Martin Endjala The Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi expressed concern over the continued delays in responding to petitions by parliamentarians, labelling the situation as worrisome. Katjavivi highlighted this issue during his budget motivation speech last week in parliament, emphasizing that most petitions submitted to the National Assembly do not receive timely feedback....
November 8, 2024
Tag: petition
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Dependents of Namibian veterans petition parliament for amendments to Veterans Act
The Association of the Dependents of Namibia’s Veterans (AODNDV) handed in a petition requesting Parliament to amend the Veterans Act on war veteran dependence to accommodate them. The group intended to hand over the petition to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, but was directed to Zoo Park, where they read and handed...
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Residents petition for closure of local night club
The residents of Krönlein suburb at Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region are once again petitioning the Liquor Board and the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court for the closure of Oppi Hukki night club situated amid two churches, two primary schools and residential properties. In a letter written to the authorities, community members are questioning how and why...
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Lisha Empowerment and Development petition National Assembly
A civic organisation called Lisha Empowerment and Development has petitioned the National Assembly to address the urgent need to revive the market for livestock in the northern communal areas. The petition states that livestock farmers in the northern communal areas cannot sustainably sell their livestock. It says this is because the quarantine facility at Farm...
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Petition handed over to parliament to revive livestock industry in North
Staff Reporter A CIVIC organization, identified as Lisha Empowerment and Development, is calling on the National Assembly to address the urgent need for reviving the market for livestock in Namibia’s Northern Communal Areas (NCAs), adding that farmers in the area have been thrown to the wolves for twelve years without any services to enable them...
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Okahandja informal settlers demand petition back from town’s leadership
A group of disgruntled residents from Okahandja’s informal settlements took to the streets on Friday to demand their petition back from the town’s Mayor, in order to submit it to the head of state, following an alleged lack of interest from the town’s leadership in addressing their concerns. Led by their community activist leader, Sethy...
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Windhoek Mayor takes action on city debt amid petition
Windhoek’s Mayor, Joseph Uapingene, is addressing the city’s growing debt issue and urging residents to familiarise themselves with amendments to the Local Authorities Act. This, according to the Namibia Press Agency, comes in response to a petition from the Katutura Residents Committee calling for the removal of the Redforce debt collection company. The mayor explained...
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Tribunal dismisses APC petition against Gov. Lawal of Zamfara
The Zamfara Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed against the state governor, Dauda Lawal by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle. The Tribunal Chairperson, Justice Cordelia Ogadi, who led two other members, dismissed the petition for lack of merit and inability of the petitioners to prove...