Vice President Lucia Witbooi has stressed the importance of lawmakers understanding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities and their caregivers.

She stressed the urgent need to accelerate discussions about increasing the disability grant, which currently stands at N$1,600.

The Association of the Dependents of Namibia's Veterans (AODNDV) is calling on the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs to respond to a petition they submitted on August 29th of this year. 

The Namibian Police Force in the Kunene Region held a handover ceremony recently to symbolise the transition of regional command following the retirement of its long-serving regional commander, James Nderura.

Erongo Regional Governor Nathalia |Goagoses has said agriculture remains a driver of food security, especially in the face of changing climate conditions and increasing economic difficulties.

The National Assembly has begun debating the proposed Land Bill, designed to allocate communal land to Namibians in rural areas to advance land reform. The Bill also seeks to establish a land board and a Communal Land Development Fund.