Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, is leading a delegation of Namibian lawmakers to the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held this week in Geneva, Switzerland.
Members of Parliament have called for the swift enactment of the Parliamentary Service Commission Bill to address longstanding infrastructural, technical, and human resource challenges facing the National Assembly.
A Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) member of parliament, Inna Hengari, has criticised the 2025/26 Appropriation Bill as a rushed and uninspired financial plan that fails to deliver transformative change under the new administration.
The National Assembly has approved a report calling, among others, for the amendment of the 1896 Redline, which restricts the marketing of cattle from the Northern Communal Areas.
President Nangolo Mbumba has withheld signing two private member's bills, the Definition of Spouses Bill and the Marriage Amendment Bill, citing constitutional concerns.
Natalie Russman, the Resident Representative of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), bid farewell to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, today (Tuesday).
The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) is mobilizing a demonstration scheduled for Wednesday, coinciding with an Electoral Court hearing.
The Swapo Party's Secretary-General Sophia Shaningwa has labelled the Landless People’s Movement’s (LPM) challenge to the National Assembly elections a “wild fishing expedition” with no evidence to support its claims.
Political parties have expressed their eagerness and look forward to the sitting of the National Assembly next year as they remain resolute in outlining their legislative priorities.
The votes scored by all presidential candidates of the various political parties vary, with two top candidates outperforming their party candidates by wide margins of above 40,000.
One candidate among the top five has been outperformed by his party by 52,000 votes.
