The National Assembly has approved the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy's vote of N$827 million.

The vote will now move to National Council.

Various members of Parliament in the National Assembly have raised a number of issues during the discussion of the Ministry of International Relations and Trade vote of a N$1.37 billion budget.

Members of Parliament made contributions to the N$682 million allocation to the Information and Communication Technology Ministry.

They mostly raise issues on cybersecurity, network accessibility and state media.

The National Assembly has approved an amount of about N$12.9 billion to be allocated to the Ministry of Finance.

Members of Parliament shared their views and suggestions on the budget prior to the approval of the vote.

Members of Parliament in the National Assembly have approved the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s budget of N$181 million for the 2026/2027 financial year.

PDM MP Diederik Vries questioned the allocation for non-personnel expenditure.

To address the national housing backlog, the government has allocated N$75 million to the Walvis Bay Municipality for land servicing and the construction of 200 low-cost housing units at Farm 37, as part of the first phase of a broader housing initiative.

The Cabinet approved the common guidelines for the operationalisation of the National Youth Fund, which include an initial outlay of N$257 million and subsequent yearly official subventions.

The Ohangwena Region's education sector is faced with a myriad of challenges, including a shortage of classrooms and a lack of sufficient infrastructure, among others.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Namibian Tourism Board says the board is projected to collect about N$48 million from its levies this year.

Digu ||Naobeb revealed that from 2019 until 2021, government funding to the board has been on average N$3 million.