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By: Tubaleye Lichipisa The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) hosted a public consultative meeting on the Spectrum Assignment Strategy for the period 2022 to 2024 on 12 April 2022, in Windhoek. As per Section 99 of the Communications Act (No. 8 of 2009), CRAN is vested with the control, planning, administration, management and licensing of the radio frequency spectrum. CRAN deems it prudent to keep abreast of the latest regulatory trends and technology developments to ensure the efficient use of spectrum as a limited resource, taking into account that spectrum forms the basis for development of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Speaking at the consultative meeting, Mrs. Emilia Nghikembua, Chief Executive Officer, said, “CRAN has develo...

The City of Windhoek (CoW) signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the Windhoek Vocational Training on 24 March 2022. The agreement, which takes effect in May this year, aims to support both technical skills development as well as youth empowerment. The agreement includes collaboration on trade curriculum and programme development, human capital development and capacity building, joint research and development, vocational education training skills information sharing, consulting assistance and project management, and infrastructure development. Jennifer Comalie, the acting chief executive officer of the CoW said during the signing ceremony: “The cooperation agreement will benefit both institutions in the advancement of public engagement and education through the scholarly cont...