Story by George Sanzila Windhoek – Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Prof. Peter Katjavivi has called for a continued mutually beneficial partnership between China and African countries. Hon. Katjaivi mentioned this when he addressed delegates on Wednesday (21/08/24) at the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic…
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…
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…
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 Mbumba is imploring new members to be inclusive in their representation hailing successes of the previous sessions such as the…
The sixth session of the Children’s Parliament is officially opened today by the President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Dr. Nangolo Mbumba.Hon. Jane Phiri from Hardap Region and Hon. Michael Ajiboso from Kavango East were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 6th session of the Children’s Parliament respectively. The Children’s Parliament is…
Story by George Sanzila 01/07/2024 Luanda, Angola – The SADC Parlimentary Forum has launched its new Strategic Plan for 2024 – 2028 in Luanda, Angola ahead of the the start of the the forum’s 55th Plenary Asssembly which will be officially opened by Speaker of the Parliament of Angola, Hon. Carolina Cerqueira tommorow, 02 July…
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…
Sakeus Iikela In a historic engagement, the Namibia-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group held its first meeting in Windhoek to fortify the existing cooperation agreement and chart a future course for inter parliamentary interactions. The meeting was attended by members of the National Council and a delegation of members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly…
