Some Members of Parliament commended the Health Minister for a new approach to ensuring that government pharmacies no longer face shortages in medicine.

However, her mention that they had inherited a failing system raised interest among members of the Independence Patriots for Change.

Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) MP John-Louw Mouton has given notice of a motion seeking to extend the National Assembly's sitting on Thursday, 11 September, until all items on the Order Paper are addressed. 

The Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC), in conjunction with the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund, wrapped up a nationwide series of public consultations on proposed amendments to the MVA Fund Act aimed at strengthening support for accident victims.

Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi has ordered road contractor John Namushehe CC to pay its employees their full salary by the end of this month.

This order follows a lengthy, late-night meeting between the minister, the Roads Authority, labour inspectors, and aggrieved employees.

Six police officers are among eight people arrested for the alleged smuggling of police firearms, following a tip-off from South African authorities about weapons from Namibia being used in gang violence in the Western Cape. The suspects appeared in the Windhoek Regional Court.