The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, tabled a N$7.49 billion budget for his ministry for the 2025/26 financial year.
This is an 8.9% increase from the previous year's budget.
Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) gathered in Harare on Friday to discuss the worsening security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The graduation ceremony for the 17th intake recruit training was held at the NDF Training Establishment Military Base outside of Okahandja on Wednesday.
Unfortunately, three of the students died during the training.
Swapo Party Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the party seeks to renew its mandate with the Namibian people come November 27.
Nandi-Ndaitwah said the party's main aim even before independence has always been to liberate Namibians politically and economically.
The Namibian Defence Force continues to be a beacon of peace and unity and ensures security and stability in the country amidst challenges since 1990.
A detailed plan targeting communities living along the common border of Namibia and Botswana was launched at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region on Thursday.
The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, has called on the defence forces to step up training and remain combat-ready at all times.
He made these remarks during a reception parade for the Namibian contingent to Mozambique at Hanganee Katjipuka Barracks in Windhoek on Friday.
The deployment of the Namibian Navy on the Zambezi, Chobe, and Kavango rivers has reduced security challenges such as illegal border crossings, unregulated fishing, poaching, and drug smuggling, among others.
Members of the Namibian Defence Force were reminded not to involve themselves in politics, apart from exercising their civic duty to vote.
This reminder came from the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, during the annual staff meeting at the defence headquarters in Windhoek.
The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, has explained that the Namibian government's commitment to disburse funding for veterans' projects is hampered by the constraints imposed by limited resources.
