The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, in its engagement with GIZ, the German Agency for International Development, has declined a virtual presentation by Green Hydrogen Commissioner James Mnyupe.
Industry stakeholders in Namibia have called for the recall of the Financial Institutions and Markets Act (FIMA), citing its Canadian origins as the reason for its inability to meet the needs of the local environment.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources says it is shocked that the government has no shares in some mines.
The committee visited three of the Otjozondjupa Region's six mines.
The MP's first visit was to the Cheetah Cement Plant.
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says Namibia should ensure optimal value for its natural resources such as diamonds to increase revenue, create jobs and reduce poverty.
The Premier said this during her first visit to Namib Desert Diamonds.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources says it will recommend the speedy implementation of phase II of the Neckartal Dam Irrigation Project.
The project's Phase II includes the development of 5,000 hectares of land for crop irrigation.
The government remains committed to ensuring sustainable management of natural resources.
This was said by the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, during the handover of ten rehabilitated boreholes for rural communities in the Berseba Constituency.
