The Minister of Education, Innovation, Sport, Youth, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, in her maiden address, pledged to lead with honesty and conviction by committing to crafting policies that safeguard vulnerable people while opposing wasteful expenditure even if it means challenging powerful interests.
Swapo MP Clemencia Coetzee has called on the government to fast-track the delivery of affordable and inclusive housing across Namibia.
Michael Mwashindange, the IPC-appointed Shadow Minister of Finance, has criticized current fiscal policies for failing to tackle the high unemployment rate.
Swapo Party's Nono Katjingisiua described the national budget as a well-balanced and pragmatic response to Namibia's socio-economic challenges and opportunities.
Katjingisiua highlighted the budget's focus on critical issues such as housing, education, unemployment, inequality, and health.
The Independent Patriots for Change's (IPC) Rodney Cloete said the 2025/26 national budget leaves limited fiscal space for developmental programmes.
Cloete said the over N$106 billion budget reveals the government's priorities amidst significant trade-offs.
The Ministry of Works and Transport announced a reform to modernise the passenger transport permit system by converting indefinite road carrier permits into two-year renewable permits.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development has warned that water and electricity supplies to defaulting municipal customers may soon be disconnected, as the ministry prepares to tackle the countrywide crisis of damaged roads caused by heavy rains.
In the wake of recent disruptions along the Windhoek-Rehoboth corridor, the Ministry of Works and Transport, in collaboration with the Roads Authority, has embarked on constructing a permanent two-way bypass to restore seamless connectivity between the two localities.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, led his final session in the August House this afternoon after serving in the position for ten years.
In a move to support farmers affected by human-wildlife conflict, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced an increase in the offset payment for cattle losses under the Human-Wildlife Conflict Self-Reliance Scheme.
