The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Communication Technology is in the Kunene Region for an oversight visit.
The visit is as part of its constitutional mandate to exercise oversight over executive institutions entrusted with public funds to deliver services to citizens.
The third session of the eighth Parliament officially concluded last week on Friday, with MPs now expected to carry out constituency engagements, oversight visits and other responsibilities in accordance with their constitutional obligations during the recess period.
Members of the National Assembly have called for a stronger fight against corruption.
MPs across the political divide have called for a stronger and more effective Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during debate on the appointment of the commission’s new leadership.
The National Assembly has unanimously approved President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's nominations of Bryan Eiseb as Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for a five-year term and Advocate Erna Lorraine van der Merwe as Deputy Director-General for a period not exceeding 12 months.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has informed the National Assembly of plans to revisit and assess progress made on the initiative to examine homelessness in Windhoek.
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, has ruled that in terms of the Electoral Act, the President only submits nominations to the National Assembly for its consideration and approval.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, revealed that a budget of N$44 million has been allocated for the procurement of textbooks for the 2026/2027 financial year.
The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, informed the National Assembly that the ministry will continue to assign geoscientists to monitor the progress of exploration activities in the Zambezi Region.
Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi informed the National Assembly that there is currently no proposal before his office to introduce tolling, adding that government is not preparing to implement such a system in Namibia.
Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party leader Professor Job Amupanda tabled a motion in the National Assembly to establish a Political Consultation and Consensus-Building Forum as a political body to deal with matters that cannot adequately be handled by committees or the Chief Whips' Forum.
