The Chairperson of the Keetmanshoop Municipal Management Committee, Johannes Vries, has called on the Keetmanshoop residents to make use of the MTC outreach campaign to register their sim cards.

The mobile operator will be in Keetmanshoop for three days.

Given the high rate of cybercrime, voluntary sim card registration comes with security benefits as it helps to prevent identity theft and phone-based fraud.

The national SIM card registration was launched by CRAN last year.

Murder accused Azaan Madisia has apologized to the court and her victim Shannon Wasserfall's family for the fatal incident, saying she wishes she had spoken out earlier.

Madisia told the court that her internet search on how long forensic reports take in Namibia was for personal reasons and was in no way related to the "Shannon Wasserfall" case.

Madisia testified that she is an avid watcher of the Discovery and National Geographic channels, hence her interest in the subject matter.

MTC has announced that a power failure at the coastal town of Swakopmund that damaged one of the fiber ducts has been restored.

The power failure affected the West African Undersea Cable services, resulting in voice and data services being affected in the entire Erongo Region since Sunday.

This failure, unfortunately, also affected data in the entire country with customers experiencing slow data speeds due to the alternative routes being congested, says the mobile service provider.

A researcher with the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), Frederico Links claims, there is no transparency in the biometric data collection, MTC is currently carrying out.

In an interview with nbc News Links says, when registering their sim cards subscribers are taken through a process that includes capturing a picture and fingerprints.

This has raised many eyebrows as the law currently only allows for basic information such as identification copy and residential address. 

MTC  customers are required to provide biometric data, as a condition of sale for all its services.

Those failing to provide fingerprints and photographs will not complete their SIM card registration process and their services will be discontinued at the start of next year.

Research Associate at the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), Fredricko Links last week published a report in which he questioned the information from its users.

The Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) through its Rural School Project, has announced plans to construct classrooms in Zambezi, Ohangwena and Hardap regions this year at a cost of N$3,2 million.

The schools to benefit include Kahunikwa Primary, Onduludiya Combined School and the Groendraai Primary Schools.

MTC's Chief Human Capital, Corporate Affairs, and Marketing Officer, Tim Ekandjo expressed dismay over challenges, such as the lack of dilapidated classrooms faced by many schools in the country.

The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr Peya Mushelenga has inaugurated the 1000th  network tower at Okadhiya in the Oshana Region's Okatyali Constituency set up by the telecommunications giant MTC.

The latest tower is part of the 081Every1 project which MTC launched in 2017. 

Mushelenga says the presence of the network tower at Okadhiya will expand coverage to under-served rural areas and symbolises the growth of ICT infrastructure in the country.

TVET graduates and gardeners from across the country received equipment from MTC under its project "We Race Together."

The project, launched last year, managed to raise N$1.4 million for charity. 

The majority of sponsors who took part in the race channeled the funds to assist TVET graduates who do not have the equipment to start their own businesses, as well as new and established community gardeners who want to help their communities and are in the process of transferring skills.

The Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) achieved profitable growth and increased its infrastructure investment during 2022 as its customer-centric digital transformation strategy delivered value.

The company's revenue has grown from N$25,6 million in 2021, to N$52,9 million in 2022. 

MTC achieved satisfactory growth in revenues from its traditional operations, with increased revenue from prepaid services more than compensating for lower postpaid revenue.

Aussenkehr Primary School at Aussenkehr Farms in the ||Kharas Region has phased out the platoon school system - thanks to the recent completion of six new classrooms, courtesy of Mobile Telecommunications Company, MTC. 

The school was forced to follow the platoon system, splitting learners into morning and afternoon classes, due to the lack of classrooms.

||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick inaugurated the classrooms and two storerooms - built at a combined cost of N$1,3 million, through the MTC Rural School Project.