The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr. Peya Mushelenga, says the policy, mandating SIM card registration, was adopted to mitigate security concerns, address crime, and enable the application of digital services.

In 2022, Namibia recorded more than 2.7 million cyberattacks.

This is one of the reasons why the Namibian government complied with an international framework that mandates Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration.