Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele says transferring oversight of the petroleum sector to the presidency will significantly contribute to safeguarding the resources and avoiding exploitation from foreign countries.
Members of the National Assembly hosted a pre-Independence Day yesterday in celebration of 36 years of peace, stability, unity and freedom.
The MPs stood in solidarity, demonstrating that despite their political affiliations, they serve with a similar purpose: to bring prosperity to all citizens.
As Namibia's parliamentary budget debate continues, SWANU MP Evalistus Kaaronda criticised the unchanged economic structure since the early 1990s, calling for the budget to become a transformative tool.
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jenelly Matundu, stated that the government should first focus on a complete re-engineering process before moving to the next step of transferring PSEMAS members to state health facilities.
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.
