The Road Fund Administration (RFA) has called for improved planning, funding and maintenance of urban road networks to support economic growth and improve connectivity in Namibia.
This was highlighted at the Urban Roads Management Conference, held under the theme "Securing the Future of Urban Roads".
For years, making a simple phone call in Ombombo village in the Kunene Region was a daily struggle, with the search for a signal or a walk to higher ground at times proving fruitless.
But that reality has now changed, following the upgrading of the network tower.
The Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Emma Theofelus, paid a precursor visit to the office of the ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze.
Community members of Sangwali and surrounding areas in the Judea Lyaboloma Constituency in the Zambezi Region. will have access to radio services within the next three to six months.
Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua has welcomed Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi's inspection of ongoing road construction projects in his region, describing the visit as a positive step towards improving connectivity and accelerating development and economic growth.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology is expanding its reach into rural areas of Kavango West to improve digital access and bridge the connectivity gap.
The region has a satellite centre at Mpungu, which has been operating since 2018, apart from Nkurenkuru.
Namibia is using ANGOTIC 2026 to strengthen digital cooperation with Angola while exploring new opportunities to expand connectivity, innovation and digital transformation.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has constructed four new network towers in the Kavango West Region to improve connectivity in rural communities.
Telecom Namibia attributes last week's network disruptions to simultaneous failures in its international connectivity links through South Africa, coupled with ageing local infrastructure.
Service providers in the ICT sector are intensifying efforts to expand infrastructure, aiming to bridge the digital divide and enhance connectivity.
