Ugandan lawmakers have opposed a proposal by the government to have 15-year-old girls on contraceptives, calling the idea ‘ungodly.’ A new report shows a worrying rise in teenage pregnancy leading to school dropouts. Isabel Nakirya has more. The post Ugandan lawmakers reject contraceptive proposal first appeared on Future Media. Source link
Serving and erstwhile lawmakers at the Federal and state levels have commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr. Yusuf Yakub as the new Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC). This is contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Nkem Anyata-Lafia, to the News Agency of Nigeria...
Keetmanshoop residents call on lawmakers to amend property repossession law NBC Online Sun, 08/27/2023 – 11:35 Source link
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Nico Smit and Swapo chief whip Hamunyera Hambyuka says the government should regulate and limit the number of sport betting shops across the country to tackle underage gambling, addiction and fraud. Health and social services deputy minister Ester Muinjangue has thrown her support behind the two lawmakers who are calling...
Namibian lawmakers attending the Russia-Africa Summit commended Russia for treating Africa as an equal partner in development. They say the hope is that African countries will capitalise on these relations and forge sustainable partnerships in critical industries. The MPs were invited by the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Source link
NDN Staffer WINDHOEK, July 20 — Namibian lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation to ban same-sex marriage and punish its supporters, in what critics said was an unconstitutional attack on the LGBTQ community. The bill, which was passed by the National Assembly with 58 votes in favour and 13 against, seeks to reverse a Supreme Court...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani says lawmaker Jerry Ekandjo’s proposed anti-gay law must pass a constitutionality test. Venaani says the amendment bill, which seeks to define the term ‘spouse’ and amend the Marriage Act of 1961, will now have to pass a legality test in the National Council. He was speaking in parliament...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani said Jerry Ekandjo’s proposed anti-gay law must pass a constitutionality test. The amendment bill, which seeks to define the term spouse and amend the Marriage Act of 1961, will now have to pass the legality test in the National Council, he said. Venaani was speaking in parliament on...