Aupindi criticises NamPower’s 17.44% tariff hike proposal
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Swapo Party MP Tobie Aupindi has criticised NamPower's proposed 17.44% electricity tariff increase and called for a more transparent, realistic, and consumer-friendly approach.
Swapo Party MP Tobie Aupindi has criticised NamPower's proposed 17.44% electricity tariff increase and called for a more transparent, realistic, and consumer-friendly approach.
Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has announced the closure of the Oranjemund-Rosh Pinah road after water from the Orange River crept up to the road surface, posing a serious safety risk.
Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has issued an urgent warning about rapidly rising water levels along the Orange River, cautioning that a key road near the floodplain may be closed imminently due to safety concerns.
As the National Assembly continued deliberations on the 2025/26 Appropriation Bill at the committee stage, members of Parliament called for urgent reforms to improve worker protection and modernise the labour system.
The Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Wise Immanuel, has motivated a budget of N$269.2 million for the operations of the Office of the Attorney General.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, has informed the house that the former president, Dr Nangolo Mbumba, declined to assent to the Definition of Spouse Bill and the Marriage Amendment Bill, both introduced by Jerry Ekandjo during the 7th Parliament.
Body of Christ Party leader and MP Festus Thomas has questioned the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development over reported restrictions placed on churches, particularly revival churches, by some traditional leaders in northern Namibia.
Body of Christ Party MP Festus Thomas has questioned the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development over reported restrictions placed on churches, particularly revival churches, by some traditional leaders in northern Namibia.
The National Assembly observed a moment of silence on Wednesday in honor of the victims of two recent national tragedies – the gruesome murder of six family members in Usakos and the loss of three children who died in a lightning strike in the Kavango East Region.
A Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) member of parliament, Inna Hengari, has criticised the 2025/26 Appropriation Bill as a rushed and uninspired financial plan that fails to deliver transformative change under the new administration.