best practices for industry, innovators and customers alike in the non-banking financial sector. Fintech Square is a concept that became popular post the 2008 financial crisis. […]
The Minister of Justice has urged Namibians to register their work, including trademarks, patents and copyrights – to protect these from counterfeits. Yvonne Dausab made this call during a three-day meeting of the Judges Colloquium on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Africa at Swakopmund. Cases of counterfeit goods flooding the market and resulting in […]
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr. Peya Mushelenga, says mobile technology network towers along the Okavango River serve Angola more than Namibia. Dr. Mushelenga visited Kavango East’s Ndiyona Constituency to assess the network coverage in the area. The Minister visited Likurukadi and surrounding villages, where residents complained of poor or lacklustre network coverage. […]
The Mayor of Luderitz, Benjamin Mckay, has hailed the just-ended annual Crayfish Festival at the southern harbour town as a success. Mckay says this year’s festival, which was held under the theme ‘Our Ocean, Our Legacy’, was bigger and better in every aspect compared to last year. “This year’s festival was actually a huge success; […]
The Namibian government is preparing for the repatriation of a group of Batswana of Namibian descent. The group will be received at Gam. The returnees are those whose forefathers fled to Botswana during the German era. The government, through the National Youth Service (NYS), has been hard at work preparing a 21-hectare piece of land […]
Namibia has reclaimed the number one position on the Press Freedom Index as the country with the freest press in Africa, from second position the previous year. The country is also ranked 22 out of 180 countries in the world. In a media statement, the Presidency expressed delight, saying, “As the Fourth Estate, President Geingob […]
