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Tuesday, 15 July 2025 16:28

High-level women’s parliamentary roundtable to advance gender equality in politics underway

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, and the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Hon. Sanet Steenkamp, actively engage in discussions during the roundtable session.

SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA - A roundtable aimed at strengthening the leadership and decision-making capacities of women parliamentarians in Namibia officially opened on Tuesday in the Namibian coastal town of Swakopmund.

The three-day event, themed “Women in Politics and Decision-Making Roles as Members of the National Assembly,” brings together female Members of the National Assembly for peer learning, mentorship, and strategic planning on gender-responsive governance.

Notable among the delegates is the Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Hon. Sanet Steenkamp, the Minister Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC), the Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma, cabinet ministers and members of parliament.

Published in Press Release

The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) was established in 1997 in accordance with Article 9(2) of the SADC Treaty as an autonomous institution of SADC. It is a regional inter-parliamentary body composed of fourteen (14) national parliaments, representing more than 3,500 parliamentarians across the SADC region. Read More

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