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The legislative organs of government are the National Council and the National Assembly. They make the laws of the country. The judiciary organs of government are the courts. The highest court of Namibia is the Supreme Court. There are also the high courts and lower courts. [1] The Namibian government is partly centralised and partly regional.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) is a department of the Government of Namibia. The ministry is responsible for regional governance (Regional Councils) and local governance (Local Authorities) and therewith plays an important role in the decentralisation process of the Namibian government. [1]
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Social Welfare is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 2000 under the name Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, before that the portfolio was a directorate in the Office of the President. The first minister was Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. [1]
The Government Gazette, abbreviated GG and referred to as the Gazette, is the official journal of the government of Namibia that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. Every bill must be published in terms of Article 56 of the Namibian Constitution in order to acquire the status of an Act of Parliament.
The government invested considerable effort in consultation with key stakeholders including white farmers, and succeeded in securing their general agreement. Because of this process, the introduction of the land tax in Namibia has been described as a success with implications for other countries wishing to undertake land reform.
The Ministry of Agriculture is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian minister of agriculture was Gert Hanekom. [1] Its current minister is Calle Schlettwein. [2]
The Ministry of Works and Transport is a government ministry of Namibia. It was established in 1990 [1] as Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication and got its current name in 2008 when the communication portfolio was moved to the information ministry. [2] The head office is located in the MWT Head Office Building in Windhoek. [3]
The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) is a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek.It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Trade and Industry, [1] renamed Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development in 2015, and got its current name in 2020.