GOVERNMENT PLANS CATTLE ROAMING LAW REFORMS
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The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, said the government is working on legal reforms to address the problem of cattle roaming in the country.
The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, said the government is working on legal reforms to address the problem of cattle roaming in the country.
The Namibian government will disburse N$36 million in outstanding payments to farmers once the current mid-term budget consultations are completed. Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare gave the assurance in the National Assembly after PDM leader McHenry Venaani questioned the delay in the payments.
PDM's leader, McHenry Venaani, questioned the prime minister why the government had appointed a committee to review salaries of government officials and retracted the decision to have the committee two weeks later.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare says the delay in salary payments to public servants in the Kunene Region was caused by a technical administrative issue and should not be interpreted as a deliberate attempt to disadvantage anyone.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has sought clarity from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare regarding the sanitary pads for learners.
He said many girls are missing school due to this issue, calling on the ministry to find a permanent solution.
PDM Leader McHenry Venaani raised concerns in the National Assembly regarding generational farmworkers being evicted by a new farm owner in the Otjozondjupa Region at the Okamuru Farm.
The National Assembly has conveyed its condolences following the death of its member, James Uerikua.
Uerikua is remembered for his service in legislative work and his contributions to the country.
Some Members of Parliament are still in disbelief over the death of 43-year-old Uerikua.
Youth unemployment, tribalism, the modernisation of agriculture, and the use of state health facilities dominated discussions between President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and a delegation from the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) led by its president, McHenry Venaani, at State House.
The Popular Democratic Movement's (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has questioned why the Leader of the Official Opposition in the National Assembly Immanuel Nashinge has not yet been allocated an official vehicle, more than a year after assuming office.
The president of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), McHenry Venaani, is urging voters in the Okakarara Constituency to cast their ballots based on leadership capability rather than party loyalty.