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Impalila Island-based pensioner Michael Mayumbelo says he has had to spend a hard-earned N$250 per trip hitch-hiking to Katima Mulilo several times in attempts to register […]

Telecom Namibia (TN) and Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) say they will lose close to a combined N$16 million monthly after suspending about 520 000 subscribers this […]

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Thousands of mobile money clients, including electronic wallet clients, have been blocked from using cellphone banking services, following the failure to register their SIM cards by 31 March.

Telecom Namibia (TN) on Tuesday said it has deactivated 191 598 unregistered prepaid Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The SIM cards were taken effective 1 April, […]

From ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) - TELECOM Namibia has enhanced its digital transformation strategy after sealing a partnership with Finnish-headquartered business support systems (BSS) firm, Qvantel and the SATEC Group. Multinational technology company, SATEC Group, has awarded Qvantel the contract. SATEC Group is leading the transformation project and will work with

The Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) says mandatory SIM card registration is a tool to conduct mass surveillance, and not necessarily to address crime as the...

Following the extension of the SIM card registration deadline by the government last year to 31 March, mobile telecommunications operators have observed a low turnout of customers registering their SIM cards.

From ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, Namibia Namibia Bureau WINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – THE extension of the deadline to register subscriber identity module (SIM) cards offers reprieve to thousands of Namibians whose cards the government was initially determined to disconnect. The deadline, which was set for December 31 this past year, has been extended to March

No good deed goes unpunished, as a national push to combat SIM fraud has introduced new logistical and privacy issues for ordinary citizens.

Arties and organisations have joined the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) to plead for a lengthy extension of the deadline for SIM card registrations.