Finance Minister Erica Shafudah has reallocated N$1.2 billion in her mid-term budget review, tabled in the National Assembly this afternoon.
The bulk of the reallocation will go towards the government's Subsidised Free Tertiary Education, during the first quarter of next year.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, said the proposed SADC Model Law on Prison Oversight presents an opportunity to strengthen accountability, promote rehabilitation and uphold human dignity across correctional systems in the region.
Members of the National Assembly have welcomed and supported the Mental Health Bill introduced by the Ministry of Health and Social Services while offering suggestions to strengthen its provisions.
Prime Minister Dr. Elijah Ngurare has presented the Public Enterprises Governance Amendment Bill 2025 in the National Assembly, describing it as a critical reform to enhance the governance, accountability and performance of Namibia’s public enterprises.
The National Assembly has begun debating the proposed Land Bill, designed to allocate communal land to Namibians in rural areas to advance land reform. The Bill also seeks to establish a land board and a Communal Land Development Fund.
The National Assembly has unanimously adopted a motion calling on the United States of America to lift its long-standing economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba and remove the Caribbean nation from the list of alleged state sponsors of terrorism.
Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, says steps are already underway to address public complaints about office closures during lunch hours at the ministry's Windhoek branch.
The debate around Swapo MP Tobie Aupindi's motion calling for the lifting of the U.S. blockade on Cuba is set to resume in the National Assembly tomorrow.
Public policy analyst Marius Kudumo says the motion is crucial against the backdrop of the current geopolitical situation in the world.
A Swapo Party MP in the National Assembly, Tobie Aupindi, said the August House should unanimously call on the United States of America to lift the economic, financial, and commercial blockade against Cuba and its people.
On Wednesday, members of the National Assembly debated the quality of health practitioners produced by "mushrooming health training facilities" throughout the country.
