On Wednesday, members of the National Assembly debated the quality of health practitioners produced by "mushrooming health training facilities" throughout the country.

NUDO MP, Vetaruhe Kandorozu, raised concerns about deteriorating service infrastructure in rural areas.

He said that while some towns have reported weather affecting electricity, this doesn't seem to be the case in more developed areas.

Deputy Prime Minister Natangue Ithete highlighted the need for the Office of the Prime Minister to compel all ministries to ensure that recommendations from Parliament are implemented.

Ithete pointed out that all reports that are approved by Parliament ought to be sent to various ministries for action.

Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party leader Job Amupanda has proposed the harmonisation of the Presidential and National Assembly elections and the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections to reduce costs and increase voter turnout.

NUDO's MP, Vetaruhe Kandorozu, questioned Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, why 70% of heads of mission appointed to represent Namibia in foreign countries are from one tribe.

The Eighth Rural Women's Parliament commenced today under the theme, Breaking Barriers to Economic Inclusion: Advancing Sustainable Support and Opportunities for Rural Women and Men.

Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, said Namibia is in the process of developing the Artificial Intelligence Act.

She revealed this in her response to the question from PDM MP Diederik Vries about the regulation and ethical use of AI.

Independent Patriots for Change MP Michael Mulunga has queried the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, about the status of the National Youth Council, which he said had been without a substantive board for some time.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, says the ministry is yet to establish a formula on how funds are distributed to local authorities, which will be done by the next financial year.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani said that elephants roaming in the village of Mukwe, in the Kavango East Region, have become a concern for villagers, adding that children often do not go to school as they fear for their lives.