Parliament of Namibia

Joined the Commonwealth: 21 March 1990

CPA Branch formed: 8 August 1990

Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral

Parliament website: https://www.parliament.na/

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: 14

National Assembly: Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs; Committee on Economics and Public Administration; Committee on Management of Natural Resources; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security; Committee on Gender Equality, Social Development and Family Affairs; Committee on Human Resources and Community Development; Committee on Information, Communication Technology and Innovation; Committee on Public Accounts.

National Council: Committee on Audit; Committee on Public Accounts and Economy; Committee on Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs; Committee on Urban and Rural Development; Committee on Gender, Youth and Information Communications Technology; Committee on Habitat; Committee on Women Caucus.

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees: Committee on Standing Rules, Orders and Internal Arrangements, Committee on Steering, Committee on Privileges and Immunities.

Articles in The Parliamentarian:

• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Three - Society of Clerks-at-the-Table Africa Seminar in Namibia - report by Immanuel Kooper, Chief Information Officer, National Council of Namibia

Recent activities:

• In December 2023, a CPA delegation met with the Parliament of Namibia as part of a CPA Benchmarks self-assessment. As part of their visit, the CPA delegation met with the Speaker, the Chairperson, the Clerk and Members of Parliament as well as parliamentary staff, and other stakeholders including Government officials, the media and civil society groups. Read the Outcomes Report.