THE University of Namibia this week graduated 27 Members of the National Council who successfully completed the Parliamentary Practice and Conduct Course at the ceremony held in Windhoek. Originally designed as a short course for parliamentarians, it has since evolved into a fully-fledged university program known as the Certificate in Parliamentary Practice and Conduct. The course…
Chairperson of the National Council, Honourable Lukas Sinimbo Muha officially opened the 2nd Session of the 3rd Junior National Council (JNC) today (11 September 2023) in the National Council Chamber at Parliament. In his address, the Presiding Officer expressed that there is a common perception in today’s world that the young generation is apathetic towards…
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT and Youth Development concluded the first of its two-part oversight visit to various regions to assess the causes of the failure rate of learners who sat for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSCO) and the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS) levels in the…
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs (HASCLA) concluded its oversight engagements with selected Organizations, Ministries and Agencies (OMAs) under their ambit in Swakopmund, Erongo Region. During a briefing with the Executive Director (ED) in the Ministry of Justice, the Committee probed on the delay in the promulgation of the…
Hon Lukas Sinimbo Muha, Chairperson of the National Council and also the Deputy Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region is attending the 85th Executive Committee meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 03 – 07 August 2023. The CPA Africa Region is one of the key organs within the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association…
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs (HASCLA) is conducting oversight engagements with selected Organizations, Ministries and Agencies (OMAs) under their ambit in Swakopmund, Erongo Region. So far, the Committee met the Magistrates Commission to discuss staffing issues, backlog of cases and delays experienced in the conclusion of cases, particularly petty…
Sakeus Iikela Chairperson of the National Council Hon. Lukas Sinimbo Muha, has called on African leaders to revisit their socio-economic developmental agendas and prioritise eradicating hunger and poverty on the continent. He made these remarks during a discussion on food security at the 18th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers in Yaoundé, Cameroon. According to…
Windhoek – Landless People’s Movement Constituency Councillors from the //Kharas region were sworn-in as Members of Parliament in the National Council this morning, 11 July 2023. The MPs are returning Karasburg East Councillor, Hon. Anseline Vincentina Beukes and newly-elected Keetmanshoop Rural Constituency Councillor, Hon. Willem Labuschagne. The LPM seats in the National Council became vacant…