Finance and Public Enterprises minister Iipumbu Shiimi today (22 February 2023) tabled a N$ 84.6 billion budget in the National Assembly for the 2023/24 financial year, which represents an increase of 9.7 percent from the comparable levels for last year. The theme of this year’s budget is “Economic Revival and Caring for the Poor”. “I…
Media Release on the Opening of Parliament for 2023 07 Feb
Constitution Day Message 2023
Story by George Sanzila Lilongwe, Malawi – SADC countries should collaborate and exploit potential energy sources existing in the region in order to curtail the long-standing energy crisis that has been exacerbated by the effects of the ongoing war in eastern Europe. These sentiments were shared by Hon. Agnes Kafula at a symposium of the…
Hon. Ephraim Nekongo was today (12/05/2022) sworn in as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly by the Chief Justice, His Honour Peter Shivute. His appointment follows the resignation of Hon. Leon Jooste from the National Assembly.
Story by George Sanzila Windhoek – Members of Parliament from the South African National Council of Provinces (NCOP) that are visiting the National Council for benchmarking, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Prof. Peter Katjavivi today (10/05/2022). The NCOP is the equivalent of the National Council in Namibia.…
The Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Namibia, H.E. Hanan Jarrar paid a Courtesy call on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Prof. Peter Katjavivi today (21/04/2022). The two exchanged views on the need for Parliamentary cooperation between Namibia and Palestine. Their discussion embedded on various areas of collaboration aimed at reinforcing the…
The Speaker of the National Assembly Hon Prof Peter Katjavivi today (11/04/2022) held a meeting with the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on issues of mutual interest. The meeting also served as a platform to introduce new ECN Commissioners. The Chairperson of the ECN Elsie Nghikembua and the Chief Electoral Officer Theo Mujoro led the…
Story by George Sanzila Windhoek – Japan Ambassador to Namibia, H.E. Hideaki Harada bid farewell to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Prof. Peter Katjavivi today (08/04/22). H.E. Harada’s term of office as Ambassador in Namibia started in 2018. Ambassador Harada noted during the farewell that Japan’s interest has always been to strengthen political,…
