Cabinet has approved amendments to Article 4 subsection 2 of the Constitution to accommodate descendants of Namibians who fled the country due to colonialism but have since relocated to Namibia.
This new development was announced by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr. Peya Mushelenga, during the latest Cabinet updates.
Cabinet has issued a directive to all ministries and agencies to actively contribute to the successful hosting of this year's National Population and Housing Census.
The Minister of Information, Communication, and Technology, Dr. Peya Mushelenga, said this during the Cabinet briefing.
Namibians who possess diplomatic, official, or service passports will no longer require visas to travel to Iran.
This was announced by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Peya Mushelenga, on Thursday when he issued the Cabinet decisions of the 10th decision-making meeting held on July 4, 2023.
Mushelenga said individuals in possession of diplomatic, official, or service passports will be granted a 30-day period starting from the date of entry as a mutual exemption between the two countries.
Cabinet has directed that investigations be extended to the source of dried sedimentation and that no further sales of the product should be made.
This follows the deaths of 16 people who died of suspected food poisoning at Kayova village in the Kavango East Region.
Expressing sympathy to the bereaved family during the 8th Cabinet resolution briefing, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus noted that the cabinet endorsed the intervention to provide burial assistance as well as food provision by the office of the Prime Minister.
Namibia has approved about N$1.8 million (US$100,000) in humanitarian aid to Malawi following a request from that country for the rehabilitation of the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy last month. According to the United Nations, about US$70 million is needed to rehabilitate the country.
A draft assessment report estimates that 2.3 million people have been affected by the cyclone, with 1.6 million severely food insecure, over 650,000 people displaced, and over 600 deaths.
