Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party leader Job Amupanda has proposed the harmonisation of the Presidential and National Assembly elections and the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections to reduce costs and increase voter turnout.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, made a ministerial statement in the National Assembly on Thursday in relation to Job Amupanda's recent visit to Ndama East Primary School in the Kavango East Region.
The second session of the 8th National Assembly resumed this week after recess, but the sittings have already faced two early adjournments on consecutive days due to procedural disagreements among members.
Minister of Industrialisation, Mines and Energy, Nantangue Ithete, says he will issue a formal statement on the status of the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) board.
The Deputy Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Charles Mubita, has dismissed allegations of pandemic corruption in the ministry and on August 26, a company wholly owned by the ministry.
The deputy minister was responding to questions posed by AR leader Job Amupanda.
The Namibian Police in the ||Kharas Region have confirmed that they are actively investigating an alleged N$3.9 million fraud involving August 26 Construction, a subsidiary of August 26 Holdings, and officials from the ||Kharas Regional Council.
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.
High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele said he will not recuse himself from the case in which Professor Job Amupanda is challenging the legality of the veterinary Red Line.
The judge’s decision comes after Amupanda made a slew of allegations against him, which were widely publicized.
Spokesperson at the Judiciary, Vikitoria Hango, has confirmed that the Judicial Service Commission has received a complaint filed by Dr. Job Amupanda against High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele.
Job Amupanda's fight to have the Red Line removed continued before High Court Judge Shafimana Uitele today.
In submitting his evidence, Dr. Amupanda explained the historical context of how the Red Line was used interchangeably, saying that the fence was not erected under any legal framework.
