Namibia sets pace as Africa embraces digital payments shift

Government intensifies fight against rampant cyber-crime in the Southern-African country.

Eutelsat and Paratus' alliance addresses the growing demand for reliable and resilient connectivity across the continent.

The minister stated that cyber crime is a source of concern in Namibia's developing technology sector.

The Namibian president said the country is part of the global village, and therefore, connectivity and digitisation cannot be overemphasised.

The telco wants the government scrap spectrum pricing to enhance the telecommunications growth.

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia is driving the exercise, with the latest initiative seeing libraries in the Gochas and Koёs region benefit.

Namibia's president, her deputy, and other government ministers are frustrated by the escalating cybercrime as the country embraces artificial intelligence.

Namibia is accelerating the implementation of the smart cities project and the development of a public data centre.

Kathleen Morris, Product Manager for Satellite at Vox believes that satellite broadband has become the critical layer powering productivity and safety for mega farms, mining and hospitality industries in South Africa’s most remote regions.

The company is one of three providers issued 5G licences by Namibia's Communications Regulatory Authority in October 2023.

AI-generated scam video features government ministers purportedly endorsing an official investment scheme.

As Namibia seeks to improve digital transformation, it has tasked relevant ministries to focus on ensuring cyber security challenges get resolved.