PUBLIC SERVICE MEDICAL AID SCHEME TO REVIEW BENEFITS

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Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has announced that the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme governing committee is expected to review concerns over medical aid benefits, following recommendations aimed at reducing costs and improving relief for public servants and their dependents.

AMUTENYA QUESTIONS NORTHERN MEAT PROCESSING CAPACITY

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Swapo Party MP Willem Amutenya questioned the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform whether farmers north of the Redline have viable value-added infrastructure to process meat, as they are now dependent on their own market due to restrictions on livestock products.

COMMUNAL LAND RIGHTS CONTINUE FACING IMPLEMENTATION DELAYS

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Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP McHenry Venaani has questioned the government's awareness of the continued delay in implementing property rights in communal areas, limiting the ability of thousands of citizens to unlock the economic value of their properties.

OPPOSITION MPs QUESTION PETROLEUM BILL'S POWER STRUCTURE

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Opposition party members who contributed to the Petroleum Amendment Bill in the National Assembly argued that despite the Bill being presented as modernising petroleum governance, its substantive aim is to restructure and concentrate decision-making powers around the President and presidential appointees, weakening

NUST KEEPS MEDICAL LAB SCIENCES APPLICATIONS CLOSED

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The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) will keep applications for its Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences programme closed for the 2027 academic year as it addresses practical training capacity constraints affecting students from the 2025 intake.

NAMIBIA REAFFIRMS SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA

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The National Assembly has commenced debate on a motion expressing and affirming Namibia’s support and solidarity with the people of Cuba in opposition to the continuing economic and financial embargo imposed by the United States.

MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES DELAYS IN ESTATE FINALISATION

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Minister of Justice and Labour Relations Wise Immanuel acknowledged that there are delays in the finalisation of estates at the master's office.

This follows a concern raised by Swapo Party MP, Sharonice Busch, regarding a continuous backlog in the finalisation of estates at the master's office.