Members of Parliament called on the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to ensure its plan to construct 10,000 housing units per annum over the next five years becomes more than just a numbers game, urging it to tie the project to real socio-economic upliftment across towns and villages.
Some Members of Parliament in the National Assembly have voiced serious concerns about illegal fishing activities in the country’s ocean waters, the lack of investment commitment by quota beneficiaries, and the failure of local communities to benefit adequately from marine resources.
Members of the 8th parliament are gathered at Swakopmund for a one-week induction and orientation seminar.
The induction is an opportunity for the members of parliament to gain knowledge about procedures, responsibilities, standing rules, and orders, among others.
Several Members of Parliament have criticised the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism for what they describe as discriminatory hunting regulations, a failure to combat poaching effectively, and a lack of local beneficiation.
Members of Parliament in the National Assembly have expressed worries about the lack of natural resource beneficiation for local Namibians.
These sentiments were shared during the Ministry of Industrialisation, Mines and Energy's budget debate.
Members of Parliament have raised concerns regarding the effectiveness of government programmes targeting marginalised communities during their contributions to the debate on the Appropriation Bill.
Members of Parliament in the National Assembly asked the Prime Minister questions about education, oil and gas, and the rising budget of the Presidency.
PDM leader McHenry Venaani said many children from the San community go to school but do not finish their education.
New Members of Parliament in the National Assembly took to the podium to deliver their first official speeches.
The 8th Parliament is now in session, and former National Assembly Speaker Professor Peter Katjavivi shared his thoughts on what new MPs should focus on.
Katjavivi expressed himself during an interview on the nbc programme, 'Inside the Chambers'.
Around 60 Namibian Members of Parliament are among 600 parliamentarians from 73 countries who signed a letter to the United Nations denouncing US President Joe Biden's designation of Cuba as a "state sponsor of terrorism."
