Also known as: the Bill · the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Amendment Bill of 2025 · Accountants and Auditors Regulatory Authority Bill · Mental Health Bill · Mental Health Bill 2025 · Mental Health Bill 8 of 2025
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New Era
… There are only six psychiatrists, eight psychologists and 21 nurses with specialised mental health training in Namibia’s public health service.Meanwhile, the Mental Health Bill, currently before the National Council, seeks to prioritise human rights, community care and rehabilita …
91 500 mental health cases in 2025Windhoek Observer
Patience Makwele Members of Parliament have backed Namibia’s proposed Mental Health Bill but warned that its reforms could fail without adequate funding, specialised staff, infrastructure and services reaching rural communities. …
MPs demand resources to make mental health reforms workNew Era
… The applause that greeted Namibia’s new Mental Health Bill in June this year may have marked an important turning point for mental healthcare in the country. …
Namibia’s mental health system: too few specialists, many patients …the challenges behind Namibia’s Mental Health BillNew Era
… The proposed Accountants and Auditors Regulatory Authority Bill, seeks to establish a new regulatory authority that will oversee accountants, auditors, accounting technicians and professional bodies operating in the country. …
Draft law promises stronger accountabilityInformanté
… Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Shifeta said the bill seeks to resolve longstanding governance challenges, particularly the lack of clear roles and coordination between boards, ministers, and executives within public enterprises. …
Governance bill to boost accountability in state entities — ShifetaInformanté
Staff Reporter THE Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Amendment Bill, 2025, introduced by the Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, will require top government officials overseeing the petroleum sector to declare any interests they have in the oil and gas sector. …
New Petroleum Bill requires disclosure of oil interests by top officialsNamibia recorded 91 544 new mental health cases during the 2024/25 financial year, with 11 489 patients admitted for treatment and 123 deaths. Chief health programme officer Magdalena Didalelwa noted that stigma, limited awareness, and undiagnosed cases mean statistics represent only a fraction of the actual mental health burden.
16 hours ago · New Era →
Namibia recorded 91 544 new mental health cases during the 2024/25 financial year, with 11 489 patients admitted for treatment and 123 deaths. Chief health programme officer Magdalena Didalelwa noted that stigma, limited awareness, and undiagnosed cases mean statistics represent only a fraction of the actual mental health burden.
16 hours ago · New Era →
Members of Parliament have backed Namibia's proposed Mental Health Bill 2025 but warned that its reforms could fail without adequate funding, specialised staff, infrastructure, and services reaching rural communities. MPs called for mental health units at regional hospitals and trained staff at district facilities, citing that services remain concentrated in Windhoek while regions struggle to access specialised care.
19 August 2026 · Windhoek Observer →
Namibia's new Mental Health Bill, applauded in June, confronts operational challenges: the system is severely stretched with too few psychiatrists, inadequate resources, limited community services, and heavy reliance on a single Windhoek facility. In the 2023–2024 fiscal year, over 91,500 outpatient consultations, 11,400 inpatient admissions, and 542 deaths were reported.
17 August 2026 · New Era →
Namibia's Finance Minister tabled a bill to replace the 1951 Public Accountants and Auditors Act and establish a new Accountants and Auditors Regulatory Authority to oversee accountants, auditors, and accounting technicians while aligning the profession with international standards.
18 June 2026 · New Era →
Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairperson Pohamba Shifeta has endorsed the Public Enterprise Governance Amendment Bill, arguing it will address structural inefficiencies and strengthen accountability in Namibia's state entities by clarifying roles between boards, ministers, and executives, and introducing mandatory performance agreements with measurable targets.
23 April 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia's Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Amendment Bill 2025, introduced in Parliament, will require top government officials overseeing the petroleum sector to declare any interests in oil and gas and establish a new Upstream Petroleum Unit under the Office of the President to modernize regulation of the sector. Opposition members including PDM leader McHenry Venaani raised concerns that the Bill concentrates excessive power in the presidency.
5 February 2026 · Informanté →