Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has emphasised Election Management Bodies’ (EMBs) role in promoting and protecting electoral integrity as essential for nurturing and deepening democracy in SADC. Uutoni, who was speaking at the 24th Annual General Conference of the Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries (ECF-SADC) in Swakopmund on Tuesday, said electoral integrity is central to the

Debt servicing costs continue to trend above a desired benchmark of 10 per cent of revenues, which adds further impetus to the call to stabilise the pace of debt accumulation. Minister of Finance, Iipumbu Shiimi, said this when he delivered the Financial Year 2023/24 Mid Year Budget Review in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Shiimi said overall, the budget deficit

Minister of Finance, Iipumbu Shiimi on Tuesday announced that the ministry will assess the threshold for income tax for individuals who are paid less than N.dollars 100 000 per annum. Shiimi said this while addressing Cabinet during his mid-year financial budget review for 2022/23. The finance minister stated that the government would like to increase the current N.dollars 50 000

Minister of Finance, Iipumbu Shiimi, has said expenditure projections over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) have accounted for significant policy priorities and adjustments. Shiimi said this when he delivered the Financial Year (FY) 2022/23 Mid-Year Budget Review Statement before Parliament here on Tuesday. He said some of these policy priorities and adjustments are the expenditure ceilings that have incorporated

Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi on Tuesday tabled the 2022/23 midterm budget review of N.dollars 65.6 billion, amidst a backdrop of significant negative developments in the global and regional economy which are challenging the domestic macroeconomic environment. Tabling the N.dollars 65 558 877 000 budget in the National Assembly, Shiimi said several substantial external shocks have emerged including negative spillovers from