The National Planning Commission (NPC) has been allocated a N$283 million budget, a move Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare hailed as key to fulfilling the objectives of the sixth National Development Plan (NDP6).

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Wednesday opened the budget discussion under the committee stage, motivating the votes of the Offices of the President, the Prime Minister, the Auditor General and the National Planning Commission.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has directed the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) and the National Planning Commission (NPC) to prioritise initiatives by youth entrepreneurs which seek to tackle Namibia's housing backlog.

Talks on bilateral development cooperation are currently underway between Namibia and Germany. At the start of the three-day meeting in Luderitz, the Director General of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr.

The National Planning Commission (NPC) convened its first meeting with newly appointed commissioners, who will guide the government on national development and economic planning. 

Director General Kaire Mbuende addressed the commissioners, who began their three-year term on the 1st of August.

The Director of the National Planning Commission, Dr. Kaire Mbuende, has explained that Namibia's sixth National Development Plan (NDP6) builds on lessons learnt from NDP5 and includes consultations from Namibia's fourteen regions and 121 constituencies.

The National Planning Commission and the European Union (EU) delegation officially handed over five 30-tonne trucks to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAWFLR) to boost the livestock value chain in Namibia’s Northern Communal Areas. 

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pledged that the N$371 million budget for the National Planning Commission will be used to support development projects and help the country stay on track to reach its long-term goals under Vision 2030. 

The Executive Director of the National Planning Commission, I-Ben Nashandi, says for too long, capital projects have faced delays due to a gap in management capacity.

The Director General of the National Planning Commission, Dr Kaire Mbuende, has emphasised the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for Namibia's economy.