by Honourable Usutuaije Maamberua on 20^th February 2013

Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members, allow me in the first place to congratulate the Honourable Minister of Finance for her good efforts in steering and ensuring that the budget is tabled in February for the second consecutive year, this will allow the Appropriation Bill to be passed, hopefully before the beginning of the next fiscal year.

by Honourable Usutuaije Maamberua on 21^st February 2013

Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members.  Several reports and my own visits around the country, to places such as Aminius, Otjituuo, Okamatapati and the reports coming from Omatjete (Kunene), Otjimbingwe etc.  Even the vicinity of Windhoek, Rehoboth and South of Namibia does not look good. They all bear witness to a looming drought in Namibia.