Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )

As the war in the Gaza Strip rages on, the National Council has called for respect of international law and peaceful negotiations between Israel and Palestine.

Only 26.5% of the world’s parliamentarians are women, placing the world on the back foot in achieving gender parity, but Namibia could achieve its 50/50 target by 2025.

Official opposition leader McHenry Venaani has written to Icelandic’s prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir to rescind that country’s decision to grant a subsidy of around N$13 million to Samherji, a company linked to the Fishrot looting scandal. 

Swanu Youth League acting president Mbango Nandova has called on government and Meatco’s leadership to meet local beef producers in a bid to chart a way forward for the struggling entity. 

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni has dismissed assertions by the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) that government has been deploying budgetary tactics to disadvantage local authorities south of the notorious veterinary cordon fence.

The apprehensions with which the National Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (NEEEF) Bill has been received by certain quarters are misplaced, as the
draft law seeks to primarily empower previously disadvantaged Namibians.

The Namibian Police elected to use the restrictive bidding process to appoint a contractor to construct the N$3.5 million police station at Onderombapa in the
Omaheke region. 

The United Democratic Front (UDF) is at a crossroads, with its 2023 interparty elective congress being the ultimate defining moment ahead of next year’s general polls. 

The University of Namibia’s management says the envisaged camera installation on some of its campuses is meant to enhance security at the university and not to spy on staff or students.

A draft law seeking changes to the Electoral Act was received with mixed feelings, with some MPs feeling some proposals give the president unfettered powers.