National Council Adjourns After Passing Key Bills

National Council Adjourns After Passing Key Bills

The National Council officially entered recess on 14 November 2024, following the conclusion of its Fifteenth Session. Held from 28 October to 14 November, the session saw the passage of important legislation, including the Regularisation of Status of Certain Residents of Namibia Bill, Civil Registration and Identification Bill, Health Professions Bill, and Appropriation Amendment Bill, all of which address critical issues in residency, healthcare, and national finances. Additionally, the […]

November 19, 2024 5

Namibia

Absence Of Lawmakers Criticized as Midterm Budget Review Postponed Again

Disappointment was expressed by Parliamentarians over lawmakers' repeated failure to attend the midterm budget review, which has now been postponed for the second time. Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi stated that while budget allocations will remain the same, resources will be redirected to ministries facing urgent needs. Manuel Ngaringombe from the Popular Democratic Movement: From the Landless People's Movement, Lifalaza Robert-Prince Simataa:

October 30, 2024 20

South Africa

Freedom Front Plus Criticizes Tobacco Bill Consultations as Inadequate

Freedom Front Plus says it firmly maintains its stance that the consultation processes followed with the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill of 2022 were inadequate, and that the law’s processing should not continue. The party's Philip van Staden says the Department of Health was dishonest about the prescribed processes:

October 29, 2024 16

World

France moves to enshrine abortion rights

France is on the verge of enshrining abortion rights into the country's constitution. Lawmakers in the lower house passed the historic bill last month, which now heads to the French senate for its final legislative hurdle. The AFP news agency reports that President Emmanuel Macron’s government wants Article 34 of the constitution amended to specify that “the law determines the conditions by which is exercised the freedom of women to […]

February 28, 2024 13

World

French government targets March adoption for abortion rights

A bill to enshrine abortion rights into the French Constitution is advancing, with a debate in the National Assembly's Law Committee on Tuesday. The government is hoping to have the text adopted by early March. Toni Waterman has more.

January 16, 2024 22