The government has allocated N$2.56 billion to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform for the 2025/2026 financial year.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, motivated a budget allocation of over N$140 million for the National Council for the 2025/2026 financial year.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare called on opposition leaders to collectively focus on advancing service delivery during their tenure in the 8th Parliament regardless of political affiliation.

He said this during his maiden address in the National Assembly on Thursday.

Swapo MP Alexia Manombe-Ncube has urged that the 2025/2026 National Budget specifically address the needs of persons with disabilities (PWDs) across key sectors.

The Landless People's Movement's (LPM) Dawid Eigub has urged the Ministry of Finance to allocate N$250 million to local authorities for the implementation of youth-centred, training-based and labour-based construction projects.

Many small business owners plan to keep working during the holidays because they know how hard it is to stick to tight budgets in January.

Cabinet has approved the provision of an additional budget to make up for a shortfall in the National Emergency Disaster Fund to provide for more than 308,000 households under the government's drought relief programme.

The Road Fund Administration has increased its budget for road infrastructure for local authorities from N$160 million to N$430 million in this financial year.

The Grootfontein Municipality recently began consulting with stakeholders as part of its process to prepare its budget for the financial year 2024/2025.

In a groundbreaking move for the Otjiwarongo Municipality, the council's budget was publicly shared with the community for the first time.