The Chairperson of the National Council Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT, and Youth Development says while progress has been made in creating job opportunities for young people, challenges, such as limited funding, continue to hinder youth empowerment efforts. Olivia Hanghuwo made the remarks while motivating a report by the National Council’s Standing Committee on […]
The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, led Namibia’s delegation to the 8th United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting in Berlin, Germany. Accompanied by senior military officers, Minister Kapofi joined over 1,000 participants, including foreign and defence ministers from more than 60 countries. The high-level event focused on shaping the future of peacekeeping and […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her Botswana counterpart, Duma Boko, have proposed joint economic projects to shield the economies of the two countries from external shocks. This is after the two leaders bemoaned the inequalities facing the people of both countries, terming it as unacceptable. Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah and Advocate Boko held talks in Gaborone, where Nandi-Ndaitwah […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has embarked on working visits to Botswana and Zambia to strengthen bilateral relations. In Botswana, she will meet President Duma Boko to discuss economic cooperation, infrastructure projects, trade facilitation, and energy collaboration. The two countries maintain strong diplomatic ties supported by historical and socio-economic connections. In Zambia, President Nandi Ndaitwah will hold […]
Members of Parliament in the National Council have raised their concern with unequal development in the country, calling on the President to intervene and ensure that the living conditions of Namibians are improved. Independent Member representing the Kongola Constituency, Bennety Busihu, said he agrees with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s recent statement that “Namibians are too few […]
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) MP in the National Council, Willem Labuschagne, has raised a concern over section 30 of the Roads Bill, which he said could burden the poor. The section gives the Roads Authority or the minister the power to erect fences on the sides and across the road and requires landowners to contribute […]
National Assembly members voiced their concerns, focusing on land, water and food issues in the country during the budget debate on the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform. Swapo Party MP Elifas Dingara’s contribution focused on the Ndonga Linena area during the rainy season, which, according to him, turns into a huge dam […]
Members of Parliament called on the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to ensure its plan to construct 10,000 housing units per annum over the next five years becomes more than just a numbers game, urging it to tie the project to real socio-economic upliftment across towns and villages. During contributions towards the vote of […]
The business community and residents of Katima Mulilo say a lack of consultation on development matters by the council has resulted in stagnation. They raised this concern during a consultative meeting with the Minister for Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa. Sankwasa said the business community has failed to keep the town clean and developed. […]
Independent MP in the National Council Paulus Mbango has raised concern over the proposal to reallocate funds from the emergency budget within the Office of the Prime Minister. This follows suggestions from some National Assembly MPs that N$20 million be redirected from the emergency budget to parliament for the construction of offices and to enhance […]
