Taxi drivers in Windhoek are calling for an increase in taxi fares by another ten percent following last Wednesday's fuel price hikes, which saw petrol rise by two dollars and diesel by N$3 per litre.
Finance Minister Erica Shafudah has defended the reallocation of funds in the mid-year budget review.
She said N$685 million redirected from underperforming projects was not lost money, but funding that could not be utilised within the current financial year.
PDM MP Inna Hengari has criticised government's mid-year budget performance, citing rising living costs, slow development spending, unaffordable housing and insufficient job creation.
The National Assembly has acquired the services of sign language interpreters to ensure that parliamentary proceedings are accessible to persons with hearing impairments.
Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi criticised government's handling of public debt, declining diamond revenues and the future of the green hydrogen and oil industries, warning that poor management could undermine future economic opportunities.
Affirmative Repositioning MP George Kambala has emphasised that Namibia cannot borrow its way to prosperity if it fails to invest in productivity.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus has backed the Appropriation Amendment Bill, arguing that the revised budget reflects the economic and fiscal pressures facing Namibia.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has emphasised that denying a learner a Level 1 certificate is an injustice and requested further details to investigate the matter.
The National Assembly has passed the second reading of the Public Enterprise Governance (PEGA) Bill.
The government is considering the extension of financial support to students at private tertiary institutions under the free tertiary education policy.
