The Windhoek Magistrate's Court has granted bail of N$30 thousand to all suspects who allegedly fraudulently benefited from a false subsistence and travel claim scheme at the National Assembly.
The Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, has tabled a bill in the National Assembly to have all obsolete laws repealed.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, is leading a Namibian delegation of parliamentarians to the 145th Inter-Parliamentary Union in Kigali, Rwanda.
Professor Katjavivi is accompanied by other IPU members, which includes the Vice Chairperson of the National Council, Victoria Kauma.
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus says the merging of the two-state media houses, the Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) and the New Era Corporation is still in the pipeline albeit in an early stage.
The lack of adherence to waste management by some municipalities as well as unhygienic police cells across the country are some of the outstanding issues highlighted in the Ombudsman's annual report.
The National Assembly will only accept bills from now until the first of November 2022.
Prof. Peter Katjavivi, the House Speaker, announced this, stating that it will now be standard procedure in the National Assembly.
The long-awaited Constituency Development Fund Bill will soon be tabled in the National Assembly.
The proposed legislation, which was approved by the National Council and referred to the National Assembly seven years ago, is aimed at empowering constituencies with financial resources.
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) president Mike Kavekotora on Wednesday submitted a motion to the National Assembly (NA) calling for in-depth investigations of government projects that involved suspicious tender dealings.
The National Assembly could not continue with its session on Thursday, due to a lack of a quorum.
Upon entry into the chamber, Deputy Speaker of the House, Loide Kasingo did not take the usual affirmation, but instead inquired about the next move from the Front Desk Officials.
