Calle skaar hom nie by Ekandjo oor selfdegeslaghuwelike Die kwessie oor selfdegeslaghuwelike bly in die nuus en dit blyk of daar verdeeldheid in die Swapo-party daaroor is. Die landbouminister Calle Schlettwein, stem nie saam met sy party-geledere, veteraan Jerry Ekandjo en Sophia Shaningwa, sekretaris-generaal van Swapo nie. Dit volg nadat Ekandjo onder skoot gekom het...
LGBTQ: Ekandjo is terug op sy oorlogspad Swapo-parlementslid, Jerry Ekandjo, het in die Nasionale Vergadering ‘n wetsontwerp ingedien om die woord gade in die Immigrasiewet te definieer. Hy het hierdie wetsontwerp ter tafel gelê na aanleiding van die hooggeregshof se uitspraak om selfdegeslaghuwelike wat buite Namibië verbind is, te erken. Swapo se sekretaris-generaal, Sophia Shaningwa...
Staff Reporter VETERAN Swapo leader and nominated backbencher, Jerry Ekandjo, made history in Parliament by introducing a Private Members Bill that seeks to outlaw same-sex marriages in Namibia. Astonishingly, Ekandjo introduced the second reading of the bills that he cannot vote on, as he is a non-voting member of the National Assembly. Introducing the Bill,...
Swapo lawmaker Jerry Ekandjo has presented a private member’s bill in the National Assembly, calling for amendment to the Marriage Act, particularly to the definition of the term ‘spouse’, the banning of same-sex marriages, and any recognition of such unions in Namibia. This comes on the heels of the Supreme Court’s ruling to recognise same-sex...
Former Cabinet minister and Swapo lawmaker Jerry Ekandjo will introduce a private member bill in parliament to define the word spouse in the Immigration Control Act. This comes after home affairs executive secretary Ettiene Maritz last week said the ministry will abide by a Supreme Court judgement recognising same-sex marriages formalised outside the country. In...
Lylie Happiness Windhoek, July 4 – Tomorrow, Hon. Jerry Ekandjo, a prominent member of Parliament, is set to present a private member’s bill aimed at amending the Immigration Act. The proposed amendment seeks to provide a clear definition of ‘spouse’ that aligns with Namibia’s definition of marriage as a union between a man and a...
Staff Reporter VETERAN Swapo member of parliament, Jerry Ekandjo, has given notice of a motion in parliament to introduce a Private Members Bill and to amend the Marriage Act of 1961. The purpose of these bills is to contradict and prohibit the recognition of same-sex marriages in the country. Ekandjo’s announcement in parliament follows contradictory...