Basic Education Act commences

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture has announced the commencement of the Basic Education Act (Act No. 3) of 2020. The Act has been in operation since the fifth of October this year. This legislation replaces the Education Act 2001 (Act No. 16 of 2001) and is aimed at aligning it with Namibia’s commitment […]

ICT Minister inaugurates nbc’s office at Swakopmund

Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr. Peya Mushelenga, has called on public media houses to uphold the highest standards of journalistic integrity. Dr. Mushelenga, who inaugurated the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s office in Swakopmund, has emphasised the need for public media to remain impartial and prioritise public interest above all else. The story of the […]

MTC holds innovation bazaar

MTC held an innovation bazaar this week with the aim of embracing a future where every idea, perspective, and individual find their place in the digital landscape, fostering a world where innovation knows no boundaries. MTC held the indaba in collaboration with the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s ICTechHub and the High-Tech Transfer Plaza […]

Namibia, Botswana sign MoU

The Communications Regulatory Authorities of Namibia (CRAN) and that of Botswana signed a memorandum of understanding at Swakopmund on Thursday. The MoU will allow the countries’ authorities to collaborate on matters related to cybersecurity, data protection, and roaming data, among others. The ministers of information of the two sister countries started working on this collaboration […]

Parked truck catches fire

A Zambian truck driver narrowly escaped death at the Ngoma border post in the Zambezi Region when his parked truck caught fire while he was sleeping.  The driver is reported to have arrived at Ngoma Post Tuesday morning from Zambia via Botswana in transit to Walvis Bay, transporting copper. Due to delays by the clearing […]

Preservation retirement fund still unwelcome

The working class of Keetmanshoop, Aroab, Tses, and Berseba have rejected a draft regulation to preserve retirement benefits.  It is proposed in the new Financial Institutions and Markets Act (FIMA), governing pension funds, that at least 75% of a pension must be retained as retirement savings until the retirement age of sixty. This means they […]