ICT minister gets to know real connectivity

Paratus Telecom, the newly-rebranded Internet Technologies Namibia, this week received a courtesy call from the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Hon. Joel Kaapanda (centre) to get a better understanding how internet service providers operate. Flanking the minister are Paratus Telecom CEO Barney Harmse (left) and the company’s Chief Operating Officer Schalk Erasmus (right). On the far left is John Walenga of Omalaeti Productions and on the right is John D’Alton, the Managing Director. Paratus Telecom celebrated its ninth anniversary at the end of February where Minister Kaapanda was the guest of honour and key-note speaker, sharing the platform with Jochen Traut of the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia. (Photograph by Neville Kennedy)