Vice President Nangolo Mbumba says the discovery of oil and other strategic resources in Namibia have opened up investments and value chains.

Mbumba addressed the Invest in Namibia session on the margins of the US-Africa Summit underway in Tlokweng, Botswana.

Discussion on the Civil Registration and Identification Bill has been postponed to September 2023 when the session resumes.

The National Assembly concluded its current session today and entered a recess period with the plan to reconvene on September 5. 

The Bakgalagadi community met in the Aminuis Constituency to, among other things, discuss the succession plan following the death of their Chief Tidimalo Ditshabue about three years ago.

The Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Itah Kandjii-Murangi, has inaugurated the interim council members of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST).

The term of the previous council members ended last month.

The Information and Communication Technology Minister, Dr Peya Mushelenga, stressed that the role of the media as the fourth pillar of democracy is indisputable while reminding members of the fourth estate about the importance of responsible journalism.