The debate on the Petroleum Amendment Bill took an unexpected turn in parliament, with the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) being the only opposition party supporting the bill.

This stirred up some commotion in the house. 

The Namibia Correctional Services (NCS) is hosting an Angolan delegation to verify the nationality of Angolan nationals incarcerated in Namibia who wish to serve the remainder of their sentence back home.

The feasibility study for the railway line from Grootfontein via the Kavango Regions to Katima Mulilo was finalised a year ago, and its findings rated the project favourably under different regional participation models.

The Prime Minister emphasised the need to create synergy among the spokespersons for government offices, ministries and agencies and discourage these officials from working in silos. 

The Minister of Information and Communication Technology has highlighted communication gaps within government offices, ministries and agencies and the need to close these gaps.

Emma Theofelus spoke to NBC News shortly after the Prime Minister's engagement with the ICT sector.