The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and Russia's national TV channel, RT, are in discussions to sign a memorandum of understanding focused on various areas of collaboration within the next few months.
South Korea, in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme, has donated close to 5,000 metric tonnes of rice to support the drought relief programme.
The donation, valued at N$61 million, will be distributed across all 14 regions to vulnerable communities and indigenous groups.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Dederick Vries is concerned that, despite SIM card holders having registered their personal information with service providers, scammers continue to exploit mobile numbers to defraud citizens of their hard-earned money.
NUDO MP Vetaruhe Kandorozu sought clarity from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) regarding the deregistration of the Miss Namibia Organisation from the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and for it to be sold to a private entity.
IPC MP Michael Mwashindange has raised concerns regarding hardships faced by elderly residents on Impalila Island at the far eastern strip of the Zambezi region.
He told the National Assembly that pensioners on the island have to buy food across the Botswana border and are required to pay import duties.
Swapo Party MP Christine Haindaka says she will actively work to advance policies that strengthen social protection systems.
Haindaka made the pledge when she delivered her maiden speech following her swearing in recently.
Discussions on the Appropriation Bill commenced today, with MPs stating that more should be put towards development projects rather than operational costs, which now exceed N$80 billion, with only N$3,6 billion allocated towards development expenditure.
Standing Rules and Orders for the National Assembly play a crucial role in maintaining order and efficiency during operations, as well as ensuring impartiality and maintaining ethical standards.
The Ministry of Works and Transport has revealed in the National Assembly that they are engaging with the Office of the Attorney General to hold e-hailing companies accountable for permitting illegal operators on their platforms.
Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah says that NamPost was awarded the tender of distributing grants as a result of the public entity to public entity procurement strategy.
This was her response to IPC MP Lilian Lutuhezi, who sought clarity on how the ministry came to the decision.
