The Chairperson of the National Council Hon Lukas Muha on Wednesday officially opened the joint National Council and Regional Councils conference in Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region.

Hon Muha opens joint NC conference with Regional Councils The Chairperson of the National Council Hon Lukas Muha on Wednesday officially opened the joint National Council and Regional Councils conference in Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region. This important event will run until Friday, August 30, 2024. Under the theme “Harnessing the Roles and Mandates of the National…

Parliament wants FIMA pension preservation regulations tabled.

  Story by George Sanzila Date: 09/08/2024 Parliament has recommended that the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Hon. Iipumbu Shiimi put on hold the controversial clause relating to the preservation of retirement benefits in the new Financial Institutions and Markets Act, Act. No2 of 2021, and that the regulations concerned be tabled in parliament…

SADC MPs and Experts meet to discuss climate change.

The African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) in collaboration with the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia are holding the second Southern Africa Parliamentarian Regional Meeting on strengthening the capacity of national parliaments on oversights in climate action accountability and reporting in Namibia from 31st July – 2nd August 2024. It was officially opened…

Muha calls on Zambia to share experience on CDF with Namibia

Sakeus Iikela Chairperson of the National Council Hon. Lukas Sinimbo Muha says Namibia is exploring the possibility of entering into a cooperation agreement with the Parliament of Zambia to learn more about how that country is implementing the Constituency Development Fund law. Muha said lessons from the implementation of the CDF law in Zambia will…

President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Dr. Nangolo Mbumba is addressing the newly sworn in Members of the 6th session of the Children’s Parliament drawn from schools in all 14 regions of Namibia

President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Dr. Nangolo Mbumba is addressing the newly sworn in Members of the 6th session of the Children’s Parliament drawn from schools in all 14 regions of Namibia.. President Mbumba is imploring new members to be inclusive in their representation hailing successes of the previous sessions such as the…

Russia Open to Increasing Scholarship Quota for Namibian Students

Sakeus Iikela The Russian government has expressed openness to increasing the scholarship quota for Namibian students, particularly in the field of medicine, to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries. This announcement was made by Senator Yelena Perminova, the Chairperson of the Committee on Social Policy and Head of the Friendship Group for Cooperation…