Swapo lawmaker Jerry Ekandjo has presented a private member's bill in the National Assembly, calling for amendment to the Marriage Act, particularly to the definition of the term 'spouse', the banning of same-sex marriages, and any recognition of such unions in Namibia.
A heated debate unfolded in the National Assembly over the proposed amendments to penalties for companies failing to comply with regulations related to the maintenance of beneficial ownership records.
The National Assembly has made progress in passing urgent Bills crucial to preventing potential greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force.
Out of the thirteen pressing Bills, eight have already been passed and referred to the National Council for review.
The National Assembly on Tuesday started off on a rocky note as the Speaker, Professor Peter Katjavivi, asked Landless People's Movement (LPM) MP Henny Seibeb to refrain from cursing and using foul language in the house.
In a move to bolster the country's payment system infrastructure, the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises submitted a notice of motion to introduce a Banking Systems Bill in the National Assembly.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, is displeased by the trend of postponement of motion debates in the National Assembly.
This worrying trend, he explains, results in either neglect of or indefinite delays in deliberation on issues of national concern.
Dr. Job Shipululo Amupanda, a prominent political science scholar and Senior Lecturer at the University of Namibia has submitted an urgent petition to the National Assembly, calling for an immediate halt to what he terms the rushed passage of 13 Bills.
The debate around whether commercial banks are profiteering from clients through what MPs call multiple unethical charges triggered intense discussion in the National Assembly.
Several MPs in the National Assembly have resisted its current format, the N$1 million motion tabled by Swapo MP Elifa Dingara.
Dingara tabled a motion proposing that every Namibian be given a million dollars to keep poverty at bay.
Some lawmakers called the motion unrealistic.
Members of the Provincial Council of KwaZulu-Natal are currently in Namibia on a two-day benchmark study visit aimed at enhancing their systems and processes within the legislature.
The delegation comprises members from two standing committees: the Rules Committee and the Programme Committee.
