Condolence Message from National Council for the passing on of Hon. Sikondo

The National Council has learned with great sadness about the sudden death of the late Hon Johannes Kahonzo Sikondo after a short illness on Sunday, the 19th of September 2021. The message was devastating, because the Late Sikondo was both a colleague of mine at the National Council and the Kavango West Regional Council. Read…

PAC probes the financial intelligence unit, 30 September 2021

Story by George Sanzila Windhoek – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts was briefed by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) on its roles and responsibilities today (30/09/2021). The meeting is part of a series of consultative meetings with different stakeholders meant to understand their roles in order to empower the committee to conduct its…

MPs attend training on Governance and Sustainable Development Agenda

  WINDHOEK- Members of Parliament from both Houses (National Assembly and National Council) recently attended a training on Governance and Sustainable Development Agenda, in Otjiwarongo. The workshop aimed at empowering MPs to appreciate the meaning and value of public Governance; the centrality of accountability and ethics to public governance, amongst others. Parliaments and parliamentarians have…

Speaker implores parliaments to advance democracy

Story by George Sanzila Windhoek – Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Prof. Peter Katjavivi has urged parliaments across the world to continue to advance the values of democracy in order to improve the livelihood of people. Hon. Katjavivi mentioned this today, in an online conference on the International Day of democracy which is being…

MPs engage in climate change mitigation efforts

Story by George Sanzila   Windhoek – Members of Parliament from the Parliamentary Standing committee on Natural Resources and the committee on Economics and Public Administration undertook site visits to various renewable and eco-friendly initiatives within the vicinity of Windhoek yesterday (13/09/2021). The visits are part of a project aimed at raising awareness about the…

International University of Management students’ tours Parliament

Story By Benisia Kwafeinge Nghiivali and David Nahogandja (Editor)   The International University of Management (IUM) second-year Business Law students took a tour of the Parliament today, September 10th, 2021. Their lecturer, Dr. Wilfred Isak April, stated that this excursion will benefit students since they will be able to witness how the law is produced in…

Parliament staff undergo capacity enhancement training on oversight

Story by Rafael Hangula   Midgard, Okahandja – On Monday (06 September 2021), the Secretariat from both Houses of Parliament, the National Assembly and National Council, started a weeklong training on their role in making parliamentary oversight effective. Staff attending this workshop drawn from different directorates, are being acquainted on key issues related to parliamentary…