Farmers who sold their cattle and applied for drought relief subsidies will receive their payments before the end of this financial year, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare assured the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said that veterans of the liberation struggle and other deserving Namibians are accorded state or official funerals in accordance with the criteria set out in the Veterans Act.
Dr. Ngurare, however, clarified that not all veterans receive official or state funerals.
Three hundred ninety-eight people graduated from UNAM's Rundu Campus in Kavango East.
The graduation at the Rundu Trade Fair Centre was made of eager guests, excited graduates and proud family members.
Prime Minister, Elijah Ngurare has dismissed claims that Namibia's public hospitals are introducing separate units for government dignitaries, describing the narrative as dramatised and misleading.
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) and the National Youth Service (NYS) will soon conclude a partnership agreement, which will see the NYS provide basic maintenance services at NWR resorts across Namibia.
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has been allocated a N$283 million budget, a move Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare hailed as key to fulfilling the objectives of the sixth National Development Plan (NDP6).
The National Assembly has passed the Auditor General's office vote with an allocation of N$133 million for the 2026/2027 financial year.
Some MPs however argued that the office requires more finances to capacitate and operate efficiently.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Wednesday opened the budget discussion under the committee stage, motivating the votes of the Offices of the President, the Prime Minister, the Auditor General and the National Planning Commission.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has defended the government’s handling of the telecommunications regulator’s decision not to approve a license for the US-owned satellite-based internet service, Starlink.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has called on government officials, especially those who hold positions of power, to ensure that they support all businesses regardless of whom they are acquainted with.
